I have an update on the job notice situation. I think it really tells a lot about someone when another employee is leaving. I gave my notice at the end of the day yesterday to the branch manager and told him I'd leave a notice letter in the delivery truck. He actually made the comment that I was tired of being the old guys monkey boy. I didn't say where I was going but had a couple different offers to choose from. One was welding sales and the other was a welding position. The welding position was BS but I didn't want to say where I was going.
Fast forward to this morning. I go in as usual and the old guy and the guy that referred me to the job are sitting there. The old guy asks me to sit down and then says "So you gave your notice?" I said yep and he says if the job's with a competitor you can go over and get your paperwork right away. I said I hadn't decided which job I was taking but since there was a good chance it was with a competitor, I left a short time later but in the mean time there was more discussion. The old guys starts in me, "let's not beat around the bush, you got offered a job at @@@." Then he said something that really shocked me, " I hear you're leaving because of me and that I won't get off my azz out of the chair?" "I push you too hard!" Then he says I did 9 orders yesterday, how is that pushing you too much. I asked him who said that and he said the owner called and said that was in my resignation letter. I said that's a total lie!!! Where'd he get that idea from? He say's your buddy(branch manager). I said all my resignation letter said is that I'm giving my notice and if I can be any help in the transition to let me know. We copied a template off the internet. I said @@@@, who referred me, knows me better than that and I would never right a letter like that. The old guy actually believed me and said my version makes more sense. I said there wasn't just one reason I was leaving, there were several reasons and I just wasn't happy. I went to the washroom and came back and shook his hand and another salesman's who had just came in. The guy that referred me didn't even stick around and had left without even saying goodbye. He knew I wasn't happy(he isn't either working there) but thinks I should have talked to owner first before leaving. I talked to him before I applied at the other place because he worked there for a while. There's nothing that could have been done keep me there. It's a company stuck in the dark ages with an owner that doesn't care as long as he fills his pockets. After all the lies and BS about my giving notice, I think it just confirms I made a good decision! The only reasons I can think why the branch manager said what he did was so the old guy would get a wake up call and because he's pizzed cause he'll have to stay later to close every second week. From what I was told, the owner can't stand the old guy either but figured he'd have to give him too much severance pay. Speaking of which, I'm entitled to get paid for the notice period even if they told me to leave right away. I'm also entitled to my remaining vacation pay. Now I can have a week off with pay and get some of my own stuff done. I need more of these GOOD days!:cool2::thumbsup:
