Defector

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

They say that the best is the enemy of the good. But a rare person will confine himself to the good, especially when he knows that the best is possible and it is somewhere nearby. Sometimes this best turns out to be cheese in a mousetrap, and sometimes it adds peace of mind and gives a feeling of happiness …

Agree, thoughts about changing jobs and finding another, better than the old one, have visited you more than once. A career is that constant transition from good to better. Over time, the work that seemed the best a year ago becomes just good. You can be satisfied with this. Someone does just that, but someone, on the contrary, ceases to be content with the existing position, especially if a large salary shines with gold on the horizon, prospects for career growth in a new office attract, and duties are the best match for your ideas about your own skills and abilities, experience and knowledge. This whole beautiful picture of successful work may turn out to be a mirage … and then, having bitten a rolled lip so inappropriately, there remains only a broken trough. Or it may not be … So, is it worth it or not to exchange good for the best?

Despite the fact that popular wisdom points to the enemy confrontation between the first and the second, it is necessary to change the good for the better. True, experienced careerists know that it is worth doing this with special attention, caution and even cunning. Both the first, and the second, and the third must take place at a certain point in time in the process"

You can safely consider yourself a deserter if you answered in the affirmative to the phrase: "Tomorrow you can already go to work." Tomorrow in a new office (albeit for a trial period)! To a new workplace! But you haven't quit your job yet. How to proceed? In no case inform your superiors that you have been offered to move to another institution, even if it is much more prestigious than that. And if, in the end, you are not going to go out to a new place tomorrow, you should still not tell your boss that you were offered a highly paid (in comparison) and prestigious job. You should not count on the fact that this will play on creating a positive image of a faithful employee and will increase your status in the eyes of management. In response, you may be asked why you did not accept the offer? Or maybe you doubt yourself? Or just made up a story for myself to add value? If the boss, on top of everything else, is weak on the head, he will say all these questions out loud. And, it is possible that you will deeply regret that you did not accept an offer from a competing company. Secondly, if you decide to try to work in a new place, take a week off, sick leave or vacation.

By the way, vacation is the best option in case rumors about your work in a new place reach your superiors, because vacation is a legal time for rest, and you can rest as your soul desires, including working in another institution …

True, if you like the new office, do not forget that the boss, knocking on the volume of the Labor Code, can tell you that after submitting your letter of resignation, you must work for another two weeks. Alas, there is approximately such a clause in labor legislation, although most offices do not pay attention to it and sign a statement on the same day. If the boss rests his horns on the wall, take the same Labor Code and quote the words that in these two weeks your duties include the completion of current affairs, and not a full-length work schedule. In turn, explain to the new leader that the process of leaving your old job will take some time, but you are ready to work from home, fulfilling the plan set in front of you, and so on.

At the same time, we have described the most favorable situation in the transition from a new office to another.

Try not to jump to conclusions after you've worked a week in a new office. Not so long ago, a girl I knew cursed herself for a long time for leaving for a higher-paying job. At the new workplace, everything went perfectly until the deputy director of marketing and, in fact, her boss returned from vacation. “The lady turned out to be super-crazy,” says a friend, “who has written on her forehead“I haven't had an orgasm for five years”.

It is a real torture to work under her guidance. So, for example, in no institution I know of, employees do not write a report on the work done at the end of each working day. Moreover, each paragraph of this report is accompanied by abundant comments and additional recommendations.

Yes, I get a high salary, but you can't buy health! "This, of course, is an extreme case and, judging by the story, clinical. But perhaps over time, a situation may arise in your new workplace that will not pay off even with a high salary …Carefully, as if by chance, ask the employees about all the "buts" that are in the new office: do they pay their salaries on time? How is the approval of quarterly reports (or any other approval) going? Is there a staff turnover (if there is, find out for what reasons employees were fired)? Who are the bosses' favorites, and most importantly - why?.. The latter makes sense in order to understand how the new office evaluates the result of work, and also what constitutes the attitude of the bosses to their subordinates. In a word, a new office is worth exploring thoroughly from the inside, even if it is a very prestigious institution. Pay attention to details.

If you are ready to finally become a turncoat, you will be faced with the question of how to leave your previous job. Even if a lot of grievances have accumulated in your soul against the former boss or his deputies, or some of the leading characters, remain a diplomat and do not leave, loudly slamming the door. It is best to inform your boss about your dismissal in two weeks, and it is worth starting the conversation with the words: "It was very interesting and pleasant for me to work with you. The work experience that I received is very important for me …" And it is better to end my speech with the words: "… You can always count on my help!" In fact, the help may come in handy for you, and if you leave favorable memories of yourself, you may be able to use it.

And lastly, often deserters are complex in new offices about their experience and so on. Especially if the institution is on a higher status than the previous one. "Will I be able to work as efficiently as they do? Will I cope with the assigned work?" Be confident in your professionalism! Believe - you will succeed! You are just a super-worker!