It's not easy, nor fun but you have to answer every one of those questions in a way that serves your best interests. Don't do any unneeded harm to your current employer but assume the worse and take care of yourself.
Heck no you don't say anything. Never ever, once you do that they will always be looking over their shoulder. Hopefully you have expressed several times you want the contract converted to full time. Once you get the gig, you tell them as best you can. You love them, you love it here but you need a real employment commitment for your own personal protection/career. You promise (and deliver) that you will help them finish projects after hours....document everything..help them find someone....all of those kinds of things. The hard part will be if when you tell them you are leaving they offer you more money and the conversion to full time. I usually advise people to turn that down unless there are special circumstances. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Kuhlman Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 9:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [NTSysADM] OT - tips on job change etiquette Morning all. Just curious as to thoughts from some colleagues in the field. Say you were in a job as a contractor at a smaller firm, and the job was supposed to convert to full time in a few months, but that didn't happen. However, your contract is extended several times so you are still at the position. it may end in 6 months after being extended 18. The people at the place are really great and the environment is laid back and casual with very low stress. So you keep your options open and along comes what may be a very good opportunity with a large well established place that is insourcing and building a new team right in your preferred geography. It is also a 6 month contract to start out, but the company wants to make it permanent based on all information given. Do you share with your current gig that you are checking into this? Or if you don't share the info, and you get the offer, how do you tell your current gig so as not to burn any bridges? And if the new gig was a go, they want an immediate start time (within 2 weeks) because their outsourced people doing the support are going to be gone in that time. However, you are working on finishing up projects for the current gig. Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks Don K
