Soldato
I currently work as a Technical Director for a small-ish IT Software/Services company. I've been here since it started just shy of 5 years ago and grown with the company, being made a director and a shareholder over time. I've always loved the job, the people and got on very well with my boss, who has treated me amazingly and helped me to grow.
In the last week or so, one of the larger software vendors we work very close with and do a lot of work for, raised a discussion about me going to work for them. Of course as is human nature to be curious to what they would propose in terms of me coming to work for them, so I had a quick 15 minute call with one of their recruiters.
Since then, someone at the software vendor has leaked the info to my current boss, who hasn't taken the news very well at all and has made it clear she wants rid of me instantly and to find someone else to replace me, effectively making my position long term untenable. It's effectively instantly killed a 5 year professional and even what I could describe as a friendship.
The sad thing is, I was only interested in finding out more and most likely would have never accepted a position with the software vendor and due to my loyalty and respect for my current boss. Even if I did want to accept, I would have talked to my boss first before making a decision.
It kind of leaves me no choice but to potentially actually end up pursuing a job opportunity with the software vendor, which is a a great place to work with amazing people etc.
However, since the vendor hasn't offered me anything formally as I wasn't actively pursuing yet and my boss hasn't taken the news well, I'm worried about what my current boss could do to try get rid of me and where that could leave me.
Could my current boss get rid of me? Or try to force me out by stopping my commission/bonus which forms over 50% of my salary... I just wondering what's the worse that could happen and to try prepare for it.
In the last week or so, one of the larger software vendors we work very close with and do a lot of work for, raised a discussion about me going to work for them. Of course as is human nature to be curious to what they would propose in terms of me coming to work for them, so I had a quick 15 minute call with one of their recruiters.
Since then, someone at the software vendor has leaked the info to my current boss, who hasn't taken the news very well at all and has made it clear she wants rid of me instantly and to find someone else to replace me, effectively making my position long term untenable. It's effectively instantly killed a 5 year professional and even what I could describe as a friendship.
The sad thing is, I was only interested in finding out more and most likely would have never accepted a position with the software vendor and due to my loyalty and respect for my current boss. Even if I did want to accept, I would have talked to my boss first before making a decision.
It kind of leaves me no choice but to potentially actually end up pursuing a job opportunity with the software vendor, which is a a great place to work with amazing people etc.
However, since the vendor hasn't offered me anything formally as I wasn't actively pursuing yet and my boss hasn't taken the news well, I'm worried about what my current boss could do to try get rid of me and where that could leave me.
Could my current boss get rid of me? Or try to force me out by stopping my commission/bonus which forms over 50% of my salary... I just wondering what's the worse that could happen and to try prepare for it.