other than the bolded, i didn't read a single thing in your post that made the existing job sound even competitive. it's currently bad there + you feel underpaid/underappreciated + the benefits are worse than the new opportunity? what could have you possibly wanting to stay?
It’s the location. The other job is a field service position. Meaning you cover a territory and the job I’m currently at, I cover a hospital and some outlier imaging centers. My drive to work is five minutes and my kids are in the same city.
I got the offer from my new job from Indeed. I never applied for it. They reached out to me and I get so many hits just from it and not applying anywhere.
Fuck 'em. If they wanted you they'd figure it out and run it "past the president". Not hard to say "Old Azz Ninja is good, but the market salary is 30% above and that's what we'd have to hire someone at." Taking a "counter offer" from your current job rarely works. They never live up to their promise, don't promote you, lag on giving what they agreed to. Just dip out. The only concern is how often you'd have to drive 2hrs away. Is it once a week? That's not that bad. Daily? Probably not
hoss I hate to break it to you but everyone is replaceable and it certainly doesn’t take three years to replace a person. that would have to be catastrophically bad management
That's a good question. It's typically I that seek out candidates. Start here-https://mrinetwork.com/global-directory/ What Industry are you in? What kind of recruiter are you looking for?
Thanks. For my wife. She is looking to get out of education (left the classroom a few years ago and has been managing millions in federal grants the last few years) and wants to get into nutrition, in which she is currently enrolled in a program to earn her second masters.
My manager has no idea how to do what we do. All 4 of us have separate managers and none of them know how to do what we do. We are the only 4 people in the company that use 2 of our major software programs. I’m not trying to toot my own horn but they can’t just move someone into the position and they just up and start running
Honestly that’s been the main problem. I’ve had 5 managers in 3 years and only the one that hired me knew what was going on and he was gone within a month. After that we were bounced around to different managers basically to handle our time off/pay and then they broke us up into regions so now we are all in different regions with different managers. So I’m the only one in my region and they couldnt just have someone pick up my projecta and they’re still trying to hire 3 of the ones that don’t do what I do. Trying to figure out if that’s going to factor into a counter offer when I talk to my manager today. I’m open to a counter offer even if it’s not penny to penny what I was offered with the new job.
Yeah. I get a ton from Indeed. How I’ve got my last 3 jobs. I’ll go through and see if there’s anything I like or you could just run through and apply for a ton a day but you’ll get requests to see if you’re interested in jobs you didn’t apply for. That’s pretty much what my entire personal email inbox is. If you’re looking for a job use Indeed
Current job is wfm and I know I’m secure here. I have a ton of freedom and not micromanaged or anything. Pretty much just work on my own. They asked me to come up with a number but they can’t match what the other company is offering.
If you do decide to at least give a number, don't give what the other company is offering, give a number higher than that.
Well you need determine how much your time is worth. Sounds like your new job would be in office and requires a commute (you're in Houston and I'm sure commuting blows). How long is the drive both ways? Is there travel? Which position has more growth opportunities? How valuable is working from home to you? Are you happy in your current role? Consider all those things and maybe others I forgot and determine what those are worth to you.
Also I’d have to factor in cost of gas since I never drive my truck anywhere now and I’d have to buy whole new wardrobe as I haven’t had to wear business casual in almost 6 years. The new position is a really good one with a good company. Just never been in a position where could even ask for an option to counter. Typically I just put in 2 weeks and left.
I guess this is the work thread too....so anyone have a rec for a free/basic CRM. Just looking for something we can have a small team access, hold some client contacts, etc. Don't really need much in terms of integrations or any of that. Like we had a lot of this info in Excel and Access if that gives you an idea. Looking at HubSpot, but any others ppl use?
I use Hubspot (sales for seed stage fintech) and like it well enough for the basic features. Pretty intuitive but lacks some of the power of Salesforce which should be expected. You can buy premium features like marketing and other sales tools but we’re not there yet
Used HubSpot for a year before moving on to SFDC. It was serviceable for us but not a long term solution.
anyone else struggling with their job search? I’ve been on the search for about 4 months and not a lot of bites
It's not that bad. Still get thirsty recruiter messages. I'd start by hiring someone off fiver to rewrite your resume and LinkedIn. Makes a huge difference.
Have you exhausted your personal/professional network for references? This is a must and you have to also have them ping their internal recruiting team to review your application because (sorry not sorry to our TMB recruiters) they’re the goddamn worst at their jobs.
Have you tried Indeed? I get stuff all the time from there. Company recruiter reached out to me about the new job I took. I never really got many hits on LinkedIn. Click on the ones you want and apply the more stuff you get back. Got my last 3 jobs on there. The more feedback you give it the more it helps narrow up the algorithm or something like that where I was getting stuff I was interested in all the time.
always have been my resume is wonderful and gets complimented all the time however I am a victim of the #algorithm and a weak network dealing with this a lot. I work in a v competitive field and am seeking remote work so there is a lot of competition. however I don’t have the largest network I haven’t seen much that fit my salary requirements but I did plan on checking it now that companies are opening job reqs
The resume that looks good to people isn't necessarily the resume that looks good to the algorithm. You really gotta smash it full of linkedin keywords or if applying on a company's website, you basically have to lie your ass off and edit your resume to exactly match the job description.
It's great for hiring people for cheap to do a lot of stuff. I used them when I opened my company for logos, brochures, and things like that. They can do almost everything now. Peruse the site or app. Www.fiverr.com
Thanks. I’d never heard of it. May throw a few dollars at someone with good reviews on there to update the resume/linkedin. Couldn’t hurt
not a ton, but some of the jobs I’m applying to have hundreds of applicants digital/social media. coming from the agency side. currently in omaha but my last couple agencies were based in NYC and I was remote
I would get a LinkedIn premium trial license and find second degree connections at places you want to work. Then work your connections to see if they can get you and in through theirs. It’s tough sledding right now because companies are over-inundated with applications and they all recently reduced the size of their recruiting teams. You might think your network is small but you may just be referring close connections. You’ll have to broaden that, but in my experience most folks are willing to help out plus they’re likely getting a low four figure referral bonus if you land the job. I don’t know how anyone gets an interview at a top tier place without being referred in, gotta be rare.
Dumb question because I had “unlimited” vacation at the only job I have quit before. I have 60 hours of accrued vacation. If I quit are they required by law to pay that out? I work for a German company whose US HQ is in Dallas, TX and I’m a remote worker in Ohio
Typically it is dictated by state law. I know out company has some vacation payout and rollover policies that are dictated by California. Short answer is yes, they should owe you those 60 hours. Thata a bit of the underbelly of unlimited PTO, there is no financial liability for companies that have this if you quit or they lay you off. Still, if done correctly unlimited PTO is great. My internal targets is 30 days off. Not as good as Europe, but still better than ppl getting 2 weeks
I know I get paid out my full accrued PTO amount, but I’m in California and think our rules favor the worker more than most. As a side note- I get 28 days PTO and 14 holidays per year Throw in WFH three days a week and a director who doesn’t give a damn if you submit PTO. Guess work could be worse.
It's earned time in Massachusetts, and legally, the employer is required to pay you out if you quit or are let go. It's really liabilities on the book, so people go to "unlimited PTO", so they have to stop tracking hours & no one accrues anything that needs to be paid out in the future.