When giving notice do you...
 

...tell your current employer where you are headed to?

I friend of mine is considering a new job and his current employer may have something to say about where he intends to go. For example, say he were going to work for an organization that is considered a supplier for the place he works at now.

He currently has the ability to approve orders for the supplier and in fact has some pending at the moment.

I wonder about the ethical implications of things. I've told him he probably shouldn't approve any more orders. He has not given notice yet but his standard operating procedure when he changes jobs is to not tell his current employer where he is going.

They will find out - I'm not sure they will care but they will find out.

They might care but both of us are unsure.

My general procedure is to drop trough in my bosses office and leave a "statement" on his/her desk.

They generally don't ask where I'm going.

(Okay, so I've never really left a job as an adult...)

I've always been asked, and I've always told them.

Unless the orders are out of the ordinary, I wouldn't worry about it. In other words, if the orders are justifiable, give notice, don't offer the next employer, but if they ask, don't lie.

My old CEO is running a new company.

We are in the same industry but we currently do not have competitive product.

My current Chairman was the original VP of Slaes when we both worked for the old CEO.

One of our law firms is old CEO's brothers.

Old CEO asked my current company to consider reping his new product to retail.

Old CEO called me and asked me to lend my expertise/consult on new product.

I still went to my CEO and asked her if she had an issue with it.

If there is a possibility of conflict of interest it's best to be above board.

How much would it suck if bad feelings from your current employeer cost the new employeer the business.

+1

Also a good idea to check to see if current employer has an NDA / NCND on file. He may not remember signing one in the initial hiring package, so it's best to get confirmation (and a copy if one does exist). Some of them can have wacky post empoyment terms.

There is a standard NDA but it does not apply to this relationship, there are no Non-Compete issues.

You mean like Mike Sears on the tanker?

I would say it totally depends on the employee's relationship (friendship) with the employer, and whether there is any potential conflict, awkwardness or legal concern that may arise with the new employment setup. I am not aware of any legal reason obligating you to reveal any details about your plans, unless spelled-out in your employment agreement or NDA. I am not an attorney however...

Depends on whether you're going to a place that could possibly be considered a competitor. If you do that at my company, you get walked out the door and we mail your stuff to your home address. If it's not a competitor, then all is cool and we wish you well and usually let you come back anytime you want.