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Your response really echoes some of the thoughts I've already had on the matter. I'm by no means underpaid given my age and qualifications, however the market d
by natpalmer1776 8y ago
Your response really echoes some of the thoughts I've already had on the matter. I'm by no means underpaid given my age and qualifications, however the market demand for my current skill-set far outstrips both of those factors.
I've considered asking, should this or any other opportunity be offered to me, whether I could be permitted a 4 day work week for the first 3 months in order to have a "soft transition" at my current job. I have no idea whether that would be a reasonable request or not.
- ocdtrekkie 8y agoThat's the sort of transition I think would be really nice, but I would be fairly surprised if your new employer went for, even if they were saving 20% of your salary for a while. The other thing that could happen, is your old employer decides they don't really want you hanging around after you've given notice, and has no desire for you to remain a day a week. Personally, I just would like if it was more common to have more than two weeks between accepting an offer and starting at the new job. Since giving two weeks notice is the expectation for leaving a job, new employers will give it to you, but will tend to push against giving you much more time than that, which is a shame. I'd like more time to prep a previous employer for my departure, but you can't really notify an employer you're leaving until you've accepted the new position, unless you want to risk that job dropping you before your new job is in writing, leaving you without a paycheck.