Quoting job tomorrow

[gduke2010]

I'm quitting my job tomorrow after nine years with the company. And they have no clue that I'm quitting. Find something with extremely better benefits and a lot less travel. A couple other guys that I work with quit and went to work for the same company. The company that I work with now is quite disappointed that they lost the other workers. We were all recruited by another former employee.

I want to leave on good terms, and thinking of giving them two weeks notice. But if things get ugly I might just have to walk out the door. I've never done that before. But it looks like it could be a possibility and I have no idea how they will react.

Any politically correct ways to quit a job in this situation?

[Gogar]

Give notice and do your two weeks and do a great job, even if you don't want to.

End of story.

It will come back to you somewhere down the road.

[Charles Freeborn]

Definitely give them proper notice and be willing to finish out the agreement. As said, do a stellar job, wrap up any projects you have going , or at least get them to a hand off ready point.
You can totally own the high road here. Do it.
If they have a hissy, that's on them.

[Brando]

I agree about taking the high road here. But then again, with some employers you have to take the fast pass on the low road and GTFO. Hopefully they're not that bad.

[fanaudical]

Take the high road, provide notice, be willing to finish everything and leave no/minimal loose ends.

You're not obligated to announce that you have another job or who it's with. If they ask if you have another job offer, answer truthfully "yes" or "no". If they ask if it's for a competitor, again answer "yes" or "no". Past that, it's not their business as long as you're not violating any non-compete or non-recruit agreements you have in place.

Like Charles said, if they decide to behave badly, that's on them.

[Baz]

I thought this thread was about quoting a job....

That said...I agree with what everyone else said above. Take the high road....

[rwest]

The world is small and likely your chosen field has lots of people and companies who talk with each other. How you handle yourself upon resignation will be discussed by many. Give proper notice, work hard and do your best to finish or help others get the work done.

There is no upside to "burning bridges." You may need to cross it again sometime in the future.

Best of luck in your new job.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Gogar

Give notice and do your two weeks and do a great job, even if you don't want to.

End of story.

It will come back to you somewhere down the road.

Exactly what the rock star said (man that guy is smart for a rock star! )

Give notice. If they are pissed, they may just ask you to leave. If they aren't, then work your two weeks. If they start acting stupid, do you job like you normally would but don't take any crap from someone that's pissy.

THe world is a very small place. Even if you thought, "I'd never in a million years work for that co again," that doesn't mean that a few years down the road, someone with a memory might not work for another company. Never give anyone an excuse.

[creaturecat]

good advice here.

[sammyg2]

Old saying:
"be careful who you piss off, you might be working for them next week".

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by masraum

The world is a very small place.

...and the business world is even smaller and no one forgets being slighted.

Heed the advice given above: Give the standard notice and play above the fray.

The "extremely better benefits" are worth the effort

[svandamme]

Or just get fired and severance or somming like that.
Just grab the CEO's PA in the ass when nobody else sees it, then stone cold deny it.
CEO secretaries always get their way, but if nobody saw it they might just pay you off.

You will get fired either way, with or without severance,
depending on HR policies and how stone cold you can deny it.
But at the very least you'll know if it was firm or not.

[Gogar]

I asked my 24-year old neighbor, and he suggested that you

1. don't bathe for a week
2. if you get called on it at work, mutter something about religion
3. get fired
4. unemployment checks!

[Hugh R]

In my career, I've had five or six people who at one time or another were a boss, a client, a referral for a job, or an expert witness on the other side of the table from me.

[Oh Haha]

Originally Posted by Gogar

Give notice and do your two weeks and do a great job, even if you don't want to.

End of story.

It will come back to you somewhere down the road.

This^^^^

I worked my 2 weeks out and offered to help train my replacement. That didn't happen because they dragged their feet hiring somebody.

[Macroni]

Would you stay if they match Salary and benefits?

Kind of sleaze of other company to steal from your company.... tells you of their ethics.....

[JacobS911]

Quit in a fiery blaze of glory for our entertainment!!


......but probably best not to listen to me

[DanielDudley]

I quit a job because the company was stealing from a client big time. I still gave notice.

They eventually got caught by another client's accountant.

[aigel]

Originally Posted by gduke2010

I'm quitting my job tomorrow after nine years with the company. And they have no clue that I'm quitting. Find something with extremely better benefits and a lot less travel. A couple other guys that I work with quit and went to work for the same company. The company that I work with now is quite disappointed that they lost the other workers. We were all recruited by another former employee.

I want to leave on good terms, and thinking of giving them two weeks notice. But if things get ugly I might just have to walk out the door. I've never done that before. But it looks like it could be a possibility and I have no idea how they will react.

Any politically correct ways to quit a job in this situation?

You may want to be very careful disclosing that a former employee is recruiting you. Many companies have you sign a document certifying that you will not recruit / solicit or even help current employees find any job for x years. It is tough to prove anything, but if you put it out there, maybe even in writing, they may have a case against your former coworker. Even if there isn't such paperwork, it may be bad for your former coworker's reputation and his ability to continue to find work in the industry if people get wind that he is cleaning out his former company without hesitation.

The only way "things get ugly" is if the current company is concerned that you are working for a competitor and want you out sooner than later, so you don't spend your time recruiting or getting any more information that you already have. Often times they will walk you out on the spot. But a good company may even pay you for the 2 week time, if you offer 2 weeks starting the conversation.

It should NEVER get ugly because of what you do. You take the high road. You found a better opportunity, it was great to work with everyone and you appreciate the long standing relationship. Thank you very much. NO bashing ANYTHING, including in the exit interview with HR.

I know, many of us would rather take a crap on the bosses desk, but that's not how it works!

G

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Macroni

Would you stay if they match Salary and benefits?

Kind of sleaze of other company to steal from your company.... tells you of their ethics.....

Meh, completely standard these days. Many/most companies will pay you as little as they can to keep you, then if you're a good employee and they were getting you on the cheap, they'll try to keep you. They should have been paying you all along.

I've known of lots of folks that left one company for a big raise, then a couple of years down the road, went back to the original company for a big raise over what they'd been making at the place they moved to the first time. But if they'd just stayed, they'd have had to work another 50 years to see that sort of salary increase.