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Doremus

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35. Right now you have them by the short hairs. After you train your replacement, not.

Fri Mar 29, 2013, 11:48 PM

Mar 2013

Right now, before spending a minute training anybody, I'd have a little talk with the boss. Topic of discussion:

You'll be ever so happy to train your replacement to the same high standards to which they have grown accustomed thanks to your fine efforts all these years, IF, if return for said training they provide you with:

a) an employment contract which spells out in writing the mutual agreement between the parties
b) the contract is for a period of xx years at a salary of $xx
c) at the completion of the contract you will receive $xx severance and $xx unemployment for a period of xx mos/yrs, during which your benefits/insurance/retirement will continue in full force at the company's expense.
d) anything else you think you can get.

I would do this now. If they balk, I would consult an employment attorney to find out what other options there are, if any. If there were any way I could walk away leaving them with an untrained schmuck and sure disaster ahead, I would jump on it. Good luck.

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So they told me today they hired my replacement, oh and by the way come in tomorrow to train him [View all] DainBramaged Mar 2013 OP

. LWolf Mar 2013 #1

That's rotten LiberalEsto Mar 2013 #2

I would quit... Kalidurga Mar 2013 #3

You won't get unemployment or severance, that is usually what they do still_one Mar 2013 #6

Hang in there. Don't quit. RebelOne Mar 2013 #15

That was exactly my point still_one Mar 2013 #42

"You'll still be working" they say? PearliePoo2 Mar 2013 #4

good idea watch the sky Mar 2013 #25

Sorry about your situation. They did something similar to us but called it still_one Mar 2013 #5

Not right. Mnemosyne Mar 2013 #7

At one time they used to pretend and give you a gold watch. Cleita Mar 2013 #8

I say it's 50-50. But you would do well to update your resume/linked in and work all of your stevenleser Mar 2013 #9

Stick around long enough to make them regret it. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2013 #10

It's really sad to hear. You know damn well your going out the door. It may not be southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #11

That happened..... MyOwnPeace Mar 2013 #12

If you think they might be going to screw you, you could figure out some kestrel91316 Mar 2013 #13

They did the same to me but differently: elleng Mar 2013 #14

You'll need something reasonably comfortable to sit in if you are to do this training. Turbineguy Mar 2013 #16

My company is terribly short handed, but won't hire. Archaic Mar 2013 #17

Please visit the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions website Melinda Mar 2013 #18

+100. Unless you told them you're retiring in a few months, this is discrimination. n/t winter is coming Mar 2013 #24

Yup, that's what I thought also, discrimination.... a kennedy Mar 2013 #44

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2013 #29

document this elehhhhna Mar 2013 #41

That really sucks, DB. 99Forever Mar 2013 #19

I'd say "fuck you", give them the finger, and leave. Initech Mar 2013 #20

I had this happen to me at 20 years old. hughee99 Mar 2013 #21

I would live in.... sendero Mar 2013 #22

Train him horribly (not his fault, but you want to survive) NightWatcher Mar 2013 #23

That sucks! City Lights Mar 2013 #26

Find a new job asap and don't give them 2 weeks notice LittleBlue Mar 2013 #27

What if he needs the income, does not have immediate job prospects, and does not want to AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #36

The suckage of this game is you play nice and they hire you back as a consultant. hunter Mar 2013 #28

I'm getting sick of the US MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #30

That sucks. But can't say I'm surprised. The way companies are acting after the Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #31

Bad habits obxhead Mar 2013 #32

start documenting everything to build an age discrimination case. unblock Mar 2013 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #37

Document! Document! Document! MsPithy Mar 2013 #34

Right now you have them by the short hairs. After you train your replacement, not. Doremus Mar 2013 #35

A thought... icarusxat Apr 2013 #46

Bummer.... LeftInTX Mar 2013 #38

Give them the 30,000 foot overview, substantial but lacking in practical specifics. Snarkoleptic Mar 2013 #39

is your replacement in India, China, Brazil? Skittles Mar 2013 #40

Illegitimi non carborundum EOTE Mar 2013 #43

This is greed and evil in the 21st Century Tom Rinaldo Mar 2013 #45

this is the way the world ends... icarusxat Apr 2013 #47

They can't pour a 50 yr olds experience... absyntheminded Apr 2013 #48