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Inertia |
| Message Name: |
I Hate To Say It.... |
| Date Posted: |
01/05/2006 |
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I'm still at Hewitt because I don't want to get out of the frying pan and into the fire.
I feel strongly about leaving Hewitt, but why not collect a decent paycheck until I find the right job, rather than just escaping for the sake of escaping? I have already turned down one job offer because it was a great job but it didn't pay enough (it paid more than I make now, but in a more expensive city and with no paid relo, just a signing bonus that wouldn't come close to covering my costs). I would rather bide my time and wait for the right job than leave as a knee-jerk reaction to the horrible work environment I'm currently in. Maybe I have this perspective having worked in other places (including one even worse than Hewitt - by a long shot). I would LOVE to be laid off but I'm realistic - I know I'm likelier to be shoved into a job I don't want with no hope of severance if I decline. So I'm looking for a good alternative to where I currently am, and I'm willing to stick it out until I find it. |
| Message: |
....but that's exactly what I'm currently doing. I quit Hewitt the first time around in 2000 as a knee-jerk reaction, and it was the stupidest thing I've ever done - only because I ended up working someplace far worse than Hewitt (if you can believe that). After I fled that place, I ended up at Exult, which at the time was still a worse place to work than Hewitt, but it was better than my previous job, so I stuck it out.
Years later, Hewitt acquires us, and I'm back. So, even though things have significantly changed at Hewitt (it's far nastier than it used to be), I'm trying to be smarter about leaving (at least a bit more strategic about how and when I leave). So, what you're doing makes perfect sense; I definitely wouldn't call it inertia. Besides, executive leadership wants us to leave in a blind rage, where we end up cutting off our noses despite our faces. I'd rather stick around to spite them a little longer.
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