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[-] thorbot@lemmy.world 45 points 10 months ago

It’s sad how true this is. I quit my job and went to work for another company for a year. The previous company contacted me wanting me back, and hired be back after a year for $15k more than before. I’ve been there a year now and got a 3% raise. Probably should just quit again and get rehired

[-] berrodeguarana@lemmy.eco.br 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Stupid question, wasn't that a risky move? I mean, the way I was raised to think by my parents I can hear their voices in the back of my head if I went through a situation like this, similar to this:

"But aren't you worried they might hire you then fire you just out of spite for switching companies? And then what are you gonna do?"

[-] blackstampede@sh.itjust.works 21 points 10 months ago

Not OP, but companies don't really care about people to that degree. They act for profit, or perceived profit, or to avoid a loss- someone that they know to be useful who is already familiar with the business is more valuable than an unknown.

[-] berrodeguarana@lemmy.eco.br 10 points 10 months ago

Makes sense. People think they are the center of the universe when companies only see you as an additional cog in the machine. I'm not sure if I'm happy or sad by this. I'll choose the positive side of things today.

[-] blackstampede@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah, it's both shitty and sometimes useful. It reminds me of an article I read once about implicit hierarchies- sometimes when organizations try to do away with traditional management, what they end up with instead is an unofficial and opaque control structure based on cliques and influence. In those cases it can be better for newcomers if there is an explicit set of rules and guidelines.

[-] azthec@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago

Do you have a source for this article? I've found that this has happened on my company and I am curious about the phenomenon

[-] blackstampede@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

I don't - it was quite a while ago, sorry. I'll do some searching and let you know if I find it again.

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