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Of course the usually litany of “don’t leave your current job without securing the next one.” But to me, the real red flag of this story was the offer. That th
by travisgriggs 5y ago
Of course the usually litany of “don’t leave your current job without securing the next one.”
But to me, the real red flag of this story was the offer. That the hiring company had a policy like that, should have been a “thanks for the offer, but I think now’s not quite the right time, check back in the future” moment.
- MrWiffles 5y agoTHIS. When you’re desperate to leave, I get that for sure, but you nailed it here because now the author’s even more desperate than she was before, unfortunately. Begging to get back a job you hate has got to be the worst… And yeah, people need to get better about making it clear that we have a right to screen for bad employers just as much as they screen for bad employees. Lack of social safety nets in the US makes this hard though, understandably. How can you say no in spite of red flags when you don’t have a way to pay rent due at the end of the week? There should be some kind of retaliation-impossible, big-money-and-censorship-immune-by-design employer review site out there for people to talk about this kind of stuff. I confess I don’t know how to insulate against those threat models while keeping the trash out and establishing/maintaining credibility… Ideas welcome! :-)