Submitted 1 day ago by raindrops@reddthat.com to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
Flip a coin. Not because it’s anything to do with the coin, but because, by the time it lands, you will either be trying to rationalise the way it landed or be happy that it landed that way.
In other words, you’ll have already made up your mind what to do by the time it lands.
None of the following questions will give you a specific answer, but they might give you some food for thought to help you figure it out for yourself.
What would happen if the company was sold?
What would happen if you were injured in an unrelated accident, like say during a holiday?
What would happen if the company lost its largest customer?
What does retirement look like for you?
What do you want to achieve in your life?
What does career progression look like?
What happens if you got or lost a life partner?
Is it a privately owned company under at-will employmenr? Then don’t allow yourself loyalty to an abstract entity that would ruin your life if it was more convenient than not.
At any rate: If you change, you are safer long term. When things one day get hard, it is healthy to know that you are able to move employment on your own terms.
What opportunities would working somewhere else open up?
I was in the same situation 2 years ago. I loved my job but there was only so far I could progress before I knew I had to leave. The problem is I had to go back to school for a few years to get a certification to progress my career. I could have took the easy way and stayed in a comfortable position but I ended up going back to school to progress my career, I just didn’t see another way to advance and felt like it was the only move to make.
Best thing to do is to come in one day with a better offer and ask them to price match. If they can’t then thats it in my opinion.
Are you getting annual raises on par with inflation?
That’s not what I asked. Do you get annual raises?
Go forward in your mind about 20 or 30 years after having gone through your current position or situation without positive or negative change. Pretend that everything just coasts along at the same pace.
What would your future self say to you right now.
“Eeny, meeny, miny, mo. Which will kill me, I don’t know.”
What are your long-term goals in terms of career, retirement, etc? Does the current company fall in line with those goals?
Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
This stood out, though I know it is in quotes
Do not let that factor in. I have been fired twice, once because of new manager syndrome, once because of 'we’re moving in a different direction .
The company feels no loyalty to you, do not reciprocate.
My work is niche and both times I was fired I was rehired after they realized they fucked up. It cost them big time to rehire me, and while I did the work I was less invested in it. After work emails or phone calls were ignored and dealt with the next day.
deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 1 day ago
This.
Old fart here. Loyalty doesn’t figure in business anymore. That’s not a cynical position, it’s a true position, especially in relation to staff.
Loyalty actually stops you doing what’s best for the company because you will be disinclined to present momentum which might undermine (accidentally or otherwise) someone to whom you are loyal.
raindrops@reddthat.com 1 day ago
Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
That’s understandable, but… Unless your dad owns the place, I would not count on them having the same loyalty to you.