Comments on: How to Quit Your Job http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/03/10/how-to-quit-your-job/ Entrepreneur turned VC Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:59:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=2176 By: Blake http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/03/10/how-to-quit-your-job/comment-page-4/#comment-5027 Blake Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:57:26 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=2096#comment-5027 That is a great point. I have a personal philosophy of no counter-offers (taken or given) and I generally share this with folks on my team early in their employment. As a manager, it keeps me on my toes to extend my best folks a tempered version of the Netflix approach described above -- and as an employee it sharpens my resolve to commit to an exit when it's time to move on. That is a great point. I have a personal philosophy of no counter-offers (taken or given) and I generally share this with folks on my team early in their employment. As a manager, it keeps me on my toes to extend my best folks a tempered version of the Netflix approach described above — and as an employee it sharpens my resolve to commit to an exit when it's time to move on.

]]> By: Blake http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/03/10/how-to-quit-your-job/comment-page-4/#comment-11069 Blake Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:57:26 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=2096#comment-11069 That is a great point. I have a personal philosophy of no counter-offers (taken or given) and I generally share this with folks on my team early in their employment. As a manager, it keeps me on my toes to extend my best folks a tempered version of the Netflix approach described above -- and as an employee it sharpens my resolve to commit to an exit when it's time to move on. That is a great point. I have a personal philosophy of no counter-offers (taken or given) and I generally share this with folks on my team early in their employment. As a manager, it keeps me on my toes to extend my best folks a tempered version of the Netflix approach described above — and as an employee it sharpens my resolve to commit to an exit when it's time to move on.

]]> By: Blake http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/03/10/how-to-quit-your-job/comment-page-4/#comment-5024 Blake Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:57:26 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=2096#comment-5024 That is a great point. I have a personal philosophy of no counter-offers (taken or given) and I generally share this with folks on my team early in their employment. As a manager, it keeps me on my toes to extend my best folks a tempered version of the Netflix approach described above -- and as an employee it sharpens my resolve to commit to an exit when it's time to move on. That is a great point. I have a personal philosophy of no counter-offers (taken or given) and I generally share this with folks on my team early in their employment. As a manager, it keeps me on my toes to extend my best folks a tempered version of the Netflix approach described above — and as an employee it sharpens my resolve to commit to an exit when it's time to move on.

]]> By: BS http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/03/10/how-to-quit-your-job/comment-page-4/#comment-11006 BS Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:27:43 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=2096#comment-11006 Many thanks. I'm going through this now and your post has helped me tremendously. Many thanks. I'm going through this now and your post has helped me tremendously.

]]> By: BS http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/03/10/how-to-quit-your-job/comment-page-4/#comment-5022 BS Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:27:43 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=2096#comment-5022 Many thanks. I'm going through this now and your post has helped me tremendously. Many thanks. I'm going through this now and your post has helped me tremendously.

]]> By: Ken http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/03/10/how-to-quit-your-job/comment-page-4/#comment-11007 Ken Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:35:41 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=2096#comment-11007 Great post, Mark. Provides some awesome insight from both the employee's (my) perspective as well as the startup! Great post, Mark. Provides some awesome insight from both the employee's (my) perspective as well as the startup!

]]> By: Ken http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/03/10/how-to-quit-your-job/comment-page-4/#comment-5021 Ken Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:35:41 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=2096#comment-5021 Great post, Mark. Provides some awesome insight from both the employee's (my) perspective as well as the startup! Great post, Mark. Provides some awesome insight from both the employee's (my) perspective as well as the startup!

]]> By: msuster http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/03/10/how-to-quit-your-job/comment-page-4/#comment-11058 msuster Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:16:30 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=2096#comment-11058 Helping somebody negotiate in what will be a tough situation is not encouraging lying or bad behavior. Extrapolating that saying that negotiating your exit package encourages employees to lie about dates they'll be shipping products is a stretch. I get that you don't like my advice on negotiating and it ruffles your sensibilities. That's OK. Not everybody likes me. I suspect not everybody likes you. Let's just agree that we both have different styles. Mine has worked for me, your for you. And obviously you won't want to be working with me any time soon ;-) Helping somebody negotiate in what will be a tough situation is not encouraging lying or bad behavior. Extrapolating that saying that negotiating your exit package encourages employees to lie about dates they'll be shipping products is a stretch. I get that you don't like my advice on negotiating and it ruffles your sensibilities. That's OK. Not everybody likes me. I suspect not everybody likes you. Let's just agree that we both have different styles. Mine has worked for me, your for you. And obviously you won't want to be working with me any time soon ;-)

]]> By: msuster http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/03/10/how-to-quit-your-job/comment-page-4/#comment-5018 msuster Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:16:30 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=2096#comment-5018 Helping somebody negotiate in what will be a tough situation is not encouraging lying or bad behavior. Extrapolating that saying that negotiating your exit package encourages employees to lie about dates they'll be shipping products is a stretch. I get that you don't like my advice on negotiating and it ruffles your sensibilities. That's OK. Not everybody likes me. I suspect not everybody likes you. Let's just agree that we both have different styles. Mine has worked for me, your for you. And obviously you won't want to be working with me any time soon ;-) Helping somebody negotiate in what will be a tough situation is not encouraging lying or bad behavior. Extrapolating that saying that negotiating your exit package encourages employees to lie about dates they'll be shipping products is a stretch. I get that you don't like my advice on negotiating and it ruffles your sensibilities. That's OK. Not everybody likes me. I suspect not everybody likes you. Let's just agree that we both have different styles. Mine has worked for me, your for you. And obviously you won't want to be working with me any time soon ;-)

]]> By: mattblumberg http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/03/10/how-to-quit-your-job/comment-page-4/#comment-11008 mattblumberg Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:01:31 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=2096#comment-11008 Great post...though I have mixed feelings about it as an entrepreneur on the hiring end.<br><br>You say: There’s nothing worse than losing an employee that said yes but never joined. -- I totally agree!<br><br>You say: You need to get them in your doors as quickly as possible. -- Here's where I'm not entirely certain. There's much to what you say about not having someone on the way in get suckered into staying months on end at their existing job. But I always feel like I want to set the right tone with someone coming into my company as well. I don't like to apply huge amounts of pressure so they worry that they've gotten themselves into a sweat shop. I want people to take time off between jobs so they're ready to charge in with a clear head. I want them to feel good about their transition. <br><br>Usually there's a happy medium one can negotiate here. Great post…though I have mixed feelings about it as an entrepreneur on the hiring end.

You say: There’s nothing worse than losing an employee that said yes but never joined. — I totally agree!

You say: You need to get them in your doors as quickly as possible. — Here's where I'm not entirely certain. There's much to what you say about not having someone on the way in get suckered into staying months on end at their existing job. But I always feel like I want to set the right tone with someone coming into my company as well. I don't like to apply huge amounts of pressure so they worry that they've gotten themselves into a sweat shop. I want people to take time off between jobs so they're ready to charge in with a clear head. I want them to feel good about their transition.

Usually there's a happy medium one can negotiate here.

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