how soon after receiving bonus can one leave a job?

[monsterpepe]

Here's the background: over the past several months, I've been courted by another company. Last week they made me a solid offer and we are currently negotiating final details. Next month, my current company will give out annual bonuses. I've done this well for them over the past year and I deserve the bonus, so I'm definitely going to accept it.

Here's my question: how long do I need to wait after receiving the bonus to give notice that I'm leaving? I very much want to leave my current company on good terms... what's professionally appropriate in this situation?

 

[CaptainEd]

i say you are being paid for services already rendered, so any standard notice that you would give under other circumstances, effective after you receive your bonus, should suffice.

 

[midtown]

Wait until the bonus hits your account.

 

[The Human Gumbi]

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[goat]

Wait till it hits your account...and then move to a different account.....just to be safe.

 

[bigup2dahorns]

once the check clears you are good to go

 

[Ramathorn]

I've heard of companies making people repay their bonus.

 

[Bernard]

I have left a job the day after collecting a bonus. No big deal. It's just business.

Bernard

 

[Texanne]

Any company that would make an employee repay their bonus upon leaving is run by a bunch of chickenshits. The bonus is a reward for WORK ALREADY PERFORMED. The person has already earned it -- it's not a gift and it's not a prepayment for work to be performed.

 

[Ramathorn]

This may have been a situation where in their contract, it states that if they quit before one year, the company gets the signing bonus back.