Current Events > This is legitimately crazy... So I'm out of my old job now...

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I told the guy taking over my role that if something major happens and he can't figure it out to call me

This was a major mistake

Probably going to have to just cut off the friendship I have with him because he's calling multiple times per day every day about basic things

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Just start slowly giving slightly incorrect answers and then apologize and say you've forgotten how to do those things after not doing them for awhile

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ive had to deal with that kinda shit before. i just sent them links to whatever vendor education i had...

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Nope. You either agree a contract where you will bill them for the time or you don't help them anymore.

I'm gonna be direct with him and just tell him that the intended result of me quitting the job on the 11th and starting my new job on the 6th was to give myself time to completely disconnect from work and decompress... Can't do that if he keeps calling me for help with problems.

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Just called him... He was understanding about it. I just told him that I'm sorry, but I have to really disconnect

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You're too nice

I wouldn't of even called the guy - would've just stopped answering and figured he'd get the point after a couple weeks

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AFrench2 posted...

You're too nice

I wouldn't of even called the guy - would've just stopped answering and figured he'd get the point after a couple weeks

That's just rude.

Rude to who? Rude to me? No, and my life is what I care about.

Rude to the "friend" or whatever you've been answering calls from every day since quitting? Okay, sure, I guess - he's an adult - it will be okay.

You're not ruining anyone's life or doing anything morally wrong. Who gives a fuck about "rude" in this life.

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Yeah, it was a hard decision to make, but... I had to do it. I gotta be completely out, which was the point of me quitting and not starting at the new company until the 6th

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Old company doesn't give a shit about you or the guy that replaced you. Giving him your number was waaaaaay too nice.

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AFrench2 posted...

I wouldn't of even called the guy - would've just stopped answering and figured he'd get the point after a couple weeks

This. TC is more mature than I, lol.

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Like seriously, my last day was on the 17th

This screenshot is from yesterday

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/xrsNpcj.png">

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^ lmao holy shit, look at the length of some of those calls too

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I think it was p dumb to offer yourself out like that without heavily qualifying it but also think its p dumb of that guy to try and rely on you so heavily for literally everything too. Like surely he has some level of awareness/pride to not do that

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And honestly, the ones that happened in the middle of the night... THAT was an actual major problem that I was originally referring to. Still ridiculous for me to be answering calls like that, but that's at least what I talked about.

But most of it has been stuff that he can figure out on his own if he just thought things through

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you could flip this into a side hustle and charge him for your consulting services

alimajor posted...

you could flip this into a side hustle and charge him for your consulting services

That's the thing, though... I don't even need or want that money.

From April to November, I worked 60 - 75 hours per week every week because so much priority 1 stuff needed to get done. The point of me quitting on the 17th (just realized I said the 11th earlier... My last day was the 17th) and not a few days before I start the new job is so I can disconnect and decompress.

I've been putting money away so I can live off of savings for a few months any way... AND the new company is paying for relocation... So I'll have money coming in that will more than cover the cost of moving.

So if I did that, money that I don't need would come with strings that I don't want.

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Godnorgosh posted...

Make him aware of the situation, that you no longer wish to be contacted as you are no longer with the company. If he persists, block his number.

Yeah, that's what I did this morning. I'll opt to talk to my old boss and possibly HR if it continues before I block him

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AFrench2 posted...

Rude to who? Rude to me? No, and my life is what I care about.

Rude to the "friend" or whatever you've been answering calls from every day since quitting? Okay, sure, I guess - he's an adult - it will be okay.

You're not ruining anyone's life or doing anything morally wrong. Who gives a fuck about "rude" in this life.

People who aren't totally selfish care about being rude in this life. There's a polite way to do it like TC did. Yours is just rude.

I feel bad for the guy... It was never the plan for him to run the network by himself, but... I can't keep supporting the company, especially when I need to focus on getting moved and studying for the new job.

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You're getting hosed by your company holy shit dude. Do not work so many hours, do not put yourself in a position where you have to work that much, and do not allow yourself to be the person who works that much...

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IllegalAlien posted...

You're getting hosed by your company holy shit dude. Do not work so many hours, do not put yourself in a position where you have to work that much, and do not allow yourself to be the person who works that much...

Yeah, that's why I quit. They didn't want to hire enough people on so that I didn't have to work that much and they didn't want to give me the raise amount I asked for.

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Seems like every IT job I've worked.

Bare-bones staff going above and beyond not because they want to, but because if they don't, shit will just stop working and you'll have even bigger head aches.

A lot of managers seem to see it as "what..? All they're doing is clicking a mouse and typing on a keyboard... it's hardly even 'real' work... why would we hire more people?"

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AFrench2 posted...

You're too nice

I wouldn't of even called the guy - would've just stopped answering and figured he'd get the point after a couple weeks

Nah, ghosting is lame. I hate when people do it to me so I try not to do it to other people if I can help it.

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Ghosting just depends

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