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Leaving job - New person wanting my mobile number to ask questions when I'm gone.
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If you do not want to offend trainee. Provide number. Once you leave block their number.Life in the slow lane1
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born_again said:If you do not want to offend trainee. Provide number. Once you leave block their number.3
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Just tell them that once you leave the company you will not be able to help them. If you are on good terms with the manager you currently report to, you may want to tell them that the person seems still to be struggling with the role and will continue to need support. That's entirely a personal decision.Do not give the person you are training your own phone number.5
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MeteredOut said:AinsleyFatCat said:Thanks for all the comments so far. I don't feel so bad now. I think that it will be best to be straight up with them.0
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AinsleyFatCat said:MeteredOut said:AinsleyFatCat said:Thanks for all the comments so far. I don't feel so bad now. I think that it will be best to be straight up with them.
I've moved internally a few years ago, and had lots of questions from my successor - in that case because I still worked at the employer I gave the replacement advice and answered queries for 3 weeks, after that I just said "I'm sorry but the job is yours to do, I have a job I must do, and I don't have time to keep advising you".1 -
AinsleyFatCat said:MeteredOut said:AinsleyFatCat said:Thanks for all the comments so far. I don't feel so bad now. I think that it will be best to be straight up with them.
My situation is slightly different because I do operate as a freelancer so have commercial rates and contracts in place not that I'd be looking to bill for a 5 minute phone call but does mean I move around more and keeping on good terms with clients is an important thing if you want future work from them.
I've done it may times over the last 20 years and can only recall 2-3 times when anyone has actually contacted me for help and the offer of new jobs has even at least double that.
On the basis you want to burn bridges with them and wouldn't be interested in coming back in the future then just say no.0 -
If you did give your number, and you then gave advice on how to do something, you could be setting yourself up for problems. A month or two down the line several things may have changed in the firm that you wouldn't know about. Your advice could be out of date, incorrect or potentially grounds for legal action!
I would politely decline. Or maybe leave my number with the manager if I was so inclined - but if I didn't trust them then I wouldn't even do that.1 -
OP, it depends on the job and whether anything you say could lead to issues at work, but a common get-out is "I wouldn't be insured if the advice I gave led to an issue and wouldn't be protected as an employee, so sorry I can't"
Or you could give your phone number if they want to stay friends, but make it clear that you won't be answering any work related questions. Probability is they'll never phone, but it'll avoided a potentially awkward situation.1 -
Absolutely no reason to provide a free advise service to a previous employer, which is what the OP would actually be doing. It's that employer's fault if they no longer have anybody with the required knowledge.
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Imagine if a process has changed since you left. You tell them how to do something...it goes up the spout but 'AinsleyFatCat' told me to'. Steer clear. I've been there. It happened to me.1
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