Hey guys,

i got a minor issue. I have been offered by a company to begin a new job on the 2nd week of September. I have a 3 months notice period to serve in my old company and the new company will buy out my notice period. This means, I will only have less than 5 days to perform a handover if I were to tender my resignation on Monday. Can the old company take any action towards me?

For further information, I am actually in a managerial role, and there is no way i can complete projects in hand as it will drag for months. The best i can do is handover all outstanding items in the next 3-4 days.

Appreciate any kind advises on how I should approach the sounds from my bosses when I tender on Monday with just a very short period of notice. Should I tell them the truth about why I am resigning, or should I just mention personal family problems etc etc.

Thank for the feedback. Yes i get your point. I will definitely tell the truth.

Oh well, the turnover in my industry is extremely high, even at managerial level. My guess is, 1 month itself may not be sufficient for handover, hence the 3 months notice period.

But that being said, opportunities like this is rather rare, and if I don't join the new company soon, I will miss out on the knowledge transfer which will be held in the following 2 weeks.

Any tips on how do I handle the resignation process in the next 3 working days?