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| SL4P:
Give them your contact details when you leave. He’ll move on soon enough, and the employer might see wj hat they’ve lost… then it’s your choice, and your terms if you chose to go back… or not. |
| Haenk:
"I had 6 manager in the past 5 years" This really hints at some serious issues within the company management itself, unless it's a huge company where personal is shifted around for various projects. I'd say "run", but remember to cover your back. Keep a copy of everything you are told to do. Don't tell them you are looking for a new job, play the nice guy. You are essentially already mobbed out of the company and they are just waiting for a reason to terminate you. So try to don't even give them the slightest reason. |
| nctnico:
--- Quote from: pcprogrammer on September 09, 2022, 05:17:37 am --- --- Quote from: tszaboo on September 08, 2022, 08:26:22 pm --- --- Quote from: pcprogrammer on September 08, 2022, 06:55:05 pm --- --- Quote from: tszaboo on September 08, 2022, 05:59:51 pm ---It's also not the Dutch way. --- End quote --- What is the Dutch way? I guess the guy who is stabbing you in the back is Dutch. Is that the Dutch way? Don't forget there are assholes in every culture. --- End quote --- I think you misunderstood. The Dutch way seems to me that everyone in a meeting needs to agree before it can continue. I dont have this, perfectly capable on working on something that I didn't had a say in. --- End quote --- Well then things must have changed since I retired. Have been in several meetings during my working days and points could easily be left open. But as with everything things do change over time and this might be one of them. Regarding self employment I think nctnico oversimplifies things based on his own experiences. There are lots of things to consider like the rules for employer employee relationships. Don't know what the rules are know, but when I was self employed (>10 years ago), there were rules about when you worked for a company being self employed to test if there was no employer employee relationship, just to avoid paying additional social taxes. Could be very expensive for both parties if the inspection revealed such a relationship. --- End quote --- That is only a problem if you have one customer that you work for full time. In such a case you are no more or less than an employee and should consider becoming an employee of that customer (typically a customer will ask when hours start to mount up). I always had multiple customers; actually it is better to work on two projects in parallel or alternate in short (several week) bursts for different customers. Even if the project spans multiple years. It may happen that a project gets cancelled for some reason and then you are suddenly out of work and income if you have no other customers / projects lined up. --- Quote ---Furthermore if your work is hardware related it involves investments like buying your own test equipment to setup your own lab. --- End quote --- That is true. I have invested quite a bit of money in test equipment over the years but in the end it amounts to a few percent of total revenue. Partly due to buying second hand equipment. |
| Mario87:
I've been in a similar (altho not quite as bad) position at my last job. I just kept quiet, did my work and kept looking for a new job. Eventually found a new company to go to, at the HR exit interview I burnt all my bridges in the old company and told them everything, however I think it had some effect as I knew they were already hiring my replacement before I left, spoke to someone who worked there almost a year later and the new hire never materialized, I feel HR put a halt on things. Difference for us was we were a small company owned by one of the UK's largest companies and the exit interview was done by corporate, not the actual company I worked for, so corporate actually took what I said quite seriously as from what I understand they are actually quite good to work for directly. Bottom line is, since I left, I have not been happier in my job. Don't stick around, it will only get worse! |
| PlainName:
--- Quote ---Furthermore if your work is hardware related it involves investments like buying your own test equipment to setup your own lab. --- End quote --- Isn't that a benefit? |
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