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Proper protocol for leaving a job (UPDATE IN OP)
Posted on 9/26/14 at 3:56 pm
Posted on 9/26/14 at 3:56 pm
Here's the deal:
Received an offer to begin in a field 6 months ago with no background.
Great opportunities were presented at initial offer. Come into the field (insurance) and kill it. Write more policies in two months than the rest of the office staff for that same period combined. Lead team to two of the best three months my agent has ever had.
District manager comes and takes me out to lunches on a regular basis. I like the DM, but my agent and I don't get along at all. We butt heads constantly, and he has little patience.
Got headhunted by a competitor the other day who offerd a 15% raise and a great opportunity to lead her sales team.
I have only been on the payroll for my current employer for 6 months.
Uncouth to leave? My leaving will devestate his office and the goals will not be met this year, but should I show loyalty to a boss who I serve in a thankless manner? Is it unprofessional?
P.S. He is out of the country until next week and when he returns I plan on putting in my two week notice, but don't think it will blindside him.
P.S.S. I don't think he'll match the offer.
Update- Upon my boss' return we sat down and I explained the situation for him. He nodded his head, said that I had to do what I had to do, asked me who the company was (I told him), then asked me when was the last day I would work for him. I told him two weeks. I go back to my desk, finish out my day (which included running all over town doing underwritingesque work, get back to the office, and he tells me to pack my stuff.
He did bring me back a Scotish scarf from his trip though!
Took a two week vacation and started with my new company on Monday. Thanks for the advice people.
Received an offer to begin in a field 6 months ago with no background.
Great opportunities were presented at initial offer. Come into the field (insurance) and kill it. Write more policies in two months than the rest of the office staff for that same period combined. Lead team to two of the best three months my agent has ever had.
District manager comes and takes me out to lunches on a regular basis. I like the DM, but my agent and I don't get along at all. We butt heads constantly, and he has little patience.
Got headhunted by a competitor the other day who offerd a 15% raise and a great opportunity to lead her sales team.
I have only been on the payroll for my current employer for 6 months.
Uncouth to leave? My leaving will devestate his office and the goals will not be met this year, but should I show loyalty to a boss who I serve in a thankless manner? Is it unprofessional?
P.S. He is out of the country until next week and when he returns I plan on putting in my two week notice, but don't think it will blindside him.
P.S.S. I don't think he'll match the offer.
Update- Upon my boss' return we sat down and I explained the situation for him. He nodded his head, said that I had to do what I had to do, asked me who the company was (I told him), then asked me when was the last day I would work for him. I told him two weeks. I go back to my desk, finish out my day (which included running all over town doing underwritingesque work, get back to the office, and he tells me to pack my stuff.
He did bring me back a Scotish scarf from his trip though!
Took a two week vacation and started with my new company on Monday. Thanks for the advice people.
This post was edited on 10/15/14 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 9/26/14 at 3:57 pm to CherryGarciaMan
Poop on desks, drop mic and walk offstage.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 3:57 pm to CherryGarciaMan
Give him a chance to match your offer. If he can't do that, give him the proper 2 weeks notice.
You have to do what is best for you.
You have to do what is best for you.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 3:58 pm to CherryGarciaMan
You need to simply do what is best for you and yours.
All you really owe them is a 2 week notice. Good luck at your new job and congrats on the bump in pay.
All you really owe them is a 2 week notice. Good luck at your new job and congrats on the bump in pay.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 3:58 pm to Salmon
quote:
Give him a chance to match your offer. If he can't do that, give him the proper 2 weeks notice.
You have to do what is best for you.
This. Don't want to go around burning bridges.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 3:58 pm to CherryGarciaMan
Take it.
Its not business its personal.
Its not business its personal.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 3:59 pm to CherryGarciaMan
I wouldn't worry about it. Insurance is not a gentleman's field; they have been through this before, they will go through it again.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:01 pm to CherryGarciaMan
Nobody is irreplaceable
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:02 pm to CherryGarciaMan
Go for it. Just accepted another job starting 10-14, and it's going to leave the current company in a bind but it's sort of a dream job and more money. I had no problem letting them know. Money was just one reason, they could have matched and I still would have left.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:03 pm to CherryGarciaMan
Id throw the new offer on the table and give them a chance to sweeten the pot. If they don't then go on to the new job. If they do then you have to consider what you like. You have to look out for your interest.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:05 pm to CherryGarciaMan
business is business. either match it or move on
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:06 pm to CherryGarciaMan
Loyalty is a word for dumb people who are afraid of change. Get the frick out of there but don't burn any bridges.
Or do burn bridges, it's pretty satisfying.
Or do burn bridges, it's pretty satisfying.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:08 pm to CherryGarciaMan
Relocating. Gave 5 weeks notice. Left after 4.
If that burnt a bridge they can kiss my butt.
If that burnt a bridge they can kiss my butt.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:08 pm to Salmon
quote:
Give him a chance to match your offer.
Why? The new offer also includes leading a sales team, which seems better than working for a guy he doesn't get along with in the first place.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:09 pm to CherryGarciaMan
Thanks for the advice.
Never done anything like this before in the "professional world".
My boss will be pissed, but he and I just do not get along, and I am miserable at work. It may be a generational thing, and he has told me on more than one occassion that I remind him of his "goddamned son".
I'm not looking to burn bridges, but he will not be happy.
Never done anything like this before in the "professional world".
My boss will be pissed, but he and I just do not get along, and I am miserable at work. It may be a generational thing, and he has told me on more than one occassion that I remind him of his "goddamned son".
I'm not looking to burn bridges, but he will not be happy.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:09 pm to Salmon
quote:
Never done anything like this before in the "professional world".
My boss will be pissed, but he and I just do not get along, and I am miserable at work. It may be a generational thing, and he has told me on more than one occassion that I remind him of his "goddamned son".
I'm not looking to burn bridges, but he will not be happy. .
Doesn't matter if he'll be pissed. That's not your concern.
This post was edited on 9/26/14 at 4:11 pm
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:09 pm to LucasP
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LucasP
Did you ever quit your job?
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:11 pm to The Third Leg
Sore subject. But I'm gonna live vicariously through my online insurance buddy.....
Quit the frick out of that job bro.
Quit the frick out of that job bro.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 4:11 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
quote:
Nobody is irreplaceable
Neither are employers.
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