Re:Calacanis' Side of the Resignation Story
by nl on Monday April 26, 2010 @10:48PM
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Another promising Gen Y-er leaves after one year and a couple of days, shockingly right on time to vest their first cliff of stock options (25%).
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I know it's unprofessional to leave after 12 months
Really?! Sounds reasonable to me. It also sounds like their compensation might be setup to encourage the exact thing he's complaining about.
The most frustrating part is not losing a great person--which happens--but rather watching someone with promise set their career back five years in order to have their salary jump ahead by three years.
Trading massive advancement to pop your salary, is a career move I could never understand.
When I read the resignation email it sounded like the guy was looking forward to some new technical opportunities. I suspect Jason may have misunderstood some people's motivations and what their idea of "massive advancement" is. Given that he didn't try and get a pay rise, I don't think this was about popping his salary.
Really?! Sounds reasonable to me. It also sounds like their compensation might be setup to encourage the exact thing he's complaining about.
The most frustrating part is not losing a great person--which happens--but rather watching someone with promise set their career back five years in order to have their salary jump ahead by three years.
Trading massive advancement to pop your salary, is a career move I could never understand.
When I read the resignation email it sounded like the guy was looking forward to some new technical opportunities. I suspect Jason may have misunderstood some people's motivations and what their idea of "massive advancement" is. Given that he didn't try and get a pay rise, I don't think this was about popping his salary.