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You already have your next job, so that's good. Write down your thoughts and feelings on how things went with this last job. Then, sleep on it and revisit the

by xrd 10y ago

You already have your next job, so that's good. Write down your thoughts and feelings on how things went with this last job. Then, sleep on it and revisit the next day, trying to remove blame and anger from it. Your goal should be to give your old employer actionable steps on how they can improve. They probably are not fully aware of the way it impacted you. Try to see things from their point of view, be empathetic. Then, tell the old employer as early as possible that you are leaving. It is better to know now and be able to make plans for your absence than to know the day or week before launch. Be prepared to be yelled at and offered extra pay, etc. If there is something that could make you stay, write down those things so you are prepared to make a clear choice and not an emotionally driven (perhaps by guilt or obligation). Be generous to your old employer and to your new one in this way.

logfromblammo 10y ago
I'd say to copy your actionable steps into a Glassdoor review of your old company. That way anyone they might think to hoodwink into replacing you can ask about them before accepting an offer. My generosity towards the old company would have been burned to ash while working the nights and weekends without additional compensation. The only generosity you might possibly owe is to your fellow skilled laborers, who could be approaching the company from a stance of ignorance.
pm24601 10y ago
> Your goal should be to give your old employer actionable steps on how they can improve ah - NO! I agree with the overall intent. But more often than not being "lectured" to will not be well received. I do agree with the write-it-down bit because it is important for the career planning for the future and to learn from past mistakes. But this info is for your private files. Not shared with anyone and definitely not on the web. Everyone wants to believe that they have some secret insight. (Look at everyone telling Tim Cook how to run Apple) Chances are the "insight" isn't that insightful - it probably is wrong in either assumptions or conclusions.

by xrd 10y ago

logfromblammo 10y ago

I'd say to copy your actionable steps into a Glassdoor review of your old company. That way anyone they might think to hoodwink into replacing you can ask about them before accepting an offer. My generosity towards the old company would have been burned to ash while working the nights and weekends without additional compensation. The only generosity you might possibly owe is to your fellow skilled laborers, who could be approaching the company from a stance of ignorance.

pm24601 10y ago

> Your goal should be to give your old employer actionable steps on how they can improve ah - NO! I agree with the overall intent. But more often than not being "lectured" to will not be well received. I do agree with the write-it-down bit because it is important for the career planning for the future and to learn from past mistakes. But this info is for your private files. Not shared with anyone and definitely not on the web. Everyone wants to believe that they have some secret insight. (Look at everyone telling Tim Cook how to run Apple) Chances are the "insight" isn't that insightful - it probably is wrong in either assumptions or conclusions.