Quitting a new job within 90 days

[rbroome]

@Chimera

Nah, they’re like the guys in the cages in that old Bruce Lee movie (or the parodies thereof).

1> They know, and don’t care
2> They know, and they do care, but they can’t do anything about it.
3> They don’t know and they don’t care
4> They don’t know and they care, but aren’t going to listen to YOU.

Probably the single biggest WTF for me about people in management is how they can tune out the truth from people simply because those people are not at a level that they think they need to listen to. And even after the Truth comes around and bitchslaps them upside the head, they’d sooner punish you for being ‘out of line’ or ‘insubordinate’ than admit that someone beneath their position was right about something when they were wrong.

Agreed. free advice is worth every penny.
You won’t help them, and it can only cost you.

[KneadToKnow]

@rbroome

expressive and to the point as always!

excuse my ignorance, but where is the quote from? I would enjoy that.

Here ya go

[Cat_Whisperer]

@tirial

<snip>
The issue? The project team, who had already failed to deliver the project several times previously, was made up entirely of long time employees who would be made redundant if the project succeeded. I was assured that the team would in no way be letting this impact their performance…<snip>

That’s actually pretty funny. Having that discussion with management would be a very surreal moment.

[Merkwurdigliebe]

Ever consider going over his head to talk to his boss? It sounds like this psycho has already caused one person to quit already. If this is the case then this psycho needs to go and not you. Maybe you could get a promotion? Really, it all boils down to the question of if you have enough money to make ends meet in the mean time. I’d say to go to his boss and tell him what he’s been up to and lay it on the line, “It’s either him or me, and I promise this won’t be the last time you’ll be dealing with problems he’s creating” If said person is so important, then he’ll probably stay, you’ll quit, and you won’t even be in a worse position. Hell you can even do this after you get another job lined up. Just say, “Hey, I got another job and it’s because of person X.” This guy (if I read correctly) is now responsible for two guys having quit. Do you know what a serious productivity drain that is?

[Stranger_On_A_Train]

@KneadToKnow

Here ya go

“I get home and the ice cube trays are gone from the freezer! What kind of a sick bitch takes the ice cube trays out of the freezer?”

Stranger

[msmith537]

@Hakuna Matata

My advice–don’t make any major decisions while in this job. No new house, no ‘let’s have kids’. I know several people who have done that and then convince themselves the job isn’t that bad, etc. 10-15 years later they hate their lives. As I mentioned a boring job will kill you, just very slowly. Good luck!

Look, work sucks regardless. That’s why they have to pay people to do it.

But I think you’ve basically described 90% of who I’ve seen working for this company. People who settled in because it pays the bills and is ok, but not particularly exciting and next thing you know, they are passionless middle aged drones.

Then again, I only need to be there M-F 9-5. My last job consumed my entire life and made me furiously angry all the time. IT kept wondering why I kept “sitting on my Blackberry” (sit = hit with a hammer, stomped on, whatever).

I’m also sick of doing the “consulting firm shuffle” where people jump around from places like Deloitte to Accenture to EDS to Huron to wherever every two years. They hate being treated like a “resource” to be farmed out to anywhere on Earth at a moments notice and working long hours and yet they just keep jumping into the same exact situation and never really advancing.

@Merkwurdigliebe

Ever consider going over his head to talk to his boss? It sounds like this psycho has already caused one person to quit already.

No, this person has been there 20 years and I’m new. And I have no idea who her boss is. Also she hasn’t done anything to me. Mostly I’m just hearing griping from my staff but I can see where they are coming from. I’m not looking to make enimies of my boss the first month.

And actually, since I am, in fact, their boss, I’ve told them that they need to tone down their bitching when our new employees start. The last thing a new hire needs to be told is they head of the group they just joined is crazy.

As as I’m fond of saying, at least now I only have to deal with ONE jerk. Everyone else I’ve met seems cool enough.

So I think my plan is to stick it out for a year or two and reevaluate, unless I see something spectacularly awesome that I just have to do.