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Seeking the wisdom of the OT re: Quitting a job for another
Posted on 2/26/21 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 2/26/21 at 5:38 pm
I started a job this past Monday out of necessity which was not my first choice and in a field I have been trying to get out of.
Long story short, today I get a call with an offer from another job I had been speaking with a few weeks back. This job pays about the same as the one I started Monday, but is in the field I have been wanting to go into.
Do I just call my boss this weekend and say, thanks but this just isn't for me? Or that I have an offer thats too good to pass up? Just completely ghost them? They are in totally different industries so burning bridges isn't really a concern.
WWTOTD?
Long story short, today I get a call with an offer from another job I had been speaking with a few weeks back. This job pays about the same as the one I started Monday, but is in the field I have been wanting to go into.
Do I just call my boss this weekend and say, thanks but this just isn't for me? Or that I have an offer thats too good to pass up? Just completely ghost them? They are in totally different industries so burning bridges isn't really a concern.
WWTOTD?
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Posted on 2/26/21 at 5:40 pm to Tommy Noble
Be a man. Explain your situation and thank them for the opportunity.
Posted on 2/26/21 at 5:40 pm to Tommy Noble
Making the leap from burgers to pizza, I see.
Posted on 2/26/21 at 5:41 pm to Tommy Noble
quote:
burning bridges
Never, ever, ever burn a bridge. Be honest and tell them the truth. Take the job you want, because when it comes down to it you need to look out for yourself and your future.
Posted on 2/26/21 at 5:41 pm to Tommy Noble
Just be honest with them and tell them you had been interviewing with multiple companies and, while you thought the other opportunity was over, they came back and made an offer.
Thank them for the opportunity they gave you.
Apologize for leaving them in a lurch.
Give notice if you can.
Do not ghost them.
You may need them again down the road...
Thank them for the opportunity they gave you.
Apologize for leaving them in a lurch.
Give notice if you can.
Do not ghost them.
You may need them again down the road...
Posted on 2/26/21 at 5:43 pm to Tommy Noble
Give them a chance to counter offer.
Tell them the opportunity is too good to pass up but if they can make you a better offer you’ll stay
Tell them the opportunity is too good to pass up but if they can make you a better offer you’ll stay
Posted on 2/26/21 at 5:44 pm to Tommy Noble
Leave a huge upper decker on your way out and be sure to brag loud enough for the other employees to hear how you found a better job that pays better since you’re not worried about burning bridges.
Posted on 2/26/21 at 5:44 pm to TigerstuckinMS
You guessed it baw. I can't stomach telling people the shake machine is broken when I know its not.
Posted on 2/26/21 at 5:44 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
quote:
Leave a huge upper decker on your way out and be sure to brag loud enough for the other employees to hear how you found a better job that pays better since you’re not worried about burning bridges.
This could be your Option B.
Posted on 2/26/21 at 5:46 pm to RummelTiger
Would flipping over his desk and giving the bird be a little too much?
I’m conflicted.
I’m conflicted.
Posted on 2/26/21 at 5:48 pm to Tommy Noble
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This post was edited on 11/4/23 at 2:03 pm
Posted on 2/26/21 at 5:49 pm to Tommy Noble
quote:
You guessed it baw. I can't stomach telling people the shake machine is broken when I know its not.
Hey man, don't ever compromise your morals for a job. And don't let someone talk you out of bettering yourself. Dream big and reach for the stars!
This post was edited on 2/26/21 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 2/26/21 at 5:51 pm to Tommy Noble
Tell them that you just can't turn down the opportunity to be a Sandwich Artist. It is your dream job.
Posted on 2/26/21 at 5:51 pm to Tommy Noble
Let them know immediately so that they can call the next candidate ASAP.
Posted on 2/26/21 at 5:57 pm to Tommy Noble
Just be honest with them, they will understand. It happens.
Posted on 2/26/21 at 6:00 pm to RummelTiger
quote:
Thank them for the opportunity they gave you.
Apologize for leaving them in a lurch.
Give notice if you can.
Do not ghost them.
You may need them again down the road...
