SecondCor521
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Hi all,
I find myself in a position I've never been in and could use input.
I've been working since October 2008 for a small ~18 person company that's been around 5 years. I like it there a lot -- the people, my manager, the work I do, the product serves a need, the commute is easy, and I have flexibility with my kids. I've built quite a reputation as a dedicated, hard, good worker there and consider several people there friends, including my boss.
The main drawback is that the company is very cash flow constrained and I have therefore recently begun working for company stock. Kinda like a 100% ESPP, with the added bonus that the company is privately held and 100% illiquid.
I've got enough cash to last for several months easily, and several more months with a moderate amount of hassle.
I was visiting with a high school friend a while back, and her younger brother happens to work for another company here. I passed along my resume, and to make a long story short, passed the two phone interviews and today the recruiter asked me when next week I could come for an onsite interview.
Setting aside the question of which job should I take for the moment (because I haven't been offered one yet), I'm assuming this will be a several hour thing.
Question: How do I handle this conflict between trying to be and appear dedicated to my current employer which I like but doesn't pay my bills and a potential employer that I'd probably like less but might pay me up to 20% to 25% more than what I'm "making" now?
A. Fake being sick or some other personal appointment. Normally this is what I have done in the past. Now I'm trying to be more honest and I like my current employment situation more.
B. Say to company B that I'm available but only in the evening and on weekends. Seems silly.
C. Be up front with my current company and say gently, "I'd like to stay, but this whole 'getting paid in stock' thing doesn't work for me because my ex-wife and the mortgage company don't take company shares, so I'm going to go interview at Evil Rich Company." Seems cruel to them and dangerous to me.
D. Say I have a personal appointment that requires several hours off. Truthful, but I bet my boss would see right through it. He'd probably be understanding but might wonder why I wasn't up front with him.
E. Some mixture or variation of the above.
F. Other?
2Cor521
I find myself in a position I've never been in and could use input.
I've been working since October 2008 for a small ~18 person company that's been around 5 years. I like it there a lot -- the people, my manager, the work I do, the product serves a need, the commute is easy, and I have flexibility with my kids. I've built quite a reputation as a dedicated, hard, good worker there and consider several people there friends, including my boss.
The main drawback is that the company is very cash flow constrained and I have therefore recently begun working for company stock. Kinda like a 100% ESPP, with the added bonus that the company is privately held and 100% illiquid.
I've got enough cash to last for several months easily, and several more months with a moderate amount of hassle.
I was visiting with a high school friend a while back, and her younger brother happens to work for another company here. I passed along my resume, and to make a long story short, passed the two phone interviews and today the recruiter asked me when next week I could come for an onsite interview.
Setting aside the question of which job should I take for the moment (because I haven't been offered one yet), I'm assuming this will be a several hour thing.
Question: How do I handle this conflict between trying to be and appear dedicated to my current employer which I like but doesn't pay my bills and a potential employer that I'd probably like less but might pay me up to 20% to 25% more than what I'm "making" now?
A. Fake being sick or some other personal appointment. Normally this is what I have done in the past. Now I'm trying to be more honest and I like my current employment situation more.
B. Say to company B that I'm available but only in the evening and on weekends. Seems silly.
C. Be up front with my current company and say gently, "I'd like to stay, but this whole 'getting paid in stock' thing doesn't work for me because my ex-wife and the mortgage company don't take company shares, so I'm going to go interview at Evil Rich Company." Seems cruel to them and dangerous to me.
D. Say I have a personal appointment that requires several hours off. Truthful, but I bet my boss would see right through it. He'd probably be understanding but might wonder why I wasn't up front with him.
E. Some mixture or variation of the above.
F. Other?
2Cor521