I hate that I still care what my boss thinks

"BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather" (bugeyedacura) 05/18/2014 at 22:10 • Filed to: None

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So even after everything that has transpired, I'm still dreading telling him about my interviews. Maybe I'm afraid he'll fire me on the spot, maybe I still care too much about what he thinks. Either way, he's still gonna fire me so I need to find other work.

Where have all the lightweights gone? > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 05/18/2014 at 22:14

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From my experience, I would hold off telling your boss until you're putting in your 2 week's notice. That way, you're still employed and you're somewhat in control of the situation.

CRider > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 05/18/2014 at 22:15

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The only thing you need to tell him is when you're quitting, not a day before.

jkm7680 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 05/18/2014 at 22:24

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Man, your boss sounds like a nightmare.

If he's going to fire you, and you've got a job lined up I'd personally resign before he gets to firing you. That's just me though.

Good luck man!

Bad Idea Hat > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 05/18/2014 at 22:34

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Okay, he has actually come out and said he is planning on firing you? Document the times he says this. If he's not documenting any sort of issues he's having with you, then you can take the information to a higher up.

Unless this is one of those places where the higher up doesn't care. At that point, you need to start singing "this is how we glue it" any time you're near a stick substance of any kind.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Bad Idea Hat 05/18/2014 at 22:43

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He's told me I'm going to get my 60 days due to looking elsewhere. I just haven't gotten it on paper yet from him.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > jkm7680 05/18/2014 at 22:46

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Yeah I'm not waiting lol

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Where have all the lightweights gone? 05/18/2014 at 22:47

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He already knows I'm leaving (its a whole thing, its been posted here) so now it's just getting out before my 60 days is up.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > CRider 05/18/2014 at 22:48

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He already knows I'm leaving. But I guess at this point I shouldn't make it any worse.

CRider > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 05/18/2014 at 22:51

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Unless he already knows when you're leaving and where you're going, you can only hurt yourself by talking to him.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > CRider 05/18/2014 at 22:54

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Good point. "Appointments" it is!

ttyymmnn > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 05/18/2014 at 22:58

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Always better to resign than get fired. What do you do, btw? You need not be specific about the company. Just in general.

Sn210 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 05/18/2014 at 23:02

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If he fires you, (I'm assuming) you'll get a severance package and unemployment until you get a new job. If he knows you're planning to leave, he's not going to fire you. It's so hard to fire somebody in the corporate world anyway, never mind someone who's planning in quitting.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > ttyymmnn 05/18/2014 at 23:03

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I'm in software sales. I tried to switch over to the tech team, the transfer got denied. Then my boss told me I had the option of looking elsewhere as long as I kept coming in and working. But the second I had my first interview, he took me in the office and gave me my verbal notification that he's giving me my 60 days. That should be coming any day now.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Sn210 05/18/2014 at 23:16

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I'm getting PIP'd first (performance improvement program) which basically gives me 60 days. I'm not sure how much severance it removes them from having to pay out, but I'm sure its better than a straight out layoff or firing. Which means that he fucks me an extra thrust.

mattoverdrive > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 05/19/2014 at 00:27

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Sounds like something to ask HR about.