Better the devil you know....

[DucksNuts]

My boss is a complete fucking arsehole, doesnt respect the work I do...anything that goes wrong in his world is my fault. Keeps adding to my workload....in addition to my usual work, I now have to oversee the workshop supervisor....spending a few hours a day over there making sure he is organised, plus co-ordinating the delivery of vehicles.

Add to that, he has been bagging me out to anybody who will listen, plus his wife is a fucking backstabbing cow....and I am fedfuckingup.

Anyways, I am sitting down with a well known broker house tomorrow to talk about setting up their mortage sector.

The major Telco provider in Australia, has shown interest in me in the past...to work in their local business sector, as a regional manager.

Lastly, and the one I would love, I am investigating a franchise in the home maker industry.

My overthinking side now kicks in.....same job for 7 years, love the people (even my boss when its not work related), I have it pretty cruisey with hours, flexibility with kids, my incomes really good, I enjoy the work. What if I change jobs and dont like it, do it heaps tougher, get bogged down and dont have time for the kids, work for a bigger arsehole than the one I work for now?

I'm really just waffling and thinking....err....out loud....in print...whatever.

[skysidhe]

waffling. A sign not to bail too fast? Maybe you could ask this other prospect about those flexibility,income ect. Just to see if it would be better?

good luck ducks

[Sundae]

Make sure that if you are inviewed by a company, that you are interviewing them too.
Ask them scenario based questions in the interview, in the same way that ask them to candidates - you have the benefit of taking them completely by surprise and therefore probably an honest one. Get all the info you can.

You can always turn a job down after all.

[LabRat]

You have the advantage of not 'needing' the other job. SG hit it, interview them. Good luck.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Ask them scenario based questions in the interview, in the same way that ask them to candidates - you have the benefit of taking them completely by surprise and therefore probably an honest one.

I agree up to a point. But if an applicant asks me a question like "How do you handle complaints by employees?" What I tend to hear is "I'm going to complain." That will factor in with everything else, and may not hurt the applicant but doesn't tend to help.

[HungLikeJesus]

Don't forget to ask if they press charges.

[Shawnee123]

Interviewer: Do you have any questions for me?

Steven Wright: Let me ask you this: if you were travelling in your car at the speed of light, and you turned your headlights on, would anything happen?

Interviewer: Uh, I don't know.

Steven Wright: Then I don't want to work for you.

[Cicero]

Originally Posted by DucksNuts

My boss is a complete fucking arsehole, doesnt respect the work I do...anything that goes wrong in his world is my fault. Keeps adding to my workload....in addition to my usual work, I now have to oversee the workshop supervisor....spending a few hours a day over there making sure he is organised, plus co-ordinating the delivery of vehicles.

I have so much to say to this and did, but this is about you right now. How long have you been there? And how close are you to your boss?
I feel you, I quit on Friday for all the same reasons, but it got worse. A lot worse.

Looks like HLJ is referencing "the quit book". I owned a copy yes...Hilarious!
Information on the best methods to quit, get fired, and how to handle interviews.

http://www.amazon.com/Quit-Evan-Harris/dp/0684814773

[binky]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Interviewer: Do you have any questions for me?

Steven Wright: Let me ask you this: if you were travelling in your car at the speed of light, and you turned your headlights on, would anything happen?

Interviewer: Uh, I don't know.

Steven Wright: Then I don't want to work for you.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by glatt

I agree up to a point. But if an applicant asks me a question like "How do you handle complaints by employees?" What I tend to hear is "I'm going to complain." That will factor in with everything else, and may not hurt the applicant but doesn't tend to help.

Ducks is more cleverer than that though
We can come up with some killer questions for her. Although not killer enough to scare them off... Hmmm, see what you mean - not all that easy!

[HungLikeJesus]

Such as, "Do you have a policy against sex between an employee and the boss?"

[DucksNuts]

Its a bit simpler than that.

I know the guy who owns the broker house, have worked fairly closely with him for the last few years. He's the type of personality I like to work for (ie, he's on my porn list )

The Telco guy, same deal.

My problem is, I want to speak with my boss and tell him my thoughts....but I know what he is like and what he has done in the past. He may knee-jerk and walk me on the spot...when I mention I am thinking about leaving.

[lumberjim]

in the very beginning of the interview, when they do that 'pretending to have read your resume bit' and say your name.....say....oh, you can call me 'plaintiff'

[Trilby]

When they ask you if you have any questions say "yes, how do I call in sick?"

[Cicero]

oh..another one of those Cicero vs. The Dean bits? Criminey!