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That is a great point. Never show your hand. Letting an employer know that you are planning to leave often does not end well. Its hard when you have good, fa
by annoyingnoob 6y ago
That is a great point. Never show your hand. Letting an employer know that you are planning to leave often does not end well. Its hard when you have good, family like, relationships at the office. Best to keep major changes under wrap until you are fully committed.
- microtherion 6y agoI don't know. In this case, I ultimately suffered no material adversity at all (the company in question was a spinoff from the lab where I did my PhD, and my advisor simply wrangled some short term employment for me at the lab), and I would have hated for somebody with longer term perspectives at the company to lose their jobs over a misunderstanding.
- twiddling 6y agoYep. You owe them the courtesy two weeks and really nothing more unless stipulated in a contract. Also be prepared to be fired on the spot if you try the "I have got an offer, what will you counter with" gambit.
- annoyingnoob 6y agoExactly, there are other things that might get you shown the door on the spot like considering leaving to start your own business. Once had someone think I was going to compete with them and worried I was taking inside info to help myself. Showed up one day and one of the partners met me in the parking lot with a box full of my stuff. Funny how business can screw up friendships.