Comments on: Ask Brian- When Do I Tell My Old Job About My New Job?

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[...] saw your advice to Mike from last week. My question is along similar lines, but from a different angle. I.E., I don’t want my boss [...]

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:22:29 +0000

Hey! That’s what I like to hear!

Yeah, it sounded to me like you wanted things to happen, but were projecting YOUR impatience into an obsession with being polite to your boss.

If what you really needed was to act (and I never thought of this) then you’re right, the person to talk to was your OLD employer, who was the one keeping things from happening.

Good luck!

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:59:44 +0000

As, an-after-the-fact-note; I thought it would be fun to recap events:

I thought about what Brain and the other commenters said, specifically

“I think you’re only tempted to give notice because you’re the one waiting to get the word.”

There’s allot there. I think it’s true to the extent that I didn’t want to give notice, I just wanted to ACT. (despite the fact that no action of mine would help much). So I vented my desire for action by trading voice mails with my old boss if only to ask if he’d made any progress with the req.

The good news is, he went and checked. It had gotten stuck up on technicalities in HR, he shook it loose and called me back.

(See! JobBored does give good advice! If this doesn’t fall through, getting to quit is gonna be one hell of a good christmas present!)

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:37:51 +0000

Mike, of course you can comment on your own Q&A! This is a career advice community. I’m not the only one that can give you advice. Sometimes my commenters is smarter than I!

Hopefully, others will chime in with their 2 cents.

By: Karl

Karl — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:34:48 +0000

I agree. If nothing is definite, then there’s nothing to say yet. I know this is not the perfect analogy, but my wife and I are trying for a baby. We’re obviously not telling her work until we know for sure.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:10:12 +0000

Is it unprofessional of me to comment on my own Q&A? (I’m the Mike that wrote in.) I think Brian (at least partially, called it. He’s right to the extent that I’m the one wanting to take action, and right in the sense that it’s not really helpful to anyone.

I probably will keep my trap shut, but I feel bad for my co-workers when I get new assignments I know I won’t be around to finish. Still, I hope it doesn’t fall through. It’s going to be sweet. There’s something different about the world for a couple days after you quit a job you hate.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:21:43 +0000

Hey Mike! It’s commendable that you have your current boss in mind as you contemplate this change. But I agree with Brian; you can be honest and forthcoming — but at the right time, and it’s not the right time yet. One suggestion: When you have the offer for the new job at your once and possibly future employer in hand, don’t sign it until you talk with your current boss. If there could be a reason or two why you would stay where you are, your boss might just convince you to stick around, maybe with more money if that interests you. Bottom line: Wait until you have something in writing before you drop the bomb.