Career Advice....with a twist.

leezer3 said:
Definitely wouldn't touch full-stop.
His first problem is that he's not going to be able to get round it that easily. His current contract will prohibit him setting up a business in competition with his current employer for the year after he leaves. It doesn't matter whose name is on the paperwork; He will be seen as the one starting the business.
(Family had this situation after selling our business)

Also, if it goes pear shaped yes, you will be the one liable as your name will be on the paperwork.

Start running.

-Leezer-
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Even if he's just listed as an employee?
 
Scuzi said:
Is he a close family friend or is he a stranger who just approached you? If it's the latter then walk away, it sounds too dodgy to take the risk. Take a step back and look at it. A complete stranger walks up to you and offers you a dream job with a share in the company without even getting to know you, that sounds a bit too good to be true but stranger things have happened. Now that it turns out he needs your name on the contract to get around a restriction on himself it has become a very dodgy situation. Walk away.

It sounds like he's maybe been made bankrupt and can't start a company in his own name.
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He's a regular customer where I work, so he doesn't really know me, just knows what I'm like at work.
 
-westy- said:
Even if he's just listed as an employee?
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Correct ;)
You really think thier lawyers haven't thought of this?
IIRC there will almost certainly be a level/ no. of employees below which he will be investigated so to speak.
They will also know the market very well, and if he starts coming into it, they will know.

-Leezer-
 
Sounds like a bit of a trickster to me

"I think you're great in your job"
(flattered) "Wow! thanks!"
"In fact, I'll offer you an amazing job opportunity, and even put the company in your name, all because you serve a great cappuccino!"
(flattered even more) "OMG! Really! I'll take it!"

If something sounds to good to be true, it probably is.
 
OCdt Stringy said:
Sounds like a bit of a trickster to me

"I think you're great in your job"
(flattered) "Wow! thanks!"
"In fact, I'll offer you an amazing job opportunity, and even put the company in your name, all because you serve a great cappuccino!"
(flattered even more) "OMG! Really! I'll take it!"

If something sounds to good to be true, it probably is.
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:D Part of me is still wondering 'why me?' though..
 
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