BunsGettingFirm
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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- Jan 27, 2004
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I just had the most interesting talk with my manager today. Who knew that quitting a job can be such a pain in the ass especially consider that they are already laying people off left and right? It was like the Twilight Zone complete with glowering stares and veiled and not-so-veiled threats.
I proposed that I start my leave of absence within a month so that I can collect my pension. (Plan rules. You can get fired or take a leave of absence 12 months prior to your vesting date and still collect, but if you resign, you get nothing.) He said no. I need you to work on xyz. Then I proposed that I work until 3 weeks before my vesting date and take all of my vacation days until my vesting date. Sounded reasonable enough to me, but no, I need to be AT WORK on my vesting date to "sign the papers". It's as if these guys have never heard of pre-dating the papers or something. I told them, yeah, I'll be hundreds of miles away attending classes. How am I suppose to be back here, and why would I want to be back just to sign a few pieces of paper?
All of this just sounds very fishy to me. What I am most concerned is that I work my butt off for them and, at the same time, have to pack and move and do all the other stuff only to have them "fire" me for some reason. Part of me says, just forget the stupid pension because if I study for my finance exams right, I'll make all that back on my next signing bonus, and if not the next signing bonus, the one after that. Should I just hand in my two-weeks' notice? I can read my books and arrange my move, and I certainly won't have to deal with more Twilight Zone meetings.
I proposed that I start my leave of absence within a month so that I can collect my pension. (Plan rules. You can get fired or take a leave of absence 12 months prior to your vesting date and still collect, but if you resign, you get nothing.) He said no. I need you to work on xyz. Then I proposed that I work until 3 weeks before my vesting date and take all of my vacation days until my vesting date. Sounded reasonable enough to me, but no, I need to be AT WORK on my vesting date to "sign the papers". It's as if these guys have never heard of pre-dating the papers or something. I told them, yeah, I'll be hundreds of miles away attending classes. How am I suppose to be back here, and why would I want to be back just to sign a few pieces of paper?
All of this just sounds very fishy to me. What I am most concerned is that I work my butt off for them and, at the same time, have to pack and move and do all the other stuff only to have them "fire" me for some reason. Part of me says, just forget the stupid pension because if I study for my finance exams right, I'll make all that back on my next signing bonus, and if not the next signing bonus, the one after that. Should I just hand in my two-weeks' notice? I can read my books and arrange my move, and I certainly won't have to deal with more Twilight Zone meetings.