I did the right thing and gave my DM 2 wks notice in august. She made a phone call to the Quintiles RBD who told her to immediately cut me loose....and I was in the top 10%. She followed me to my house and took everything but the car and assured me that since I gave 2 wks notice in writing I would be paid for those 2 wks. I suddenly did not have a good feeling about it and called HR. I was immediately informed that no---my pay would end that day. So DO NOT GIVE NOTICE WHATSOEVER on a Quintiles contract. Whenever you want your last day of pay to be, that's the day you resign. I later advised HR they should inform new hires what the termination process would be should they voluntarily decide to separate from the contract. Luckily for me, my new company moved up my start date so I didn't have to go without pay. Strangely enough, I did receive a bonus payout several weeks later for Q2 that I wasn't expecting or supposed to receive. Spread the word though---do not give notice on a Q contract. I would've hated to be so unprofessional, but if I knew then what I know now--I wouldn't have given notice.