I, like many, had not thought through while signing the employment terms. I had to either pay an equivalent of three month’s salary or serve the notice period. Imagine staying in a position you have formally given up on! It is not easy. Turns out that my employment agreement had made it binding for me to serve a notice period of three months before leaving the job. There is no justification for my ignorance, even being a rookie. But I at that time did not think through about the implications of my resignation. In my defense, I was just excited to get my first job and went through the agreement for vulnerabilities. This goes to show how clueless even a lawyer can be sometimes.
I realised I had to know how to draft a resignation letter! However, the rest of the process was still unclear to me as an employee.
Sadly, due to lack of legal understanding, I could not claim my bonus based on the agreement. Recently, while I was switching jobs, I went through my erstwhile employment contract and the engagement letter to analyse what are the real-life implications of my resignation.
