Tom, I'll address the satement in the handbook. I'd be concerned if it was stated that matter-of-factly. My experience is that most companies approach your status with them as "at-will" work ethic.
At-Will simply means that there is no implied guarantee that the company has to maintain you (IOW - there is no contract that implies you will be employed for 5 years, at which time we will re-negotiate). The other way that you can look at is like this - the reverse applies for you, too. If the work conditions are so heinous, then you aren't bound by that same 5 year contract. You are allowed to give notice and leave. It's very normal for these types of clauses - in all but Union positions. Rick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kern, Tom Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 9:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: new job I just got offered a position with a consulting company where I would be consulting full time for a major financial corp in NYC as their AD/Exchange guy. I'm a little nervous and I was wondering if anyone here had experience with big financial corps and IT. Is it very different from doing IT for a "normal" company. Their situation is that they outsourced all their Exchange/AD infrastructure and now they want to take it back and have someone support it full time. As it stands, their relationship is not so hot with the outsourcing firm which is reluctant to give them too much info. In fact I don't think anyone there has Domain or Enterprise Admin access as it stands. Finally, the other thing that makes me nervous is, I'd be working fulltime for the consulting firm(until after 3 months if the finanical corp would want me to join them fulltime, I'd work for them). In the consulting company "handbook" which clearly states is not legally binding, the state in bold letters that they reserve the right to let you go for any reason. That kinda scares me. Is that normal? Are they just covering their butt? Thanks. My apologies for the way OT. -------------------------- Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld (www.BlackBerry.net) List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
