Took a new job, need ideas on telling the current job the news:

[ungeheuer]

True.  If it suited them, I'd be gone w/o any deliberation either!

Exactly.

[hbliam]

It sounds like your present job is doing for you what they said they would. What type of verbal commitment did you make to company A when they hired you?

[sbrguy]

unless you said "i will work for you till the day i die forever no matter what" then you have no comittment to them.

its a job.

if you are an at will employee leave without any notice if you really want.

tell them thanks and here is my 2 week notice.  like others say, its a free agency market, that is what the situation is, unless you have a working contract that says you have to work there for a certain time and they have to keep you no matter what, then like you said its terminable AT WILL meaning at anytime you damn well want it to end.

Just don't expect your current job to ever like you or ever talk to you ever again or think of you in a good way, that is not their obligation.

[Duck-Stew]

It sounds like your present job is doing for you what they said they would. What type of verbal commitment did you make to company A when they hired you?

I made no commitment to them.  I let them infer that I was a guy who wanted to help develop this new market for them, but nothing was expressly said.

[cyrus buelton]

It sounds like your present job is doing for you what they said they would. What type of verbal commitment did you make to company A when they hired you?

That is irrelevant if you are calling Company A his current employer, not the new one.



Lots of good advice has already been given.

Just make sure to give them 2wks notice so, if they are nice, you will stay in the good graces of them and it is common courtesy to give that amount of time.


If they really like you.......they might promote you quicker, throw you more $$$, and get you to stay.

I wouldn't rule that option out unless you really want the other job.

[Grampa]

a song and a dance helps

*sung to Camptown ladies

Stewart packed his bags today....do da..do da
He wont be here like yesterday.... all the do da day

[Duck-Stew]

Here's my email:

H&*^%,

When I arrived in Albuquerque in late April I had employment lined up w/a local motorcycle shop.  Knowing that the winter time would find me laid off, I applied to many different positions across the gambit of my experience including one long-shot position.  I heard back from a few and chose to work with (Company A) because it was the most advantageous position offered to me at that time.  I was unsure if I could survive the ramp-up period of the position w/(Company A) but I gambled on it and so far it has paid off.

I appreciate all that you have done for me, but yesterday, I received a call from the long-shot job, and they have made a stronger offer to attain my services.  I have accepted that job offer and am hereby putting in my two weeks notice of termination of employment.

I know you have invested heavily in my future employment with regard to tools and set-up costs and although there is nothing that can be done about the set-up costs, I have no nefarious intentions with regard to the tools (Company A) has purchased an entrusted to my possession.  I can either house them here to be distributed to the new employee, or if you'd like I can return them to (Company A) for your distribution at a later date.  I am here to assist with the set-up of (Company A) in NM for the next two weeks but my new employment starts July 8th.

Regretfully,
--R. Stuart Baker

[Johnny OrganDonor]

As an employer, I'd advise you to just be honest and let them know your plans as soon as possible.  I just lost a promising young engineer who wanted to work as a paramedic.  He was honest with me while he was making his choice.  I even helped him with his job search and gave a strong recommendation largely based on his integrity.

Bosses aren't necessarily assholes.  I've had several employees that left to pursue other options.  In every case, just like the one mentioned above, they were clear and honest and the parting was amicable. I'm very selective in who I hire and I've had great luck.  Although I hate to lose anyone, I could never begrudge someone for their personal choice.  

Offer to help with the transition if your new employment allows.  This will help your old boss and, most likely, impress your new boss.

added:  Looks like your email took care of it well enough.  Good luck.

[cyrus buelton]

i'd maybe adjust your second paragraph unless you are trying to get them to throw more $$ at you.

Thank them for what they have done, but I would leave out the long-shot job and stronger offer.


just my $0.02 on that, but the rest of it is very well written 

[Autostrada Pilot]

Congrats on the new job, Stu.  Well written letter that was professional and honest.  I personally hate burning bridges-the world is way too small and you never know who you'll be running into again.

[zooom]

I think you should walk into the office in a gorilla suit with a pink tu-tu and start doing a completely new rendition with dance number of "So Long, Farewell..." from the Sound of Music and they might just freely let you go thinking about what kind of mental sanity and gone postal situations they saved themselves from.....

[ctrain]

Ive always liked the idea of giving your two week notice this way...

"In two weeks, you're going to notice I havent been here for two weeks."

[SacDuc]

When Polpetta was running the car dealer ship her boss (the guy whose job she was doing because he was too much of an idiot to do it himself  ) liked to replace actuall managerial skill with flying off the handle every few months to assert his authority. During one tirade he asked her to ask herself is she still wanted to work there. When she came home and told me the story I asked her, "Well, do you still want to work there anymore?" She said she hasn't wanted to work there for 5 years. So I told her to quit and we'd figure the money out. A couple of weeks later her boss was being a dick again and she told me about it. I told her, listen either you go quit or I'm going to go piss on that mothermake the beast with two backser's desk. Knowing I was completely serious, she quit that week and has been happy for it everyday since.

My point? Pee on your boss's desk because that would make an awesome story! When you are old all you will have is the stories you can tell.



sac

[Duck-Stew]

Hahaha....  Oh, SacDuc...  You're so funny...  Although I am driving out to CA to deliver the custom bike I'm re-wiring for a friend, and *will* be passing through that area, it's simply not worth my time.

I guess the moral here is that you should never underestimate the power of a urine stream!

[zooom]

My point? Pee on your boss's desk because that would make an awesome story! When you are old all you will have is the stories you can tell.



sac

I thought the point of the story was that if you are unhappy...you get sac to go and pee on your boss's desk so that you have a hilarious story for the rest of your days...