Offered a new job

BrookesAndrew

jobbingmusician wrote: »

Congratulations on a good negotiation with your current employer. Just make sure they live up to their promises!


There is one thing I'd like to clarify - probation periods are a red herring.


Yes, they are a natural break for employers to get rid of employees they don't like. However, employers can get rid of you for any reason at all for your FIRST TWO YEARS of employment with them.


Which makes these decisions even harder, since sometimes you DO have to leave to progress.

Thank you for the advise.

Yeah I am sure they will live up to the promises.

Yeah, the probation period with the new job really did put me off.

FBaby

You probably made the right decision (because it is the decision you went with in the end ) but do keep in mind that non only most roles will come with a probably period, but anyone under 2 years in a new job can be dismissed without a reason anyway.

If you want to progress, you will have to face that risk one day. Fortunately, most companies are serious and only give jobs to those who are capable of meeting the demands, so it is not very common for hard working dedicated people to find themselves dismissed in these circumstances.

ohreally

BrookesAndrew wrote: »

Decided to stay where I am. My current job said they will give me a CERT CII (I work in Insurance so this is an insurance qualification). Also Nationwide offered me £17,350 and my employer said they will give me a pay rise at the end of March, they said they will be able to come pretty close to what Nationwide offered me.

Why not apply the increase as of now?

Why settle for "pretty close", don't you feel worth what Nationwide have offered?

Why don't you feel the time to progress is now? Your employer didn't want to know until you had a better offer on the table yet they still won't match or better it to keep a loyal employee.

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See, I was explained the 6 month probation even with another building society is to actually ensure you are a 'competent' person, and I would have spun it to myself that it likely was 6 months guaranteed wage at worst and at mid best seeing it was something I was capable of

Still all is not lost if you positively turned NW down? which probably was equally important..
I dare say you haven't cut of your chances for the future