Hey. So I took on this part time gig that had a really high hourly rate and was incredibly flexible/almost entirely remote (1x/week in person). Then they gave me a client really far away and after a few weeks of trying to do the commute I told them it wasn’t as flexible as they made it out to be and if I couldn’t make it work I’d have to get something else on the side. So they dropped my far away client and we decided that I’d cut back my hours and let them know if I end up getting something else and still want to get some hours on the side here. Anyways, since then they’ve been kinda distant and he texted me yesterday asking if we could talk about the plan. And I said we could talk on my way to or from my clients. He said let’s talk on my way home, which seems a little fishy. I know that’s a bit of a long story but I just wanted to set the scene.
Anyways, it may just be him checking in, he is a pretty good boss, but can be kinda flakey- he’s also really good at convincing people things/putting out fires. So I don’t want to assume the worst but I do want to protect myself.
If he tries to convince me to resign, what should I do? I have a few opportunities pretty much in the bag and a few worst case scenario jobs I can do to hold me over, but do I make him fire me? Is part time even possible to get unemployment? Is it best to just end on good terms and resign? I’m usually not one to burn bridges, but I just want a plan in case he puts me on the spot.
Thanks friends.