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@NoMad is this legal?
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@NoMad got to see what products/projects they want me for first tho, anyway, since non-competition clause on my contract may prevent me from accepting their offer if I’d end up working with competing products to my current employer’s product portfolio.
But anyways, that approach is not possible - tho I wish it were. -
@SortOfTested @Root @F1973 I want your opinions, if you would please (of course I don’t know much details yet, but I kind of want advice on how to approach this)
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@Root well yes, they’ll have to bring to the table a bloody good offer for me to jump ship, despite the opportunity to write F# and get paid for it sweetens the deal somewhat. But let’s say, double the pay and benefits that equal those I have now if not better, I may have to seriously consider.
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@100110111 I understand. I left a really nice job because they offered a 41% raise, better benefits, and the ability to work completely remotely.
I simply couldn’t turn it down.
Felt horrible because I really loved my bosses and the work. -
@Root exactly the scenario... I already feel horrible even agreeing to talks with them, half-thinking of even considering.
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@Root I bet you regret this now, judging from your more recent rants?
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@100110111 It’s true I miss that job every single day, but no.
The two bosses that made it amazing left shortly after I did (as did several of my coworkers), and working remotely for this new job allowed us to move and buy our own house in a really nice area. No more scorching summers :)
The cost was high, but staying would have been worse.
I still miss it dearly.
So I got approached by a recruiter... not from a recruitment consultant company, but from the company offering the position - which is a refreshing change. Now I have a dilemma....
On the other hand I’m really interested in their offer since the way they approached me by basically saying ”noticed you can do F# and we need F# devs” - so I have a chance at getting a job programming with the language I really like. And these opportunities don’t come around often, since F# isn’t really widely used anywhere it seems.
The caveat is, I really really enjoy working where I’m at now, even tho I mostly work with PHP (with the occasional Vue, C# and F# thrown in), but the atmosphere is unparalelled, my colleagues and my manager are the best, and the benefits are better than most companies can offer - so I’m a bit reluctant to change employer, especially since I have personally interesting projects coming up soon on the roadmap.
What should I do if the details for the offer I get are worth considering?
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