I was working in a commission-only position with a couple guys. Really laid back, from home. Anyway after a few months, I thought things weren't exactly what I was promised, and I didn't see why I was giving 65% to the house and getting nothing in return.
I had experience in this role before so it's not like they trained me. I also knew all of their clients already, had worked with them before, so it's not like I had proprietary info. And the clients they had sucked, a big reason why I left.
Anyway I call and let the guy know hey, you know this isn't a great situation for me I'm going to go out on my own. I'd be happy to do splits in the future I think we worked well together but it doesn't make sense for me to build my business in this framework.
No splits, he says. Fair enough. Surprising though as its leaving money on the table for no reason I see except spite. Whatever, I guess it sets a bad precedent.
The other guy doesn't answer his phone for two days and ignores emails. I call him today and he is audibly upset on the phone, I explain the situation and say 'hey it was just bad timing' and explain other stuff. I wanted to have a conversation about any concerns etc. and leave on good terms.
He can't come up with any reason to be upset but just is and feels like I handled it poorly. How should I have handled it? He didn't say. Said he was concerned about me doing shady stuff. Like what? I didn't say so but he had few clients to steal, and it goes to show how much they sucked if his relationship is so bad that I'd be able to steal them.
I honestly expected from both of them a 'hey, sorry it didn't work out I see why you wouldn't want to give 65% to the house good luck out there see you around.' People are weird, like they take it personally. And they also expect the absolute worst out of their fellow human beings. I don't get it.. I just figure most people are trustworthy until they prove otherwise.
Cliffs:
-Quit a business relationship with completely valid reasons, be very open about why I'm leaving, with good reasons, and people act strange
-People get their feelings hurt when you don't want to work with them anymore
I'd add this happened at my last company, too.. after I got a new job my old boss assumed I had done something shady by joining up with these guys. 'Next time, tell the truth' he said to me in an email. Weird.
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I had experience in this role before so it's not like they trained me. I also knew all of their clients already, had worked with them before, so it's not like I had proprietary info. And the clients they had sucked, a big reason why I left.
Anyway I call and let the guy know hey, you know this isn't a great situation for me I'm going to go out on my own. I'd be happy to do splits in the future I think we worked well together but it doesn't make sense for me to build my business in this framework.
No splits, he says. Fair enough. Surprising though as its leaving money on the table for no reason I see except spite. Whatever, I guess it sets a bad precedent.
The other guy doesn't answer his phone for two days and ignores emails. I call him today and he is audibly upset on the phone, I explain the situation and say 'hey it was just bad timing' and explain other stuff. I wanted to have a conversation about any concerns etc. and leave on good terms.
He can't come up with any reason to be upset but just is and feels like I handled it poorly. How should I have handled it? He didn't say. Said he was concerned about me doing shady stuff. Like what? I didn't say so but he had few clients to steal, and it goes to show how much they sucked if his relationship is so bad that I'd be able to steal them.
I honestly expected from both of them a 'hey, sorry it didn't work out I see why you wouldn't want to give 65% to the house good luck out there see you around.' People are weird, like they take it personally. And they also expect the absolute worst out of their fellow human beings. I don't get it.. I just figure most people are trustworthy until they prove otherwise.
Cliffs:
-Quit a business relationship with completely valid reasons, be very open about why I'm leaving, with good reasons, and people act strange
-People get their feelings hurt when you don't want to work with them anymore
I'd add this happened at my last company, too.. after I got a new job my old boss assumed I had done something shady by joining up with these guys. 'Next time, tell the truth' he said to me in an email. Weird.
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