πŸ”₯ πŸŒ‰ or not to πŸ”₯ πŸŒ‰?

IBM
fkui

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fkui
Jul 9, 2019 29 Comments

Scenario: your employer has treated you bad, is disrespectful, and you tried everything to grow within, from promotion to working on other teams, nobody even notices you. You haven't had a raise in about 5 years despite your continued efforts. You get an unfair performance plan and exit it in 30 days with success, but you feel defeated and burnt out. You think once you get a new job, you'll never come back to be treated like this again. Then you find a new job and think how you should leave. Question is: do you put in a notice or treat them exactly as they have treated you (leave without notice?)

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  • Red Hat
    Abe_Fr0man

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    Abe_Fr0man
    Don't treat people based on how they treat you - be confident enough to know how you want to treat people, and just do it. Despite the circumstances. Even when it's hard.
    I'd give the notice...
    Jul 9, 2019 7
    • Red Hat
      Abe_Fr0man

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      Abe_Fr0man
      Dang. Thanks for being vulnerable man. I feel for you. The way you've been treated is just wrong on all levels, and it sucks to see someone that came in with such hopes and talent be marginalized to the point where you're completely checked out (and for good reason!).
      I apologize if my response seemed dismissive or if it in any way minimalized your circumstances.

      Red Hat has a lot of locations and a lot of remote positions. Seriously - hit me up if you're interested in joining.

      Hope your next move makes you feel valued.
      Jul 9, 2019
    • IBM
      fkui

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      fkui
      OP
      Thank you for saying that. I'd love to join any other team within IBM honestly!
      Jul 10, 2019
  • Amazon
    x31dH

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    x31dH
    Less of an issue with leaving large companies, but when leaving SMBs or early/mid stage startups you are very likely at some point in your career in the same city to interview with folks that might have back channel information on your departure. As a manager, I have decided not to hire someone based on a back channel reference with several people I knew who worked with the canidate a couple years earlier and who quit with zero days notice, which impacted the project they were on as they did no knowledge transfer and destroyed their documentation rather than sharing it. Maybe in those intervening years that person matured and wouldn't do it again, but there was no way I was going to take that risk.
    Jul 9, 2019 4
    • New
      Boozhound

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      Boozhound
      Office politics 101: when someone is targeted by a manager with maliciously intent, they tell everyone the employee is X (where X is a negative(s)). Then everyone repeats X, whether X is true or not, the perception is now broadcasted as the "truth". I've seen this so many times it's not even funny. Then low skilled hiring "managers" don't give the person a fair chance because they believe the high school rumor mills over developing objective hiring practices.
      Jul 12, 2019
    • IBM
      fkui

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      fkui
      OP
      @Boozhound nailed it!
      Jul 13, 2019
  • Google
    sweSharp

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    sweSharp
    Damn what're they up to over there at IBM
    Jul 9, 2019 2
  • Marvell
    elkdead

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    elkdead
    same day notice and GTFO then never look back.
    Jul 9, 2019 0
  • New
    ZuckYou!

    New

    ZuckYou!
    Give same day notice.
    Jul 9, 2019 0