Handing in Notice - Work Question

KaHn

KaHn

KaHn

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Does this ever get easier? Been offered a new job which is much better prospects and a better working enviroment, but leaving will no doubt screw over my current employers as they don't have many engineers at the moment and haven't been able to recruit for ages now.

I know everyone says if it was the other way around they wouldn't think twice about it but still having a concience sucks sometimes.

KaHn
 
KaHn said:
Does this ever get easier? Been offered a new job which is much better prospects and a better working enviroment, but leaving will no doubt screw over my current employers as they don't have many engineers at the moment and haven't been able to recruit for ages now.

I know everyone says if it was the other way around they wouldn't think twice about it but still having a concience sucks sometimes.

KaHn
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Remember the grass can seem greener on the other side. It might well be and you won't find out if you don't go. Depends on how happy you are at your current place and what's on offer at the new place.

Why haven't they been able to recruit?

EDIT: I personally like resigning. It's a bit like saying 'You think you control me, but what you gonna do, huh?'! :D :p
 
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Long and short of it? My boss is a transgender who is quite a pain to work for if you dont know her/him/it, also my company got rid of a lot of contractors when the down turn happened and not many will want to come back, also seems to be a shortage of structural engineers at the moment (Up here anyway).

Theirs a number of reasons why I'd be moving, the last senior engineer left and as such i dont have anyone to talk to about work who is more experienced than me (not being big headed but more of a fact) which means im only learning what i teach my self, not too bad i guess but its better to have some guidance i think.

Also I want to do a MSc this year (well start one) and they new company have said they will pay for it, with out any question, as I was speaking to the directors, while my current employers tried to talk me out of doing it telling me I might not want to do one now and that they think it'd take too much of my time away from my current job (also they didn't want to pay for it) even tho its a much much bigger company.

I know its the right move and would be better for me, I also have friends who work at the company so I know what its like.

KaHn
 
Morba said:
It's horrible when you know you will be leaving them in the poo!
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They wouldn't bat an eyelid if the boot was on the other foot and they needed to get rid.

However, nobody is irreplaceable. Or if they are then they aren't being paid enough...
 
Dabbles said:
They wouldn't bat an eyelid if the boot was on the other foot and they needed to get rid.

However, nobody is irreplaceable. Or if they are then they aren't being paid enough...
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Oh dont get me wrong I'm not the best structural engineer or anything, long from it, but they seem to find it hard to recruit.

Also I think they underpay people, judging by the jump in money I'll be getting then they must do.

KaHn
 
It sounds like your current employer lack ambition and are trying to hold you back as your ambitions are greater than theirs.

If this boss is such a pain to work for maybe they're in the wrong position.

Good luck whatever you decide. To me it sounds like it's time to make the move.
 
KaHn said:
Also I want to do a MSc this year (well start one) and they new company have said they will pay for it, with out any question, as I was speaking to the directors, while my current employers tried to talk me out of doing it telling me I might not want to do one now and that they think it'd take too much of my time away from my current job (also they didn't want to pay for it) even tho its a much much bigger company.
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If this is the main reason for taking the new job, I would get this in writing before you make any further decisions.
 
KaHn said:
I have.

KaHn
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Well, in that case, go for it.

Better pay and further your qualifications at no cost to yourself, not really much to think about. ;)

As for the notice thing, you literally only need to write a note saying something like, "As of XX/XX/2011 I will be handing in my resignation and will be working out my months notice" (obviously, you may not need to work out a months notice, will depend on your company policy), you don't even need to give a reason.
 
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Sounds like a good deal, if you know the move is going be right for you and your career i would't feel bad about it tbh

As you say if the boot was on the other foot they would probably sack you in a heart beat if its was better for them.

Also it sounds as though they have brought this on themselves by not valuing you enough as an employee, companies don't always seem to realise that they compete in the market for staff and often undervalue their staff, leading to the problems you say they are currently having with recruitment and staffing levels.
 
I didn't even write a letter last time, I mentioned it to the boss in passing that someone had offered me a job.
I let that sink in for a week and then knocked on his office door one day and just said, err I've decided to take that job by the way.
I start on **.
Not seen a bloke drain of colour like that for quite some time :D
 
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