- Oct 11, 2000
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I resigned from my job today.
Preface:
Not particularly happy at job. Job is kind of mundane (System Test Engineer) but the people are great.
50mins each way commute isn't great.
Salary was grossly underpaid
Performance review time: I knew I had been doing great work. Negotiated a big raise and 2 weeks off in August and got it. The performance review was great also. Boss doesn't know that I am looking elsewhere or that I am not entirely happy at work.
Project slips a bit and I ask for a 3rd week off and I get it on the condition that I may have to work some Saturdays.
A few round of interviews at another company and I get an offer, and today I resigned. Boss was shocked. I resigned by calling in as I'm on holiday (doing a kids summer camp) and wanted to use up some of this holiday period as my 4 week notice period also. Not sure where HR stand on that one but worth a try. The resignation letter was sent in the post today also.
He asks me why I didn't tell him in the performance review. And how long I had been looking elsewhere.
My thinking is it would have been career suicide to tell him I wasn't happy at work. I did tell him I wanted more challenging, technical work though in the performance review. The new job wasn't guaranteed so I wanted more £££ in the mean time. He probably wouldn't have given me the big raise had he known this and if I wasn't able to land another job soon I'd get the shaft.
How would you have played it?
This is my first real job after I graduated last year (KFC, temping jobs and summer camp don't count
). I have been at this job since 5th July2005.
Yes sorry it is a bit long and no poll as I wanted feedback and experiences from you guys. For the record nearly everyone I have spoken to agree what I have done was the right thing.
Thanks.
Koing
Preface:
Not particularly happy at job. Job is kind of mundane (System Test Engineer) but the people are great.
50mins each way commute isn't great.
Salary was grossly underpaid
Performance review time: I knew I had been doing great work. Negotiated a big raise and 2 weeks off in August and got it. The performance review was great also. Boss doesn't know that I am looking elsewhere or that I am not entirely happy at work.
Project slips a bit and I ask for a 3rd week off and I get it on the condition that I may have to work some Saturdays.
A few round of interviews at another company and I get an offer, and today I resigned. Boss was shocked. I resigned by calling in as I'm on holiday (doing a kids summer camp) and wanted to use up some of this holiday period as my 4 week notice period also. Not sure where HR stand on that one but worth a try. The resignation letter was sent in the post today also.
He asks me why I didn't tell him in the performance review. And how long I had been looking elsewhere.
My thinking is it would have been career suicide to tell him I wasn't happy at work. I did tell him I wanted more challenging, technical work though in the performance review. The new job wasn't guaranteed so I wanted more £££ in the mean time. He probably wouldn't have given me the big raise had he known this and if I wasn't able to land another job soon I'd get the shaft.
How would you have played it?
This is my first real job after I graduated last year (KFC, temping jobs and summer camp don't count
Yes sorry it is a bit long and no poll as I wanted feedback and experiences from you guys. For the record nearly everyone I have spoken to agree what I have done was the right thing.
Thanks.
Koing