Is it wrong to want to keep my job as a consultant?

[Sleepy]

Hello All

I have been working for a company for almost 1 and 1/2 years. During the first 6 months, we had no office, so I worked from home.

Then my boss bought a building and he did not allow working from home anymore under no circumstances.

I am going to accept an offer for a phd program probably tomorrow.

I worked for my boss full time from home while getting my masters degree, so I figured I could squeeze in about 10 hours of work a week as a consultant for my current job while going to grad school.

Do you think it would be wrong if I gave my boss only about 2 weeks notice so that he gets stuck without a replacement for me and has to keep me as a consultant?

This is because I trained myself and learned how to perform my job on my own. So he can either keep me as a consultant or hire someone and have them learn the profession for about 3 months (most likely less though, since they will have my work to rely on.

I like my job very much, I just can't bare the thought of staying here in this job.

I really want to get a phd, but can't imagine making $20k a year.

So, is it wrong to give only 2 weeks notice?

[Daniela]

Two weeks notice is the professional "normal" thing to do.

Hello All

I have been working for a company for almost 1 and 1/2 years. During the first 6 months, we had no office, so I worked from home.

Then my boss bought a building and he did not allow working from home anymore under no circumstances.

I am going to accept an offer for a phd program probably tomorrow.

I worked for my boss full time from home while getting my masters degree, so I figured I could squeeze in about 10 hours of work a week as a consultant for my current job while going to grad school.

Do you think it would be wrong if I gave my boss only about 2 weeks notice so that he gets stuck without a replacement for me and has to keep me as a consultant?

This is because I trained myself and learned how to perform my job on my own. So he can either keep me as a consultant or hire someone and have them learn the profession for about 3 months (most likely less though, since they will have my work to rely on.

I like my job very much, I just can't bare the thought of staying here in this job.

I really want to get a phd, but can't imagine making $20k a year.

So, is it wrong to give only 2 weeks notice?

[Sleepy]

Two weeks notice is the professional "normal" thing to do.

I know, but read posts in this forum where people said they gave a few months notice so they can train their replacement.

I enjoy this job, but I can't bare working in the same building as my boss :\

[Daniela]

I read those posts as well, and although I can understand that training your replacement may be the "courteous" thing to do, I don't see it as being necessary. I am in a similar situation, I hate my job / boss, I am only going to be hanging in for maybe another month and then I will be dropping the two week notice bomb myself, lol. I don't want to give any more notice than that because my boss will make me feel bad and it will be awkward (plus I don't WANT to help train a replacement, to be completely honest). Haha.

I know, but read posts in this forum where people said they gave a few months notice so they can train their replacement.

I enjoy this job, but I can't bare working in the same building as my boss :\