I work in a small company (there are 3 of us) and I recently told my boss that I am thinking of leaving, out of curtesy. I have been working here for 2 years and feel that it is time that i move on (there are other issues as well...) Since telling my boss he has cut all contact that i have with out clients. He has excluded me from many things happening in the office and makes me do all the 'doggy work'. I am not even allowed to go to any meetings anymore. I know that he has to take care of his business, but I have not even handed in my notice. I tried to talk to him yesterday but he is having none of it.
Please can you help? Shall I sit tight and wait untill I find a job, or leave and go temping?
2007-03-30 01:52:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
Sit tight and and try to find new job as soon as possible
2007-03-30 02:04:24 · answer #1 · answered by ash a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, NEVER tell your boss you're "thinking" of leaving. What could you possibly gain by doing that? He/she will probably take it as some sort of threat, and will most certainly come to the conclusion that you are not working in their best interest. Not good. If there are other issues, direct your discussion to the issues and how to resolve them.
Naturally it depends upon the circumstances at hand, but I'm a little surprised your boss didn't ask you to leave right then and there. After all, why would you want anyone to work for you that didn't want to be there? Are you going to put in your best effort? No! Could you leave them hanging at any moment? Absolutely! After all, you've already admitted you're thinking about it. It's no wonder your boss won't include you on what would be considered normal. He's just cutting his losses.
There's a lesson here.... You can think about leaving all you want, but don't tell anyone until you're ready to give your notice. Even if you are an employee who's leaving would severely impact the company, it's short term. You're boss will remember it and if he/she has a brain will plan for it.
My advice? Do your best at what you are doing at your present job, and get out there and find something else ASAP. If it gets too stressful and you can afford it, go for the temp thing. Although if there's benefits included with your present job (health insurance, 401K, etc.) you're probably better off staying there until you can find something more permanent.
2007-03-30 02:29:17 · answer #2 · answered by TheDougmeister 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would just leave. Working at a temp place isn't that bad. If they like how you work and your promptness in arriving on time they could offer you a job. Anymore a company is going to try people out through those companies to make sure they don't mess with the ones that are real good at saying they can work when in fact they are only capable of acting like they can for the first week then slack off.
2007-03-30 02:07:10 · answer #3 · answered by Williamstown 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since your boss is being an ***, i say just go with the flow. He is actually doing you a favor, getting paid to do bs work? not everyone gets that lucky when they want to leave their job. do you really miss talking to clients and boring meetings? if it still bothers you, talk to your boss about, ask him why is he being such a butthead (in other words though). The worse that could happen is he fires you since you haven't turned in your notice, and in that case you would get unemployment. At least you will get a check while you look for another job.
2007-03-30 02:09:53 · answer #4 · answered by Rachel P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just roll with it... if you want to leave anyway, does it really matter if you're being excluded?
If you feel you are being bullied though, just tell your boss that you feel uncomfortable and ask the hard questions. Chances are though he is feeling upset and is trying to make you feel that you have let him down by leaving... but like I said, really, if you want to leave anyway, just hang in there until you find another job and then it will all be a memory.
2007-03-30 02:04:05 · answer #5 · answered by Harry Harrison 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best course is to stay there and actively look for another job. If you get along with the third person, perhaps he can give you a reference - or maybe a client can.
Good luck.
Bistro
2007-03-30 02:29:04 · answer #6 · answered by Bistro 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
show your self and trust your self
2007-04-03 00:12:39 · answer #7 · answered by The shadow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