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What percentage of any competent IT team can't have a competitive offer in writing by the end of the day? Even if your anticipated time between jobs is 1-2 mon
by Phlarp 11y ago
What percentage of any competent IT team can't have a competitive offer in writing by the end of the day?
Even if your anticipated time between jobs is 1-2 months, you can still confidently quit by the deadline and end up with six weeks paid vacation and a six weeks bonus.
- Retric 11y agoIn the US I would guess around 95%. Extend things to 1-2 months and that probably drops to 20% or so which is very good odds. However, the difference between a 'competitive' offer and a 'good' one at a company you want to work for is huge. If your spending between 1/3 and 2/3 of your waking hours at work you need to make them count.
- ghaff 11y agoFurthermore, Zappos is in Las Vegas. It wouldn't be my idea of a place to live but some people like it and it's certainly hugely cheaper than most of California. So someone leaving Zappos in IT/software development probably has the option of going to work for one of the casino groups or moving.
- toephu2 11y agoWhen you refer to IT do you mean IT/desktop support or software engineers?
- coldcode 11y agoNot everywhere in the US. Some places are full of mostly crap jobs.
- mahyarm 11y agoYou still have to schedule interviews, take vacation to interview because it takes all day, etc. You should probably interview at many places to get a better offer, and because you can get rejected for pretty silly reasons. You might want to review your whiteboard coding too. It can take a few weeks / months.
- nsxwolf 11y agoA job offer by the end of the day? Seriously? Or did I misunderstand you?