Leaving a job, what should I ask for.

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Why on earth would they pay you an hourly consultancy rate to continue training your replacement after your leaving date when they could simply require you to work throughout your notice period rather than accept your request to take 17 days holiday?

k12479

Marcon said:

Looking at your other threads...some sort of goodbye payment is fantasy territory...

Yes, interesting. I think a goodbye payment may not be the only thing in fantasy territory.

KatrinaWaves

Marcon said:

Looking at your other threads, you've only been in your current role for just over a year. It won't be difficult for your employer to replace you, provided you do a decent handover. The idea that they might want to shell out some sort of goodbye payment is fantasy territory - why would they?

Im trying to avoid looking at old threads, as any inconsistencies are always explained away as 'oh thats my friend, auntie, dad, boyfriend, pet dog, boss' who all in 2021 seem to need to share forum accounts, but it is ALWAYS worth doing imo...

KatrinaWaves

If you are so vital to them, why would they consider paying you to leave? Paying you to stay, maybe. Your post discussing this job seems to imply you currently work for a gov organisation, which would be a misuse of public funds to pay someone 6 months of salary to 'thanks them for their 12 months of service which they were so good at' Redundancies get payouts from the gov, or pay in lieu of contractual notice, not just leaving for a new job.

You have only been there a year, so in a years time they can have someone with the same experience as you. 

KatrinaWaves

assj_2 said:

KatrinaWaves said:

If you are so vital to them, why would they consider paying you to leave? Paying you to stay, maybe. Your post discussing this job seems to imply you currently work for a gov organisation, which would be a misuse of public funds to pay someone 6 months of salary to 'thanks them for their 12 months of service which they were so good at' Redundancies get payouts from the gov, or pay in lieu of contractual notice, not just leaving for a new job.

You have only been there a year, so in a years time they can have someone with the same experience as you. 

Thanks for feedback, I learnt a lot from my experience in this post, however the employer did not train me. They may offer me an increased salary or new role, but I have decided that for future progression that I would be best placed at the new organisation. I'm content to train the person going into post, because I will recruit them, however the employer has no way of knowing what the expectation is for training and I will also furnish them with a guide. Some people seem to think I'm greedy, but if you see colleagues leaving with £50K and a non-disclosure agreement you wonder if you are being short changed.

You seem to work for people who are absolutely incompetent then if they are solely reliant on your for everything you state after only a year in post.

I do not believe any gov organisations are giving people 50k to leave for no reason. But if you do believe that, then ask them for it.