One of my old megacorp jobs we had a saying: Put your hand in a bucket of water and pull it out, the hole that is left is how much you will be missed.
Everyone is replaceable.
I had the feeling of letting the company and co-workers down when I jumped ship to another company in the middle of a capital project and research. It was short lived... I realize this happens all the time when people are promoted to new roles, someone gets to take over the work that was left, even mid project.
"Who cares?", "In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter!", etc. Nobody cares but you, for certain. I don't think I'm going to get away from this until I give my official notice.
+1. The real question is how expensive it is to replace you. A lot less than you think. They will hire a younger person that works for less with less experience. Any mistakes he/she makes will be forgiven faster than if you made them.
+1
I still feel bad (mainly for the folks covering for me and picking up the slack) when I go on vacation for 2 weeks during a project so I bring my work laptop just to check emails and answer questions. Realistically, however, things just keep going on around one's absence with work barely missing a beat.Don;t feel bad for them. They get paid to do their job. That is just part of the job expectations. Just like you covered for others' absences.
I believe that there are three BIG mistakes that employees can make.
Another one that is sometimes mentioned here:
The Human Resources department is there to support the employee.
Actually, they are there to support the company, and in the event of a conflict it's easy to see which side they will be on.
Another one that is sometimes mentioned here:
The Human Resources department is there to support the employee.
Actually, they are there to support the company, and in the event of a conflict it's easy to see which side they will be on.
Why the asterisk, as in j*b or w*ork? Is that some sort of unwritten rule on early-retirement.org forums?
Why the asterisk, as in j*b or w*rk? Is that some sort of unwritten rule on early-retirement.org forums?