First time for everything

[James Barrow]

Hello All,

 

Last week I posted a message regarding finding a website to calculate my
take home pay once I went full time.

 

Although I received an application and disclosure form from my current
employer's HR department, and have verbally accepted my manager's offer of
full time, I have procrastinated in sending the application back to HR.
Why?  Well, although the compensation that I was offered is good, last week
was the Week of Personality Conflicts.  I began to wonder if I really wanted
to work in that environment.

 

At the same time, I received two calls from recruiters regarding job
positions in the same industry.  The pay range for both of these positions
are significantly more than what I was offered from my current employer.
Sig.nif...i.cant.ly.

 

To keep my options open, I authorized the recruiters that called to submit
me to the client companies.

 

As an FYI, I have completed the project that I was originally hired for.
That being said, here is Jim's short list of ethical dilemmas questions:

 

1.	Since the last thing I told my manager before he left to work
off-site was that I accepted his offer of full time, I'm guessing that later
refusing that offer AND submitting my resignation would burn this bridge.
Everyone concur?  Disagree?

 

2.	Has anyone here refused a full time offer and opted to remain as a
contractor?

 

3.	If I do refuse the full time offer to work for another company, have
I violated any sort of ethics?  I mean, I did complete the project that I
was hired for.

 

4.	Although I believe that honesty is the best policy, what the heck am
I going to tell my manager is the reason for declining his offer *and*
resigning?  I really don't think it's appropriate to discuss the personality
conflicts I mentioned above (makes me sound like a whiner).

 

5.	What should I tell my current recruiter (since I actually work for
him)?

 

6.	What should I tell the perspective employers if/when I have the
respective interviews?  You know the standard question:  "Why did you leave
your last employer?"

 

Believe me when I say that I am fairly able to deal with just about anybody,
but last week was a nightmare.  Imagine every
quirky/arrogant/abrasive/obnoxious co-worker you've ever had the displeasure
to work with, and that was what last week was like for me.

 

Your comments are appreciated,

 

Jim

 

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