<p>Here too! In my small (60-ish people) company with very low attrition rate we’ve had 4 people quit recently.</p>
<p>Well, I’m planning to give two weeks notice in about seven more weeks – not because I’ve found something else but because I can’t take my current boss (The Bully) anymore. And all three of my subordinates would love to quit also. </p>
<p>If something happens in the meantime to improve my quality of life at work, then I’ll stay, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. Stay tuned.</p>
<p>I work at a company where NO ONE has voluntarily left since the economy went south. Even in good times, many people stayed long term. But recently, a couple of very good employees have left for other companies. So I’d say the economy is looking a little better.</p>
<p>And my ex-H, who has been unemployed for over 2 years may finally have something lined up, which if it pans out would be the best job he’s ever had. Not a step down like many have had to do because of the economy.</p>
<p>My H worked for a well-known website for 10 yrs that grew quickly and developed all of the pains that went along with that but whose industry was really hit by the economy in the last 5 years. They had a few large staff reductions over the past couple years so those that were still there, stayed put. About 6 mos ago he started having recruiters calling on a regular basis and felt comfortable enough that there were a good number of new job opportunities for him out there to make the jump (moved to basically a recession-proof industry too…whoohoo!) and since then he has heard that many former co-workers have left as well. I think this is a good sign…at least in the tech industry.</p>
<p>Working for a big company since Nov…after being on my own for 9 years.
Some folks are quitting…not many.
Funny though, I have two professional jobs open on my team…have interviewed lots of candidates but can’t find the right match of skills and cultural fit. So yeah, I’m having trouble filling the jobs believe it or not. Always been tough to find good people in my field though I really thought I would see better folks given the state of the economy!</p>
<p>I’ve worked with the same group since the mid-1980s so I know a little about sticking with a job. Before that I changed jobs quite frequently because my skills were in high demand and I ran my own company for a while.</p>
<p>I’ve only had two managers that I would classify as subpar but it was more about them not doing a great job than about having a negative personality. I’ve never had a bully or someone that didn’t understand that people have life issues from time to time. If you have a boss that has issues, though, sometimes it can be worthwhile to stick it out - a lot of other employees will get chased out giving you more room for promotions.</p>
<p>I wish my H could quit. His company requires him to punch in on a computer, every job he starts & he hates computers and often messes up apparently.
( He is a machinist & likes tools- just not keyboards- he is dyslexic)
Although he has worked 3 weekends on-( not his choice), to every one off for months, his last two paychecks have been each short a week, and he is having trouble fixing it.
We also really needed that money this month- double :(</p>
<p>martina99, I hope that works out for your husband. A good friend’s husband was out of work for almost exactly two years. He was fortunate and finally found something good.</p>
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<p>BCEagle, my boss has been here for over six years and he’s not going to go anywhere unless they force him out. He is extremely useful to his boss, who is very controlling, and between the two of them I am not able to be creative, bring ideas to the surface, or do anything other than what they specifically direct me to do. I’ve been told specifically not to question what my boss’s boss tells me to do; I’ve been told that I almost went “over the line” by joking with a senior person. I’m too old and I’m too senior to put up with this nonsense. If I were 20 years younger, it might be tolerable, but I have a lot of experience and knowledge and I can’t stand the strict hierarchy here. </p>
<p>He’s a bully because he purposely asks me questions in public meetings to which he knows I don’t have the answer and enjoys embarassing me, as well as others. He doesn’t have a good word to say about anyone; whenever he talks about others in the department, it’s to bash them. He delights in underpaying his subordinates (I’m appropriately paid, so that’s not my issue) and is proud of the fact that he can get people to work “on the cheap.” Unfortunately it shows in the quality of work that people do, and just creates more headaches for me and others who care about how things are done.</p>
<p>If I could leave today I would, but I need to be here in early April to get my bonus.</p>
<p>VH…wow that sounds horrible…hope you can figure something else out soon.
I have multiple bosses and they’re all pretty cool and very supportive. I hear you about wanting to have a say as you get more senior. I speak my mind all the time, although I’m careful to do it in a respectful manner, and it’s been well received. Lots stuff wrong in my company and way too much on everyone’s plates so I just can’t keep quiet.
That said, the work is overwhelming. I feel like I could put in 100 hours and still not make a dent. I need to get comfortable with doing only what is realistic. Hard though…and the number of hours I DO spend is getting to be too much.
Working from home today - love that I can take a break and vent. Miss these boards…I used to be a regular visitor! Feel like I lost some friends…:(</p>
<p>I have figured something out. Once I get the bonus, I’m quitting and we’re putting the house on the market. My mantra has become: “If I can downsize my house, I can downsize my job.”</p>
<p>Jobs that pay as much as I’m earning are hard to come by, and hard to tolerate. I’m willing to take something smaller.</p>
<p>good for you VH, I think that is a healthy attitude.</p>
<p>If only we could downsize- but that would mean getting a cover for the '64 Ford pickup and living in it.</p>
<p>Not in our climate.</p>
<p>( ps. how did you get the underline?)</p>
<p>vh-good for you!</p>
<p>Are you sure your boss isn’t also teleporting himself to my state, because his twin must be my H’s plant mgr. The guy is beyond a bully. He delights in paying the minimum, which he can in this state and area. He too goes on vicious, individualized rage fits in public meetings, and most of the times he is WRONG or knows nothing about what he is saying. He micromanages. He took away their OT pay (not their OT hours–nope, still expected to work, now for $0) etc etc.</p>
<p>He is paid very well and his bonus gets ever bigger while the employees are slaving away. The corporate guys at headquarters love him. Why shouldn’t they? His is the only profitable plant and they don’t care what he does to get there, just so he’s there. Unfortunately, although my H’s attitude/health/family life is majorly affected, he is too responsible and has too good a work ethic to do anything less than his best. We need the health insurance, and that’s the <em>only</em> reason he’s there.</p>
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<p>emeraldkity, just highlight the text you want to underline and press Ctrl-U.</p>
<p>srystress, is that why your screen name has the word “stress” in it??</p>
<p>You’re right: Your husband’s boss is my boss’s clone. Huge raise and bonus this year, yet he’s horrible – absolutely horrible – to his subordinates. And none of his peers can stand him.</p>
<p>I never learned the trick of managing upwards. I care too much about my subordinates.</p>
<p>I picked my name 5 years ago when S was doing college aps, so not due to H.</p>
<p>That is also the thing that pains my H. He was a retail mgr. for 20 years prior to 12 years at this co., (mfg, not retail), and he always bent over backwards to provide great leadership and attitude to his employees. At his current co, he supervises his dept. and does the same thing, but the plant mgr. only skewers, not sticks up–very spineless.</p>