How and when you tell your boss you're looking for a new job?
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Hello there The job i'm in today is really getting boring, so I think i need a change and i'm looking for a new job, actually the last week I went to a interview, and I'm waiting for them to give a call...:laugh:. I talk to my boss about this one and it seems not to be the better. Now he is thinking (:~ I suppose) not to give me new proyects. Why I'm thinking that?.. well, by now I was about to finish a project, and yesterday he ask me to give that project to another person here in the company. Do you think i was wrong on tellin' my boss about this interview? eLFeR
Short answer: after you found a new one. The feeling of being dishonnest has nothing to do with it. It is not dishonest, it's a business relationship and you're making a business decision, nothing personal. Imagine your boss considering doing layoffs, what would you do if he told you?
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
This way you make it awkward for everyone, including your boss.
I'm not saying he should have told his current boss but it is to the boss' benefit that he got an early heads up on eLFeRNaNDiTo leaving.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
Paul Watson wrote:
on eLFeRNaNDiTo leaving.
ok, did you type his signon name, or copy and paste it? Be honest! Marc
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Paul Watson wrote:
on eLFeRNaNDiTo leaving.
ok, did you type his signon name, or copy and paste it? Be honest! Marc
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People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmerMarc Clifton wrote:
ok, did you type his signon name, or copy and paste it? Be honest!
:laugh:
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1. you're an idiot 2. you're an idiot 3. you're an idiot if you don't get that job, your kinda of.. screwed and an idiot idiot. -- modified at 18:17 Tuesday 15th August, 2006
You don't see a WTF in spawning hundreds of threads ?? Or using code found on places like codeproject.com in production applications ... Code that is most likely untested, or barely test, more often than not, not made by reputable developers/development groups/etc ?? .... Wow ...
You really need to learn how to be rude with style. Marc
Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
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That is his sig :-D
That's no moon, it's a space station. - Obi-wan Kenobi
too much daily WTF for someone...
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Hello there The job i'm in today is really getting boring, so I think i need a change and i'm looking for a new job, actually the last week I went to a interview, and I'm waiting for them to give a call...:laugh:. I talk to my boss about this one and it seems not to be the better. Now he is thinking (:~ I suppose) not to give me new proyects. Why I'm thinking that?.. well, by now I was about to finish a project, and yesterday he ask me to give that project to another person here in the company. Do you think i was wrong on tellin' my boss about this interview? eLFeR
eLFeRNaNDiTo wrote:
Do you think i was wrong on tellin' my boss about this interview?
In a perfect world, no, because you should be able to tell your boss you're bored and you're looking for a different job, and he should thank you for helping to make a smooth transition. But it's an imperfect world, and people are imperfect. For example, you. You might want to look at why you're given boring work. You might want to look at why you feel the work is boring, and what you can do enliven it. You might want to put yourself in your boss's shoes and ask, what would I do, as a boss, if an employee told me he had an interview? Debugging the process isn't just about firing up the debugger, you know. It's about looking in the mirror and asking, "what's wrong with me???" :) Marc
Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer -
eLFeRNaNDiTo wrote:
Do you think i was wrong on tellin' my boss about this interview?
In a perfect world, no, because you should be able to tell your boss you're bored and you're looking for a different job, and he should thank you for helping to make a smooth transition. But it's an imperfect world, and people are imperfect. For example, you. You might want to look at why you're given boring work. You might want to look at why you feel the work is boring, and what you can do enliven it. You might want to put yourself in your boss's shoes and ask, what would I do, as a boss, if an employee told me he had an interview? Debugging the process isn't just about firing up the debugger, you know. It's about looking in the mirror and asking, "what's wrong with me???" :) Marc
Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmerMarc Clifton wrote:
Debugging the process isn't just about firing up the debugger, you know. It's about looking in the mirror and asking, "what's wrong with me???"
Sig material alert!
