How do I find a job with a 3 month notice period?
Basically, due to desperation I have accepted a job that have a 3 month notice period. I tried to negotiate it down but it didn’t work.
Now, I am thinking of getting a new job but I realised that recruiters will not entertain me after I told them that my notice period is 3 months.
What options do I have here if I do not want to resign without getting an offer?
I read the contract and it said that I can pay salary in lieu if I don’t serve the notice period; does this means that I can just pay up and go off, or is it possible that they refuse to accept it and I am forced to serve the 3 months?
Thanks all for reading.
Netizens’ comments
Your options are:
Pay up in full or in part. If u pay up 3 months of salary u can leave the next day. If u pay up 2 months u have to serve 1 more mth at the current place.
Use leave to offset your notice period but how many leave u have only?
Ask other side to buy u out.
I faced this when job hunting in 2021 when my notice period was unofficially changed to 2 mths via email without my consent. Regretted not pursueing. But after i got turned down by new prospective employer when i told them 2 mths notice i decided i was going to say 1mth going forward. I would then use leave and pay in lieu of the remaining mth.
But i have to say 3mths for non managerial role is a trap.