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Well I told the boss on Friday that I had an offer and was going to accept.
It was pretty much everything you hope won't happen when you put in a notice. He said I was going to ruin my name, I haven't finished the project I'm working on, this is going to ruin him, what is he supposed to do, how could you, etc.
He calmed down, but then we had another meeting later with other people that kinda went the same way. He was just laying on me heavy. Saying this is the worst position he's ever been in, and he didn't know what they were goina do, etc.
So, later, his daughter approached me to see what the issues were and what type of things I would change to make it a place I wanted to stay. We had some really good conversation, and I was actually goina stay. So we ran the ideas past the boss and it was a no go.
I'm not sure if we ended in a good place or not. The last meeting we had just completely showed that I don't fit here. It was calm and I think he got a chance to see how we just don't really see things the same way.
We'll see what this two weeks brings. There's a product opening tomorrow that needs some mods done to it. They've scrapped the entire tablet program, so they gave me that to work on instead. I am pretty sure when I finish that they are just going to have me stop coming in. They've given me hints to that.
I start the new job the 25th. I've negotiated an offer, and got an informal email. I'll be getting the official today or tomorrow.
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Tough situation, you try and do the right thing and give them 3 weeks notification and then they try to hurt you instead. When I was a consultant, I wasn't always given a date when the project would be over, so then I'd be out of a pay check. One of my last projects, I gave 1 day notice. It's lousy, but I don't feel like losing a few grand is worth it.
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Yeah sounds like a typical, you ruined your name and also mine, but i won't give you more so it's attractive for you to stay situation.
People are stupid, if they have problems they blame someone else, in this case you.
Wish you good luck on your last days 
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Don't worry. It's just a case of hurt feelings. In his eyes the peasants don't run away from him, if at all, he throws them out. Now you have shown how unreliable and treacherous you are, so he does not want to keep you.
I have no idea how well things went before, but now you should be glad to get out of there.
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Just walk away. 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha
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loctrice wrote: and I was actually goina stay.
After the BS that he put you through? I would have zero tolerance for that crap. Dealt with it once from a job shop that was contracting me out to Citigroup, the guy was a total arse about it and I told him so and hung up the phone on him. These people think that you're their personal slave. 
Marc
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So it sounds like it went something like this...
"Boss, I quit. I'm giving you time to do some knowledge transfer and some prep to find a replacement. I know that it is going to be a bit rough but I wanted to give you some warning so you aren't totally screwed. You know, just so things aren't completely in the weeds like when that other guy quit without a word."
PHB, with fingers in the shape of a little pyramid: "You can't quit on me! You're fired!" PHB begins banging his fist on the desk. "I'm going to call the Brute Squad! I'm king of the world! Mwuhahahahaha!" With that he leaps up, grabs a broom, straddles it and dashes out a 10th story window.
Same thing happened to me... they never did locate his body. Weird. 
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loctrice wrote: Well I told the boss on Friday that I had an offer and was going to accept.
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I start the new job the 25th. I've negotiated an offer, and got an informal email. I'll be getting the official today or tomorrow.
Seems like you jumped the gun a bit. Should've waited until you've accepted the official offer at a minimum. Given the way your boss went psycho on you, I really hope the new one doesn't fall through at the last minute.
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I have an official offer from a second company, which is also a great place.
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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So you handed in the notice before signing on the line knowing the official offer?
That is a dangerous game to play in these tough economic times. You could have easily handed in your notice and the new employer changes their mind at the last minute for any one of a million reasons.
Anyway, Congrats on the new job! Hope everything works out fine.
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Exactly what loctrice needs, Dave, some reassuring and comforting support 
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I have an official offer from a second company, which is also a great place.
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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Cool! Sorted then!
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loctrice wrote: I was actually goina stay
No ! I have been in the same situation, and refused (Because why should my job be worth a 20% rise after I first quit ?). They refused to pay my overtime - They actually deleted my hours from the system, and I had to sue them to have them pay the due vacation time I had not taken yet. I was sooooo happy I had refused the proposition of this bunch of clowns...
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Good luck to you.
If the only time you're worth a raise is when you quit then you're in the wrong place.
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I wasn't asking for more money. We had some terms when I was hired, and a process we were intending to implement. Those things were not met, and there wasn't an agreement anymore.
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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It sounds to me like you made the correct decision, based solely on the material you provided.
You should take the bosses reaction, and the fact that the daughter tried to get you to stay, as a compliment of sorts. If you were a sh*t bag, then they would not care, IMHO.
Best of luck to you, at your new company.
-- By the way, I have changed companies, a handful of times, and it is never an easy decision, or process.
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Last time I handed my notice in (6 weeks) my boss didn't say another word from me for the entire 6 weeks they made me work out there, not one.
I used to go and hang around in offices he was in because he always walked out as soon as he could when I did.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Five hundred urinals daily? (7)
sorry - been busy so didn't have time for a good one.
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"Diurnal"?
Five hundred -> 'D' in Roman
"Diurnal" -> daily
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Indeed.
Well done
See you tomorrow
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How can it be not Star Wars related ? Fail !
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I did one for Millenium, Millenium Falcon, Yoda, and even tried R2D2, Death Star (Eats Darth) and Tatooine
but I was late, and in a hurry so just looked for the word of the day on some website and used that!
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_Maxxx_ wrote: the word of the day on some website
How could they have a word of the day that was not Star Wars related ? Fail ! 
Ok, I am out watching Episode 2 and Jarjarbashing.
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There was a disturbance in his force.
modified 4-May-15 6:46am.
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