Well, just gave my notice! My manager was actually really happy for me and was glad I found a job with a shorter commute.
On Jun 12, 2013, at 11:26 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Zaphod <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I feel guilty for my coworkers who are left behind and will have to >> shoulder extra load for a while. > > > I'm a lot like you in this (I think many of us may be). In the end your > current employer may try to counter but know this - they will survive. > Yes, your co-workers will have to bear the brunt of the load but know that > eventually the company will fill the holes. > > >> >> > It is a tough decision if they'd give me more WFH time. Stay with >> comfortable or go with exciting? Tough call. This would be me 3rd job in >> 23 years :) >> > > When I took my current job I promised my wife that I would stay here for at > least 4 years. I just passed my 5th anniversary. It's a position much > like the one you're in. I half-jokingly say my job title is Technologist, > "short for He Who Handles Anything With A Plug." Switching (back) to a > strictly developer position would be an interesting trick for me. I'm used > to coding and running the servers. I may well have a problem with a DBA > looking over my shoulder. > > My two-bit advice on the review, I'd bring up the positives of > work-from-home, compare your job description to your actual functional > duties, see what they want to do about the discrepancies. Bring up the > down-sides of work-from-home and say you'd like to work out a mitigation > strategy for them that will make both you and the company happy. Don't > mention the other opportunity. > > Based on the results of your review, then plan out your next move. > > Until Later! > C. Hatton Humphrey > http://www.eastcoastconservative.com > > Every cloud does have a silver lining. Sometimes you just have to do some > smelting to find it. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:364877 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
