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Curious why did you take it? Did you try negotiating it down to something reasonable? (two weeks to a month)
by wikibob 9y ago
Curious why did you take it? Did you try negotiating it down to something reasonable? (two weeks to a month)
- twic 9y agoGetting a copy of the actual contract, with the notice period in, was fairly late in the process, after i'd already informally accepted the offer. I didn't think i had a lot of leverage to get it changed. I could have tried, but by BATNA [1] was taking another job i wanted less, whilst their BATNA was to keep looking for candidates they liked just as much. Perhaps i underestimated the strength of my hand. I'm also not all that bothered about it. I've never decided to quit a job and needed to be out one month later - i am not the sort of person who bumps into someone founding a hot new startup and decides to jump on board. Four and a half months sounds like about the amount of time it would take me to find a new job anyway! [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_alternative_to_a_negotiated_agreement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_alternative_to_a_negotiat...
- user5994461 9y agoActually, there are some legal limitations around the notice period in the UK. For instance, you can always leave during the first month without doing any notice period. >>> I've never decided to quit a job and needed to be out one month later It's a big hassle to get a new job if you can't be available before a few months. I personally had the case that a new job was terrible and left rather quickly. That would have been a problem if there were multiple months of notice.