Dear All,

I have a problem and would like to seek Netizen advise and experience.
I worked for a company, sorry i cannot disclose the company name now.
But i signed the offer letter whereby it has 3 mths notice period upon confirmation. After 6 mths probation, i got an increment but the notice period revised further to 6 months. I was reluctant to sign but i need the job, so i signed anyhow.

Now my ex-bos is asking me to join him in a new Company and i like everything in new company, MNC, good benefit, nice ppl, good work life balance. I know because i know some other ppl there. I m interested to join but how can i get rid of the 6mths. (sorry i think i don't have the offer letter also)

I actually think of working 1 month for the notice to really handover, then gone missing after that. And wait for the company to sue me. Anyone have experience what happen when they sue ? Anyone legal way i can work around it ?

Pls advise because i m interested in the new company.

Thank you.

If the new company in urgent need of you joining, then can nego for the new company to buy you over (ie pay for the remaining 5 months). If they are not urgent and willing to wait, no point for you to go to that extreme, just wait for the notice period to over

whether the co. will sue you or not, that depends on your level/pay.. i bet they won't proceed to sue unless you're high ranking or hold valuable knowledge of the co.

6 months notice.. wow! I never came across 6 months notice period.
Are you in some senior management level type of role?

first time hear of resignation notice period 6 months. should try consult labour office on this.

No company will buy out for so long one. that is the dirty trick to keep the employee, right.

TS, u r director level?

6mths resignation period is plausible only if you are working a CEO / Board of Directors role. If you are anything less than that it's usually 1-3mths at the most lol

This company the OP joined must have had a desperate need for staff retention hence the 3+3 mths notice period.