Quitting your job

[clubchamp]

Today I gave my notice at work that I'm going to be leaving at the end of the month. I work for the government and I love my job, the hours, the vacation and the amount of golf I get to play. However they are changing my position to something I don't have much interest in doing so I took a consulting job. Basically more pay, same job description, same hours, same vacation, and I work from home everyday. The kicker was when I was giving my notice my boss got really weird first he didn't say anything then he kept saying ok to himself also finished by telling me I wasn't ready for a consulting job and needed more grooming for that position. After all that he gets up and leaves his office without saying a word to me the rest of the day. I think part of the problem was he's been trying to get a consulting job but hasn't had any luck. He's the type of person who is good at his job but lacks any type of personality. The problem I have is I have to work for this guy the rest of the month and I'm fairly certain he's going to try very hard to not speak with me. I'm just curious how anyone would handle this because this is only my second job and when I left my first one my boss was very good about it.

[Shorty]

Just pretend to be unaware of any tension between the two of you. If he does the silent treatment, just ignore it and chat away.

No need to play his game, but the best advice I reckon is to pretend that you don't realise that he has a problem with your change of circumstances.

[BigAl5150]

Ignore his silent treatment and treat your day-to-day activities as if nothing is changing. If he decides to act like a four-year old, let him. If you were a great employee, he's probably sweating it out a bit as you made him look good (plus the fact you got a better job isn't helping him either.)

Stay above the fray and work your tail off the rest of the month and go out on a high note. Do not burn any bridges as you never know when you might need him as a reference/referral.

Good luck with your new gig!

Alan

[TourSpoon]

First of all, if you are good at your job, then he is probably a little taken back by the surprise. Remember, it is day one. I think that he will probably come around on his own, realize that you are only doing this to better yourself, and may even try to see how you got such a gig. If he doesn't, then just be professional about your work until the end of the month. As a boss, I have always supported people who try to better themselves. If they weren't that kind of person I would have never hired them in the first place.

The best advice is not to burn any bridges. I work for a governmental organization and I am very people oriented. I have watched people burn bridges only to see it bite them in the ass years later. I worked for a guy that chewed out a former supervisor upon hearing he was retiring. That worked out real good when the guy came back a few years later out of retirement and I ended up with my boss's job! On the other hand, I have been professional in my dealings and just received my second promotion in 2 years time. The funny thing is that during the upcoming reorganization I may be aligned with a new super and the person that I may be working for is my former boss from 2 jobs ago. I was so happy to hear that because I had a wonderful working relationship with this person and she was the one who encouraged me to always strive to be my best, so this will be a really good thing if it were to happen.

[jshots]

Steal is his wife...

JK. Maybe he will get better about it, but if he doesn't it is only a month! That kind of thing happens, IMO he is a bad boss if he doesn't understand. He doesn't have to like it but if it changes how he feels about you then that is kind of ridiculous.

[clubchamp]

Yeah I have no problem doing my job whether he is still acting weird or not but it's just strange. I also found it weird because when they realign he was no longer going to be my boss anyway.

[TourSpoon]

Originally Posted by clubchamp

Yeah I have no problem doing my job whether he is still acting weird or not but it's just strange. I also found it weird because when they realign he was no longer going to be my boss anyway.

Well how can he not be jealous? You are going to be a consultant with a 1.7 index. Are you married to a super-model too? You will be scratch in no time!

[GaijinGolfer]

Just do you job like everything is normal.  No sense in creating more tension or drama than there already is.

[colnago1331]

Originally Posted by TitleistWI

Just do you job like everything is normal.  No sense in creating more tension or drama than there already is.

Definitely this.

And good luck in the new job!