just been properly screwed over – employment content – Page 3 – Chat Forum

alfabus · 2011-07-20T12:34:17Z

I work for a big software house, X. My pay is rubbish (compared to my peers and the market as a whole it is about 30-40% adrift). I have been complaining about pay for years, and have been through every process possible to get a rise. No joy, despite excellent performance reviews and even a promotion this year (still waiting to see what extra money I'll get for the promotion). I have just moved from London to Cheltenham, to a different office of the same company. Despite hinting at it, they haven't paid me any relocation expenses. I went for an interview with a different company, Y, who liked me a lot and on Monday offered me a job for 55% more pay, plus they will pay the relocation expenses incurred last month. Brilliant, thinks I; but I don't particularly dislike my company or job, so I emailed them to say I have a job offer and am thinking of handing in my notice - do they want to make a counter offer? They didn't make a counter offer... they said their hands were tied and that I should wait to see the results of my promotion pay review. Then they moved on to threatening to contact Y to get my job offer revoked (the two companies work for the same customer and have an anti-poaching agreement - FWIW I was not poached, I approached them, and have never met any of their staff outside my interview). I hadn't formally accepted the job offer, because I was waiting for some HR signoff on the relocation package they were offering. This morning I got an email from Y saying "We were previously unaware of who you worked for, and have decided to withdraw our offer... blah blah". Basically, someone in X has phoned someone in Y and leaned on them to withdraw the offer. So I am stuck at X on shitty pay and I'm apparently not allowed to get a different job! I demanded a meeting with some senior people, and they basically said they will help me try to get a payrise (yeah, right), but that there is no way they will let me work for Y. Bastards. What should I do? Dave

RustyNissanPrairie

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the first moment anyone should know you are leaving a job because you've secured one elsewhere is when you take a dump on the MD's desk.

Posted : 20/07/2011 6:50 pm

mega

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Rusty - is that hygenic....?
he/she might take offense at that and provide a bad reference

Posted : 20/07/2011 7:13 pm

dangerousbeans

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My advice would be to look quietly, find what you want and go.

Be polite, DONT dump on anyones desk, wave a happy goodbye and wish everyone the best.

Last thing you need is to go for your dream job in a few years and find the bloke you told to **** off on the interview panel.

Posted : 20/07/2011 7:18 pm

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