Handing in notice earlier now someone else is leaving too?

getmore4less

You start negotiating for this new role to make it better than the offer you have.

If they don't respond positively resign.

If they do review your options.

Marvel1

The way I see is, you are just a number to the employer and they wouldn't care if the tables were turned - sorry to be blunt but its true.

Savvy_Sue

General_Grant said:

If you are concerned about your current employer - remember they can still call on the knowledge of your colleague who is simply moving within the organisation, not leaving the organisation completely as you are planning.

When learning the ropes for the role you would otherwise be taking over, make whatever extra notes are required if there isn't a full "how to do the job" handbook prepared by the colleague.  Then you can provide that when you leave, which should help them when a new person takes on that role.

And make sure there is a handbook giving as much information as you can as reference material for whoever takes on your current role in due course.

These two bits: you know you're going, they don't, so document, document, document. Carve time out for it, if people quibble about it point out that these days, anyone might fall unexpectedly ill / have to go home and self-isolate, and having it all well documented will give everyone peace of mind. 

Abbafan1972

I would just wait for your contract and hand in your notice as planned.  I wouldn't worry about what happens to the company in the future after you've left, it's not your problem. 

TELLIT01

Many people have a very misguided belief that there will be a great wailing and gnashing of teeth when then they hand in their notice, and that the company will collapse in their absence.  The reality is that there may, or may not, be short term issues for the company to address but they will come through things pretty much unscathed.

The company is being given the notice they presumably believe is long enough for them to be able to cope with a person leaving and, in this case, there is another person still in the business who can cover.

Undervalued

TELLIT01 said:

Many people have a very misguided belief that there will be a great wailing and gnashing of teeth when then they hand in their notice, and that the company will collapse in their absence.  The reality is that there may, or may not, be short term issues for the company to address but they will come through things pretty much unscathed.

The company is being given the notice they presumably believe is long enough for them to be able to cope with a person leaving and, in this case, there is another person still in the business who can cover.

Quite!

Anybody who thinks they are indispensable should take an early morning walk around a graveyard and note that the sun still rises!

uss_tish

A slightly different perspective - I was in a similar situation recently and did verbally inform my line manager to assist them with getting JD, job advert drafted ready to go once I formally resigned.  However, as I said this was done verbally only and I made it clear I was signaling my intent at this stage and my formal written resignation would follow once I had received and was satisfied with my pension calculation. 

The gap between verbal notice and written was two weeks but meant my employer was able to recruit in time for me to do a personal handover. I think the goodwill was very well received. I should add I had worked for the organization for 12 years with this manager for 10 so had established trust.

FuffyCat

Thanks all for your comments. I've managed to delay a one-on-one meeting requested by my line manager but only to tomorrow. Here we are supposed to be discussing me taking over the role of the other colleague who is leaving. In this meeting, I really don't think I will be able to lie and say I will take over the role, I will crack, I have no control, especially when I get emotional.

If we were not having these meetings and my colleague was not leaving I would 100% wait for the contract.

I'm swaying on telling the truth and saying I have had an "informal" offer which I've accepted and waiting for the contact (and just say it came today or late yesterday in the meeting) as what @uss_tish did.

I don't want to sound arrogant but my professional skills are in demand, if they ask me to leave after I tell them about the informal offer then I could probably pick up another job quickly (just won't be exactly what I want and maybe lower pay). I also enjoy my current role but hate the hours, inflexibility, and the fact they are making us go back to the office soon, I am going to reiterate this during the meeting, hopefully, there will be less bad blood. 
 

Thrugelmir

uss_tish said:

A slightly different perspective - I was in a similar situation recently and did verbally inform my line manager to assist them with getting JD, job advert drafted ready to go once I formally resigned.  However, as I said this was done verbally only and I made it clear I was signaling my intent at this stage and my formal written resignation would follow once I had received and was satisfied with my pension calculation. 

The gap between verbal notice and written was two weeks but meant my employer was able to recruit in time for me to do a personal handover. I think the goodwill was very well received. I should add I had worked for the organization for 12 years with this manager for 10 so had established trust.

On more than one occassion during my working life I've taken on roles where my predecessor left a considerable time before and I've had to work it all out for myself. 

pjcox2005

I would just be open and tell them the truth. Just do it verbally without putting it in writing and say that you've done it so they can prepare better and not waste time assuming you'll be stepping into the senior role. I think that reflects better on you personally.