# Stringing Along Your Employer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stringing-along-your-employer/655363>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 11, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stringing-along-your-employer/655363 "2013-04-11T00:11:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2013, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stringing-along-your-employer/655363/21 "2013-04-12T08:27:12Z")

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> [@Amblydoper](#):
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> Be straight. Tell your employeer that you will not accept the transfer to Division 2, and you want to remain in division 1. If they value you as an employee, they will leave it at that. If they refuse to honor your request, issue the ultimatum that you will not continue employement with div. 2.
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> Don’t play games, just be honest.

> [@Voyager](#):
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> Being honest is saying you’d rather be in division 1. Issuing ultimatums is not being honest - it is being stupid.

I agree. This is remarkably terrible advice. Never, ever issue an ultimatum to your employer unless you’re trying to prevent a crime or a death. And even then, think real hard about it.

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