How shitty would I be to do this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you do accept the new job, could you maybe buy $100 gift cards for all your former co-workers, or maybe pay for a really nice catered dinner in a fun restaurant, put together swag bags with earbuds, gift cards, etc.?

Why the hell would she do this? That's so weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you do accept the new job, could you maybe buy $100 gift cards for all your former co-workers, or maybe pay for a really nice catered dinner in a fun restaurant, put together swag bags with earbuds, gift cards, etc.?

OP I think you're joking but no, I would not be doing this lol.

[Anonymous]

Apply. Loyalty is overrated. Just don't ghost the other company, tell them you're not coming or that you're leaving as soon as you can. We have had a few candidates call 2 days before their start day that they are gong elsewhere. We already spend time and money on background checks etc. But it's common and I'd rather have an employee that wants to work for us than with a foot out the door and leave after we invested more time and gave them responsibilities etc.

[Anonymous]

You could take your team out for a goodbye lunch. I think swag gags are inappropriate. It’s sounds like you’re in a high-ish paying industry where who wants ear buds has them. I personally have food restrictions, so being given food usually leaves me a little sad.

[Anonymous]

You are right. People will probably be annoyed.

Is not having people annoyed with you worth not taking a job you want?

[Anonymous]

At my company, people have come and gone and sometimes come back. You can remain professional about it and stay friendly with former coworkers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you do accept the new job, could you maybe buy $100 gift cards for all your former co-workers, or maybe pay for a really nice catered dinner in a fun restaurant, put together swag bags with earbuds, gift cards, etc.?

Why the hell would she do this? That's so weird.

Where is your empathy?

[Anonymous]

Do it. They would fire you in the blink of an eye if they knew how you are IRL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You could take your team out for a goodbye lunch. I think swag gags are inappropriate. It’s sounds like you’re in a high-ish paying industry where who wants ear buds has them. I personally have food restrictions, so being given food usually leaves me a little sad.

Even if I made $40,000 a year, if my departing coworker pulled an Oprah and was like, YOU get airpods and YOU get airpods and YOU GET AIRPODS!!!! on her last day, that would be super weird. Like, are you trying to buy us off so we're not annoyed?

[Anonymous]

I wanna hear more about the drama.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do it. They would fire you in the blink of an eye if they knew how you are IRL.

Damn, what are you trying to say? Op seems nice!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you do accept the new job, could you maybe buy $100 gift cards for all your former co-workers, or maybe pay for a really nice catered dinner in a fun restaurant, put together swag bags with earbuds, gift cards, etc.?

Why the hell would she do this? That's so weird.

Where is your empathy?

Empathy for what? People with jobs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you do accept the new job, could you maybe buy $100 gift cards for all your former co-workers, or maybe pay for a really nice catered dinner in a fun restaurant, put together swag bags with earbuds, gift cards, etc.?

DO NOT DO THIS. It is highly inappropriate.

And ridiculous!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wanna hear more about the drama.

OP There's no drama. I sometimes get annoyed at the lack of professionalism - i.e. "Did you see my Teams message?" "Oh, ha, no Idk how to use Teams so I didn't see it." when something is urgent - and the disorganization but I have no interpersonal drama.

The only thing I find super weird is the other new coworker recently found out they check entrance video cameras to confirm we're coming in when we say we come in? Which I find incredibly weird and offputting if true but I have no way of confirming and can't be like, "Hey, do you do this?" because then I look like I'm trying to hide something lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you do accept the new job, could you maybe buy $100 gift cards for all your former co-workers, or maybe pay for a really nice catered dinner in a fun restaurant, put together swag bags with earbuds, gift cards, etc.?

Why the hell would she do this? That's so weird.

Where is your empathy?

Empathy for what? People with jobs?

Kindness knows no quotient. Caring is not cavalier. Give.