A good problem for once. 1

[moon161]

Job transition time, thankfully no layoff involved.

I just interviewed for a SWX designer position at a local mfg, longer drive, a lot better money.

Presently I draft for a local medical device mfg.

+ People are nice in the medical sector, our products save and change lives, people know it. Great boss, nice to learn from and work with. May be open with counter offer if I ask. It's been getting better, neat projects, tooling, racking & gage design.

- Temp, no vac, benefits, PTO. Below market $. Bulk of work is revising drawings. Cut to part time for a while last fall.

Curveball:
Recently in contact with local architect/engineer, wants to meet & discuss. Possible DREAM JOB (for me)- Mech EIT, net zero buildings & urban core rehab. But business may not be to where he can hire. How do I tell this guy the clock for an easy transition (at least for me) started running and not pi** him off?

Suggestions?

TIA

 

[TheTick]

Just shut up and work. Leave when there's a better opportunity (and a WRITTEN offer!). Simple, no?

In my experience, opportunities do not calibrate their schedule to your convenience. All you can do is be ready and willing to act. Not ready? Not willing? Next in line, please!

 

[MikeHalloran]

Tell the a/e you're ready to leave.
Give him a week to respond.
If he doesn't, go as planned.

Refuse any counteroffers from the med guys; if they really valued you, they'd have expressed it already. Temporary works both ways.





Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

 

[apsix]

"Refuse any counteroffers from the med guys;if they really valued you, they'd have expressed it already"

Not always, in my experience.
Often they will pay what they think they can get away with. There's more to be had if some pressure is applied (and they value you).

 

[brandonbw]

I had done the attempt to leave and was offered more money at a couple different jobs. I was given more money, but never the more amount of work/experience that I was mainly asking for. So I agree with the company possibly trying to get away with as much as they can, plus being a temp position there is a lot less involved if things slow down and they need to let you go.

Once you start looking, I think you won't stop looking until you find something. So to that, you are probably one foot out the door right now until you get hired somewhere else. I would suggest not staying just purely based on money alone.

And job security may or may not be important depending on where you are in your life.

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