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Originally posted by: ahurtt
Originally posted by: FoBoT
nothing unless i was their supervisor
trying to keep a person where they aren't happy would be counter-productive
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This. I'm not sure why you feel the need to do anything at all. Maybe you should just talk to her in confidence though if it concerns you and ask her in a non-accusatory and non-confrontational way what's making her unhappy. Maybe you can convince her to stay, maybe not. But hey, people don't stick around in the same place for 30 years and retire like they did back in the day any more. If she can find something better for her that will make her happier and maybe even make some more money in the process in this current job market, I say more power to her. You should be happy for her. There is no crime in a person exploring their options. Is it the fact she's doing it on company time that bothers you? If so, can you honestly say you've never personally done anything of a personal nature on company time with company computers? Lighten up.
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I am not trying to keep her there.


I would like to know so that if she is planning on leaving, we can start looking for a replacement. Yes if at anytime she left I'd have to train someone new, but she is the type of person who actually would use her sick time and vacation time and then just not show up without giving us any clue as to what is going on.

As I said in the OP I generally don't care what people do at work. If they are reading fwd: fwd: fwd: re: re: re: better nate than lever that doesn't really matter to me.
But what she might be doing does have an affect on me.
 
Originally posted by: mb
Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
no matter what you do, if she leaves she leaves and its really none of your business

the real question is whether you wan to be a professional about it, or a meddling douchebag
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That's the thing, it sort of is my business. It will have an effect on my job.


If she is planning on leaving, we can start looking for a replacement immediately. Otherwise, she can use her remaining sick time and vacation time, and then just quit with no notice and I'm stuck sorting through a thousand resumes, doing all of her work plus mine plus the work I inherited from the other 4 guys that got laid off, then train someone new.
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And if she was just updating her resume regularly, or is just putting feelers out there with no intent to leave and you open your mouth to a supervisor maybe you get her fired, or they have an uncomfortable conversation after which point she actually decides to quit because you've now made her working environment distrusting and distasteful.

If that's your excuse for going to your manager, you're as likely to cause yourself work as save yourself work.
 
Originally posted by: loki8481
if I liked/was indifferent to them, I'd do nothing.

if I didn't like them, I'd tell my friend who runs our internal IT department... they'd probably be able to pull up hits to monster.com or find their resume saved on their profile and notify their boss.
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In hopes of accomplishing exactly what pray-tell? To what end?
 
Originally posted by: ahurtt
Originally posted by: mb
Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
no matter what you do, if she leaves she leaves and its really none of your business

the real question is whether you wan to be a professional about it, or a meddling douchebag
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That's the thing, it sort of is my business. It will have an effect on my job.


If she is planning on leaving, we can start looking for a replacement immediately. Otherwise, she can use her remaining sick time and vacation time, and then just quit with no notice and I'm stuck sorting through a thousand resumes, doing all of her work plus mine plus the work I inherited from the other 4 guys that got laid off, then train someone new.
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Jeebus cripes man you act like she's already got one foot out the door on her way to her new job. Yeah maybe she IS going to an interview next Monday and Tuesday. . .maybe not. An interview does not equal a new job. It could be weeks or months before she finds anything that works out. . .or she may just give up on it and decide to stick around. As long as she's doing her job to satisfaction, why cause an issue where there would otherwise be none. . .Besides, her leaving could put you in a position to demand a raise or else you threaten that you're going to quit too because you now have the added responsibility of training a replacement.
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I like this answer.

I won't say anything.

I didn't really plan on it either, so it's good to see that so many people don't think I should.


When we interviewed her, she seemed nice enough. Then she turned out to be a terrible coworker, hard to deal with. Hell now that I think about it she lied on her resume she gave us.


I guess this could be a blessing, still it would suck going a few weeks having to do all the extra work.
 
nothing, leave her alone

if you have to train her replacement then you should thank her because you might get to stay around longer cause you're actually useful
 
alright man look. . .just ask her. Be friendly, don't be accusatory, don't be confrontational. . .just inquire in a polite, conversational, friendly way. You have every right to ask seeing as how she seemingly was not trying to be very discreet about what she was doing. And if you ask her and she doesn't wanna talk about it, then drop it. Did she give any indication she didn't want you to see what she was working on? Like try to minimize the window or hide the screen or something when you went in the office. I mean. . .if she REALLY cared that much about discretion she wouldn't have been doing it at work out in the open like that. So just ask before you escalate the situation. And even if she does admit that yes she's looking for a new job, so what? Just keep it to yourself. At least you'll know but chances are you aren't the only person who noticed either. But don't go ratting people out and causing drama because somebody is looking to make a better situation for themselves. Just remember, when your day comes, you're never going to see it coming. That company would drop you like a wet turd without so much as an afterthought as soon as you become expendable to them.
 
Originally posted by: ahurtt
alright man look. . .just ask her. Be friendly, don't be accusatory, don't be confrontational. . .just inquire in a polite, conversational, friendly way. You have every right to ask seeing as how she seemingly was not trying to be very discreet about what she was doing. Did she give any indication she didn't want you to see what she was working on? Like try to minimize the window or hide the screen or something when you went in the office. I mean. . .if she REALLY cared that much about discretion she wouldn't have been doing it at work out in the open like that. So just ask before you escalate the situation. And even if she does admit that yes she's looking for a new job, so what? Just keep it to yourself. At least you'll know but chances are you aren't the only person who noticed either. But don't go ratting people out and causing drama because somebody is looking to make a better situation for themselves. Just remember, when your day comes, you're never going to see it coming. That company would drop you like a wet turd without so much as an afterthought as soon as you become expendable to them.
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Oh yeah she has her taskbar set on auto hide and she just about jumped in her seat when I said good morning as I pretended to stare into my cup of coffee not noticing her resume.

