Author: Olivia

I work an office job. My company has lost a lot of valuable employees over the last few months due to internal chaos and is also struggling to find new employees. This is why me and my colleagues have struggled to keep the department running but we did really well with lots of overtime and sweat. As part of our annual talks with our bosses I was told that I did really, really well and that they trust me to be able to take even more responsibility and more challenging tasks this year. Please note that I am already responsible for nearly everything and my tasks have trippled since I started working for this company. Anyway, as I am such a good working bee my boss made the following “generous” offer: a 100 euro (net) raise in 5 months in case I continue to do well. Wow, how grateful I…

I’m leaving my job after being here for about a year and a few months. Everything has been great and my boss and I had a wonderful conversation about how highly we think of each other. He asked me to email my resignation to him. Upon receiving the email, he responded “HR wanted me to make sure you knew about the minimum 4 week notice to be eligible for return”. I have an outstanding rapport with most of the individuals here, and this just feels like the biggest slap in the face. I moved across the country within 2 weeks to start here ! I am in lower/middle management, my responsibilities are wrapped up, and I have a great replacement hoisted up. There is nothing that 4 weeks will do for them. Very disheartening because I HATE burning bridges. Any advice my friends ?