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bdunham7:

--- Quote from: tszaboo on September 19, 2022, 10:09:07 pm ---It's only a scaremongering tactics, as I said the opportunity cost would be too much for the company to let me go.

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I've seen cases where people were confident that they wouldn't be fired because they believed that a complete fucking disaster would ensue if they were.  And, they were fired and while a complete fucking disaster did ensue (in one case, major disaster with fireballs and wreckage and people killed due to the incompetence of the replacement) they weren't asked back, the companies still exist and the managers that did the firing are still there, or were for as long as I paid attention.   
olkipukki:

--- Quote from: tszaboo on September 08, 2022, 09:13:14 am ---How to deal with manipulative coworker

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In general, you don't, especially if a management on same side with a coworker, with some exceptions:
- you're patiently waiting a huge bonus
- you need to sell vested shares
- promotion is just about and you will move away from all these nonsense
- you can move/transfer to another department/team

Everything else might lead to self-destruction, alcoholism, mental breakdown, drugs etc.

As already mentioned, it's better find a new job while working rather than sitting on a bench and awaiting to be called.
Take a holiday, polish your CV, apply for open vacancies as much as you can  - I would say more productive compared to wasting time on internal battling in a company


--- Quote from: tszaboo on September 08, 2022, 05:59:51 pm ---I don't want to do that without plan B.

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You already have Plan B - your current job, get to work on Plan A :)
olkipukki:

--- Quote from: tszaboo on September 19, 2022, 10:09:07 pm ---I also notified upper management, that I'm not satisfied with their resolution of the problem.

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I would call it 'the issue' not "the problem"
 


--- Quote from: tszaboo on September 19, 2022, 10:09:07 pm ---It's only a scaremongering tactics, as I said the opportunity cost would be too much for the company to let me go.

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If you don't have financial interest in a company and share their profits/dividends, it should be less your worry.
You can use it as a leverage for short-period of time (such as "quiet qutting"), but one away or another they will solve it easy by hiring 2-3 persons if no satisfied candidate on a market at the given time.

rstofer:

--- Quote from: tszaboo on September 19, 2022, 10:09:07 pm ---
--- Quote from: fourfathom on September 19, 2022, 06:27:05 pm ---Is a better job so hard to find?  From here it sounds like an unpleasant, dead-end environment.

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Oh, I started looking. But I also like to keep my options open. That's why I'm not burning bridges. I also notified upper management, that I'm not satisfied with their resolution of the problem. No threats or anything that's pointless.
And yes, being a foreigner, it makes finding a job harder. It's not to criticize the locals, it's just a fact.


--- Quote from: rstofer on September 19, 2022, 06:28:38 pm ---By giving you formal notification, the company is building a case to fire you for cause which they are documenting with the letter.  I don't know how many letters it takes to fire someone for cause but you're on the way.  Don't be surprised if you get other letters in the near future.

Make no mistake, your time at the company is short.  You will be leaving, you might as well make the next move.

If you are the only party to receive a 'do better' letter, the company is already taking sides and you lost.


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I'm aware, they were very clear about that.
It's only a scaremongering tactics, as I said the opportunity cost would be too much for the company to let me go.

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At some point, the company will reach the conclusion that the cost of non-action exceeds the benefit.  Hopefully you will have another job lined up.  No employee is irreplaceable, there is just a period of adjustment and that may be less painful than maintaining the status quo.
fourfathom:
I will repeat what has already been said because it's so important:  No one is irreplaceable.  Always remember this.
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