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What should I do? Job related
Posted on 8/29/18 at 11:50 am
Posted on 8/29/18 at 11:50 am
Got a new job and I am starting next week. Spoke to my new boss today and he was telling me a lot more about the role including the fact that I have to be in an on call rotation. After speaking to him, I don’t want the job any more. My old company doesn’t want me to leave and has said if I want to stay I can (I’m leaving on good terms). I was leaving for what I thought was a better opportunity but it doesnt look that way.
Anybody have a recommended approach I can take here?
Anybody have a recommended approach I can take here?
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Posted on 8/29/18 at 11:53 am to lsufanintexas
Tell them all of your concerns and why you're making that decision. That's all you can do. Better to not drag it out and burn that bridge.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 12:02 pm to LigerFan
Agree---be explicit about why you're changing your mind. If the call rotation is the deal breaker, point that out. That should have been disclosed very early on in the process.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 12:09 pm to lsufanintexas
I agree with what everyone else said. I would also voice to your current company that you do have a desire to stay but the other opportunity is better (money, vacation, benefits, etc. Whatever made you think it was better). Mention something along the lines of if they can match whatever reason you were looking to leave, you would prefer to stay.
May get the perceived benefits of the new company without having to leave the current one.
May get the perceived benefits of the new company without having to leave the current one.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 12:13 pm to lsufanintexas
quote:if this is new information and wasn't discussed during the interview process then you have every right to rescind.
including the fact that I have to be in an on call rotation.
Now the problem is that you had already informed your previous employer. Sure they'll welcome you back, but that can be sticky. But if being on call is an absolute no-no and you can't negotiate that out of your new employer, then you have no choice but to go back.
I'm not sure how this wasn't brought up early in the process, unless it's a position where being on call is standard in that industry.
This post was edited on 8/29/18 at 12:14 pm
Posted on 8/29/18 at 12:38 pm to lsufanintexas
Tell your current employer than you decided not to leave and are staying with them. Get them to confirm that this is still an option before declining the new job due to the new information.
You don't want to be stuck declining the new job and then the current employer has already moved on.
You don't want to be stuck declining the new job and then the current employer has already moved on.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 12:48 pm to lsufanintexas
You better iron out the details of the on call no matter what. For most on calls you may as well consider that work time so I’d factor that into the equation as far as pay and hours.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 12:50 pm to seawolf06
I’d go back in a heartbeat to my old company but there is a strong feeling/rumor that the company is about to be sold. They have tried to sell it four other times but could never settle on a price. I was going to the new company primarily for stability.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 1:46 pm to lsufanintexas
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Spoke to my new boss today and he was telling me a lot more about the role including the fact that I have to be in an on call rotation
what line of work are you in?
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:14 pm to deNYEd
IT(cloud) related
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:23 pm to lsufanintexas
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IT(cloud) related
Separate note: Any idea why the Cloudera stock sucks dick?
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:28 pm to rowbear1922
Because everything cloudera provides aws now does as well natively. It’s a problem many vendors are having.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 2:33 pm to lsufanintexas
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Because everything cloudera provides aws now does as well natively. It’s a problem many vendors are having.
I guess that makes sense. I bought some of Cloudera's stock at their IPO after doing some research (not a very tech savy guy admittedly). For a while it was looking ok in the low 20s then it dropped and has been stagnant around the $13-15 range.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 7:35 pm to rowbear1922
Sounds like you should cut your losses
Posted on 8/30/18 at 1:26 pm to lsufanintexas
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I’d go back in a heartbeat to my old company but there is a strong feeling/rumor that the company is about to be sold.
You left that out of the original post...sounds like you're a good fit with the new company.
Posted on 8/31/18 at 8:31 pm to lsufanintexas
Labor has the upper hand in this market. If the new job isn’t what you think it would be, turn it down. Your current employer will have a short memory and I don’t see it being a problem.
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