Re:The curious case of the Raspberry Pi in the network close...
by hinkley on Monday January 08, 2024 @07:00PM
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Where things get very strange is when companies enact these same policies on people who give notice.
I'm a software developer. I'm hired, retained, and often promoted on my ability to look at situations, contemplate actions, and predict their consequences. If I have a piece of paper in hand that announces my resignation, I've been interviewing for weeks, signing acceptance letters, stalking my boss trying to figure out when in the next 36-72 hours I can get him alone and show him the piece of paper.
If I can manage all of that without my head catching on fire, then if I meant the company harm it would have already been accomplished prior to cornering my boss. I have probably known for days that my time here is up. We don't just wake up one morning to a phone call telling us we have a new job.
I'm a software developer. I'm hired, retained, and often promoted on my ability to look at situations, contemplate actions, and predict their consequences. If I have a piece of paper in hand that announces my resignation, I've been interviewing for weeks, signing acceptance letters, stalking my boss trying to figure out when in the next 36-72 hours I can get him alone and show him the piece of paper.
If I can manage all of that without my head catching on fire, then if I meant the company harm it would have already been accomplished prior to cornering my boss. I have probably known for days that my time here is up. We don't just wake up one morning to a phone call telling us we have a new job.