Would this burn bridges?
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Anonymous
| Last week two things happened: I agreed to take on some major new responsibilities at my current place of work, and literally hours later a former coworker reached out to me with a job opp that perfectly aligned with my skills/experience/etc. So, I applied, was interviewed two days later, and today (6 days after the interview) I was offered the position. I would like to take it because it's a great opportunity, equal pay to what I'm currently getting but more room for advancement and better commute. But I feel bad quitting my current job because of all these projects I'm supposed to be doing before the holiday season and I worry they'll be left scrambling trying to find someone if I leave to start at this new job. |
Anonymous
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Can the new job wait til the new year?
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Anonymous
| Take the job. Companies have no loyalty to you, you shouldn't worry about it. Give them notice, as much as possible, and that's that. |
Anonymous
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What kind of projects could be done between Thanksgiving and Christmas? They don't sound that important or hard. Your current company can handle them.
Take the new job. |
Anonymous
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Take the new job.
The company can figure out a way forward... you aren't giving them zero notice (I assume). |
Anonymous
| Take the new job but absolutely negotiate for higher pay even if $5-$10k |
Anonymous
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Never take a new job unless you get a pay raise. In my experience, if they can't afford to offer you a raise, then they don't give you many raises once you are there.
You are being taken advantage of. Plus you are due for an annual raise at your current job, so you'll actually be taking a paycut at your new job. Also, will you be leaving a bonus on the table. |
Anonymous
| Yes it would burn bridges. Can’t you start the new job after the new year? |
Anonymous
I would try to delay the start if you can, but that shouldn't be your top priority. It might burn bridges, but I don't think that is a given, particularly if you a) try to do as much of the work as you can, b) explain why you are taking the new job, and c) work with decent human beings. At the end of the day, if this new job is better for you, burning a bridge may be the price you have to pay, but I wouldn't necessarily assume it will be that bad. |
Anonymous
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They'll manage. Look out for number one. Seriously. These companies don't hesitate when it comes time to let staff go. It's not a marriage,
it's a job.
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Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
+2 My company prides itself on how many people have worked here for DECADES (which also means these people aren't paid anywhere near as much as external hires and room for advancement is nil). They don't bat an eye when they decide to layoff these resources because profit didn't increase by the 5% they wanted it to year over year. Corporations are not people, you don't owe them anything because they won't bat an eye about stomping you if they want to. |
Anonymous
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GO back to job offer:
I'd really like to accept this offer, but in order for the move to a new workplace to make sense, I would need a base salary of X. How much flexibility is there in this offer? then, once you get the salary, negotiate starting date. If they meet a salary raise request, then you start when they want you to start. You can tell them that you took on a lot of extra responsibility recently, and you'd like to do what you can to smooth the transition but you need to prioritize new employer first. |
Anonymous
| The rule is always give a two week notice , this gives employers time to seek to hire someone new to replace you. |
Anonymous
| Negotiate for more money. Give two weeks notice. Take the rest of December off. Start after the new year. |