She's the only non coffee drinker on our hall so she thought she was alone when the rest of us went to go get coffee. My coworkers wanted a fresh pot so I took the old stuff (like 30 minutes is old!) and went back to work while they were waiting in the kitchen.

 
Originally posted by: ahurtt
Originally posted by: loki8481
if I liked/was indifferent to them, I'd do nothing.

if I didn't like them, I'd tell my friend who runs our internal IT department... they'd probably be able to pull up hits to monster.com or find their resume saved on their profile and notify their boss.
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In hopes of accomplishing exactly what pray-tell? To what end?
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to get them fired, natch.

if you're dumb enough to work on your resume on the clock or browse job hunting sites, you probably have it coming, and my company is kinda touchy about that kinda stuff since we work with so much client data.
 
Originally posted by: mb
Originally posted by: ahurtt
alright man look. . .just ask her. Be friendly, don't be accusatory, don't be confrontational. . .just inquire in a polite, conversational, friendly way. You have every right to ask seeing as how she seemingly was not trying to be very discreet about what she was doing. Did she give any indication she didn't want you to see what she was working on? Like try to minimize the window or hide the screen or something when you went in the office. I mean. . .if she REALLY cared that much about discretion she wouldn't have been doing it at work out in the open like that. So just ask before you escalate the situation. And even if she does admit that yes she's looking for a new job, so what? Just keep it to yourself. At least you'll know but chances are you aren't the only person who noticed either. But don't go ratting people out and causing drama because somebody is looking to make a better situation for themselves. Just remember, when your day comes, you're never going to see it coming. That company would drop you like a wet turd without so much as an afterthought as soon as you become expendable to them.
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Oh yeah she has her taskbar set on auto hide and she just about jumped in her seat when I said good morning as I pretended to stare into my cup of coffee not noticing her resume.

She's the only non coffee drinking on our hall so she thought she was alone when the rest of us went to go get coffee. My coworkers wanted a fresh pot so I took the old stuff (like 30 minutes is old!) and went back to work while they were waiting in the kitchen.
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Well then from what you say it sounds like she probably would be uncomfortable if you were to bring it up so I'd just mentally prepare myself for what is going to come next. That way when the day comes the boss calls you in to let you know she quit and what's going to be expected of you you'll have a leg up so to speak. Start thinking now about how you want that scenario to play out and figure out a way to use it to your advantage but don't go ratting her out. . .that's just not taking the high road. Not to mention it tips your hand taking away your proverbial "ace in the hole" of having advance knowledge.
 
Originally posted by: loki8481
Originally posted by: ahurtt
Originally posted by: loki8481
if I liked/was indifferent to them, I'd do nothing.

if I didn't like them, I'd tell my friend who runs our internal IT department... they'd probably be able to pull up hits to monster.com or find their resume saved on their profile and notify their boss.
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In hopes of accomplishing exactly what pray-tell? To what end?
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to get them fired, natch.

if you're dumb enough to work on your resume on the clock or browse job hunting sites, you probably have it coming, and my company is kinda touchy about that kinda stuff since we work with so much client data.
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And will that help you sleep better at night or something knowing that you helped seal the deal for somebody who was obviously already unhappy where they were anyway and already contemplating leaving? Do you think this is going to win you some kind of award or something? How does doing this benefit you? Are you some kind of misanthrope who takes delight in the suffering of others?
 
Originally posted by: mb
Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
no matter what you do, if she leaves she leaves and its really none of your business

the real question is whether you wan to be a professional about it, or a meddling douchebag
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That's the thing, it sort of is my business. It will have an effect on my job.


If she is planning on leaving, we can start looking for a replacement immediately. Otherwise, she can use her remaining sick time and vacation time, and then just quit with no notice and I'm stuck sorting through a thousand resumes, doing all of her work plus mine plus the work I inherited from the other 4 guys that got laid off, then train someone new.
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maybe you should start looking for another job. Just don't let your coworkers see you.
 
Originally posted by: mb


Oh yeah she has her taskbar set on auto hide and she just about jumped in her seat when I said good morning as I pretended to stare into my cup of coffee not noticing her resume.

She's the only non coffee drinker on our hall so she thought she was alone when the rest of us went to go get coffee. My coworkers wanted a fresh pot so I took the old stuff (like 30 minutes is old!) and went back to work while they were waiting in the kitchen.
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now you just sound creepy...


myob

 
I know you said you you're not going to do anything, but if ya did, It may mark ya as a trouble maker and possibly make advancement at the company a wee be harder. And if your coworkers found out, it may make it hard to work with them. Every thing has its consequences.
 
are you the one responsible for hiring her replacement even? I don't even know why this would matter to you?

Do you know that she's looking for work? I've updated my resume after completing big projects/getting new responsibilities assigned to me/my job role shifting. Only so I don't forget later (and to kill time at work....)
 
I've noticed that a lot of ATOTers have two attitudes that are often taken to extremes -
1. Do what's best for yourself
2. Mind your own business

Here those two attitudes are in conflict with each other, and ATOT apparently came down on the side of minding your own business. I wonder if this is because the upside for the OP is minimal if he does what's best for himself? It's not going to change the fact that she's leaving, and they probably won't start looking for a replacement until she quits. Hell, they might just let the OP take over her job responsibilities in addition to his. 😀

In any event, she's a dumbass.
 
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Don't be a douche. Keep it to yourself...you don't know her motives or why she was updating her resume. It's none of your business.
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this.
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😕

So having to do more work at your place of business isn't your business?
 
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