I doubt the company he's leaving would ever look at him again.
Posted on 2/26/21 at 6:01 pm to Tommy Noble
Half of low level factory workers quit within a few weeks of starting, so your company is probably used to someone moving on quickly.
I'm not trying to equate you to them, just trying to let you know your company will probably be fine with your moving on now.
I'm not trying to equate you to them, just trying to let you know your company will probably be fine with your moving on now.
Posted on 2/26/21 at 6:02 pm to Tommy Noble
I’ll tell you what I did. I was in final interviews for a job that paid $150K base plus commission, but it’d require me working 70-80 hour weeks and waking up every morning around 4:00 AM. I knew this job was going to suck and had to live in Atlanta for the gig (lived there previously for a year and did not enjoy it), but the pay was excellent and it was in my dad’s industry and I wanted to make him proud and be what he was. I tried doing that for a decade but always hated my job. I asked directly for the position that I was pretty fricking confident I was going to get since it was an all day interview and spent as much time selling their company to me as I was selling myself to them. He said he’d talk it over with the CEO and give me an answer by tomorrow.
As I was leaving the interview in the van, I get a call from an interview I did 3 months before and didn’t think I got the job, that they wanted to bring me on board. The job was fun, I really liked this guy (my current boss), and hell they interviewed me at a Major League Baseball game for the preliminary interview. The base was less than half of the job I just interviewed for, but I had way more flexibility, better work/life balance, could live anywhere I wanted (and they’d pay for the move), and got to travel a lot for work and see the country. With the mutual joy of being a natural nomad myself and getting to retain that and live where I wanted, I knew this job would make me happier, so tough shite to the people that just interviewed me, but I thought it through over the night and accepted the less paying position. I was right that I was going to get the job from that big interview, but if you snooze you lose.
And I am happier. I love my job, the company I work for actually cares about their employees, and don’t see myself leaving unless someone can give me the same quality of life I have and a huge pay raise (built up my customer base and received a raise since then). I say go with your heart even if you burn a bridge in the short term. It worked out for me. The guys who offered me the bigger jobs were apparently pissed, so not going back in that industry again.
Unless your boss is a total fricking a-hole, don’t do this. You owe them an explanation if you’ve been brought on and they’ve given you cash and especially benefits. Thank them for the position unless your boss was anything like in Horrible Bosses.
As I was leaving the interview in the van, I get a call from an interview I did 3 months before and didn’t think I got the job, that they wanted to bring me on board. The job was fun, I really liked this guy (my current boss), and hell they interviewed me at a Major League Baseball game for the preliminary interview. The base was less than half of the job I just interviewed for, but I had way more flexibility, better work/life balance, could live anywhere I wanted (and they’d pay for the move), and got to travel a lot for work and see the country. With the mutual joy of being a natural nomad myself and getting to retain that and live where I wanted, I knew this job would make me happier, so tough shite to the people that just interviewed me, but I thought it through over the night and accepted the less paying position. I was right that I was going to get the job from that big interview, but if you snooze you lose.
And I am happier. I love my job, the company I work for actually cares about their employees, and don’t see myself leaving unless someone can give me the same quality of life I have and a huge pay raise (built up my customer base and received a raise since then). I say go with your heart even if you burn a bridge in the short term. It worked out for me. The guys who offered me the bigger jobs were apparently pissed, so not going back in that industry again.
quote:
Just completely ghost them?
Unless your boss is a total fricking a-hole, don’t do this. You owe them an explanation if you’ve been brought on and they’ve given you cash and especially benefits. Thank them for the position unless your boss was anything like in Horrible Bosses.
This post was edited on 2/26/21 at 6:09 pm
Posted on 2/26/21 at 6:05 pm to RummelTiger
quote:Everything he said.
RummelTiger
Posted on 2/26/21 at 6:06 pm to Tommy Noble
Treat them like you would want to be treated.
Tell them why you are leaving.
Shake the man's hand and thank him for giving you the opportunity.
Tell them why you are leaving.
Shake the man's hand and thank him for giving you the opportunity.
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