Do you believe in Karma? I do. :-) I've been a part of a couple of
organizations in Canada (public and private) where I would concur with
Jared's advice. Always take the higher road; the world is a tiny place
and you never know who you upset today may be providing you with options
in the future. No one works for one company for their career any more,
anyway. (I wonder if this will change hiring practices?)
I can relate to the emotion felt by Benjamin. It "hurts" personally and
professionally when organizations tell you your services are no longer
required. All you hear is "your ideas are of no value to our
business..." - that stings! At the end of the day, people are the
foundation of every organization. Find one where you feel valued and
can get excited about the corporate culture; life's too short and
there's so much we need to fix! :-)
Cheers,
Jeff
Jared Spool wrote:
On Oct 6, 2008, at 6:54 AM, Benjamin Ho wrote:
I agree with others here as well - if they've purposely figured out a
way to exclude you in their plans, and there's a misalignment in
philosophy and methodology, then it's time to go.
If I were you, I'd also take "your plans" that you had offered
with you - delete as many files you can before you leave so they
don't have a clue. They're not going to use them anyway.
With all due respect (and understanding how ideas like this might make
things feel just), I think it's always best to act as professional as
possible.
Any work you did for your employer is their property. Deleting files
and taking proprietary information isn't just malicious (and likely
illegal), it's also not the professional way to leave a long-term
relationship.
Not mentioning that you'll probably want references and there might be
good leads from people you've work with, it sets an example and shows
that you're of the caliber that can handle any situation.
So, I'd recommend against any exit behavior that isn't of the highest
regard for the employer.
Jared
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