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Paul Watson wrote:
on eLFeRNaNDiTo leaving.
ok, did you type his signon name, or copy and paste it? Be honest! Marc
Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmerI typed it :-D (I've been working inside a cygwin shell for the last hour or so and couldn't unglue my fingers from the keyboard to use the laptops trackpad.)
regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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eLFeRNaNDiTo wrote:
Do you think i was wrong on tellin' my boss about this interview?
In a perfect world, no, because you should be able to tell your boss you're bored and you're looking for a different job, and he should thank you for helping to make a smooth transition. But it's an imperfect world, and people are imperfect. For example, you. You might want to look at why you're given boring work. You might want to look at why you feel the work is boring, and what you can do enliven it. You might want to put yourself in your boss's shoes and ask, what would I do, as a boss, if an employee told me he had an interview? Debugging the process isn't just about firing up the debugger, you know. It's about looking in the mirror and asking, "what's wrong with me???" :) Marc
Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmerAgree most your comments except...
Marc Clifton wrote:
Debugging the process isn't just about firing up the debugger, you know. It's about looking in the mirror and asking, "what's wrong with me???"
This is correct for computing but is not necessarily always correct for a human being in terms of job satisfaction. Perhaps he was happy yesterday but today he is in a rut, perhaps "down in the dumps", but tomorrow he may be again happy. This is the variety which sums-up human life. What might be better questions are "what do I want from this life ? what are my ambitions - short term, medium term and long term ? and how am I going to get there - what must I do to realise my ambitions ? ".
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Agree most your comments except...
Marc Clifton wrote:
Debugging the process isn't just about firing up the debugger, you know. It's about looking in the mirror and asking, "what's wrong with me???"
This is correct for computing but is not necessarily always correct for a human being in terms of job satisfaction. Perhaps he was happy yesterday but today he is in a rut, perhaps "down in the dumps", but tomorrow he may be again happy. This is the variety which sums-up human life. What might be better questions are "what do I want from this life ? what are my ambitions - short term, medium term and long term ? and how am I going to get there - what must I do to realise my ambitions ? ".
Richard A. Abbott wrote:
What might be better questions are "what do I want from this life ? what are my ambitions - short term, medium term and long term ? and how am I going to get there - what must I do to realise my ambitions ? ".
I agree, though part of the subtle sarcasm (at least I think so) of my response is that often, we are told that the problem is with "us", not with something/somebody else. It seems to be a thing of today's pop culture, that other people are fine, we have to figure out what's wrong with us in order to coexist peacefully and work in harmony. It's a perspective that has value but I feel has been pushed too far. Maybe I'm just burnt out on it though, as my ex-wife would always tell me the problem wasn't with her, it was with me. One could argue she was right, as I couldn't figure out a solution to "my" problem, so I solved it by divorcing her. Marc
Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer -
too much daily WTF for someone...
Anton Afanasyev wrote:
too much daily WTF for someone...
Maybe it's enough for him, but way too much for me :-D
That's no moon, it's a space station. - Obi-wan Kenobi
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Hello there The job i'm in today is really getting boring, so I think i need a change and i'm looking for a new job, actually the last week I went to a interview, and I'm waiting for them to give a call...:laugh:. I talk to my boss about this one and it seems not to be the better. Now he is thinking (:~ I suppose) not to give me new proyects. Why I'm thinking that?.. well, by now I was about to finish a project, and yesterday he ask me to give that project to another person here in the company. Do you think i was wrong on tellin' my boss about this interview? eLFeR
And then you went and posted it all on a public forum, showing no respect... Bad move mate.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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Marc Clifton wrote:
Debugging the process isn't just about firing up the debugger, you know. It's about looking in the mirror and asking, "what's wrong with me???"
Sig material alert!
HollyHooo wrote:
Marc Clifton wrote: Debugging the process isn't just about firing up the debugger, you know. It's about looking in the mirror and asking, "what's wrong with me???"
