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Originally Posted by 911Rob
Go and talk to your present employer and tell them you have an offer to leave and in consideration that there's these mass layoffs coming down the pipe, you want their imput/counsil about leaving? See what they say. Can't hurt?
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I strongly disagree!
Let's play manager:
- If I had to lay off 6% of my workforce and a person in my group would come up and say they had an offer, I would tell them to take it. (Only exception if this was a crucial member of the team. If he was an average performer, even not on the lay off list, I'd let him go). I would reduce my workforce by one person without having to lay off. No severance package, no chance of him coming back to sue my company etc.!
- If I have to keep the employee because he's crucial, the relationship with the employee would be hampered: How loyal is this individual? I better get someone to replace him, since he is looking for a job, obviously. I can not have a guy like that in a crucial position, as he may jump sooner than later.
I think you get the drift. The only room to negotiate is with the NEW employer. The current employer should never hear anything about this, until the new company's offer is on the table and signed. You can do too much harm if your current employer learns you are shopping around!
George