:laugh:
HollyHooo wrote:
Sig material alert!
Totally :)
too much daily WTF for someone... - Anton Afanasyev
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Agree most your comments except...
Marc Clifton wrote:
Debugging the process isn't just about firing up the debugger, you know. It's about looking in the mirror and asking, "what's wrong with me???"
This is correct for computing but is not necessarily always correct for a human being in terms of job satisfaction. Perhaps he was happy yesterday but today he is in a rut, perhaps "down in the dumps", but tomorrow he may be again happy. This is the variety which sums-up human life. What might be better questions are "what do I want from this life ? what are my ambitions - short term, medium term and long term ? and how am I going to get there - what must I do to realise my ambitions ? ".
Disagree with:
Richard A. Abbott wrote:
Perhaps he was happy yesterday but today he is in a rut, perhaps "down in the dumps", but tomorrow he may be again happy.
He already went on a job interview... unlikely caused by a couple of days down. Agreed with the rest though.
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You really need to learn how to be rude with style. Marc
Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer -
1. you're an idiot 2. you're an idiot 3. you're an idiot if you don't get that job, your kinda of.. screwed and an idiot idiot. -- modified at 18:17 Tuesday 15th August, 2006
You don't see a WTF in spawning hundreds of threads ?? Or using code found on places like codeproject.com in production applications ... Code that is most likely untested, or barely test, more often than not, not made by reputable developers/development groups/etc ?? .... Wow ...
Bah! "You're", not "your"...
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Richard A. Abbott wrote:
What might be better questions are "what do I want from this life ? what are my ambitions - short term, medium term and long term ? and how am I going to get there - what must I do to realise my ambitions ? ".
I agree, though part of the subtle sarcasm (at least I think so) of my response is that often, we are told that the problem is with "us", not with something/somebody else. It seems to be a thing of today's pop culture, that other people are fine, we have to figure out what's wrong with us in order to coexist peacefully and work in harmony. It's a perspective that has value but I feel has been pushed too far. Maybe I'm just burnt out on it though, as my ex-wife would always tell me the problem wasn't with her, it was with me. One could argue she was right, as I couldn't figure out a solution to "my" problem, so I solved it by divorcing her. Marc
Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmerMarc Clifton wrote:
we have to figure out what's wrong with us in order to coexist peacefully and work in harmony
Perhaps somebody like an ex-naval serviceman could provide a solution there. I am told that because of the confined areas aboard a warship (living space etc) that if you don't coexist peacefully and work in harmony then the ship cannot function efficiently which could cause death and self-destruction.
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Marc Clifton wrote:
we have to figure out what's wrong with us in order to coexist peacefully and work in harmony
Perhaps somebody like an ex-naval serviceman could provide a solution there. I am told that because of the confined areas aboard a warship (living space etc) that if you don't coexist peacefully and work in harmony then the ship cannot function efficiently which could cause death and self-destruction.
Richard A. Abbott wrote:
that if you don't coexist peacefully and work in harmony then the ship cannot function efficiently which could cause death and self-destruction.
That is a very good point. And I suppose, the very core of the reason that I couldn't ever imagine being in the service, as I also consider myself barely capable of working in many groups. Marc
Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer -
Hello there The job i'm in today is really getting boring, so I think i need a change and i'm looking for a new job, actually the last week I went to a interview, and I'm waiting for them to give a call...:laugh:. I talk to my boss about this one and it seems not to be the better. Now he is thinking (:~ I suppose) not to give me new proyects. Why I'm thinking that?.. well, by now I was about to finish a project, and yesterday he ask me to give that project to another person here in the company. Do you think i was wrong on tellin' my boss about this interview? eLFeR
eLFeRNaNDiTo wrote:
Do you think i was wrong on tellin' my boss about this interview?
Gee - I don't know.... Plainly, that was a dumb move. What if you don't get the job ?
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