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I wanted to resign on Tuesday when I got the job offer, but the offer letter wouldn't be ready until Wednesday morning (and I wanted something in writing).
So, today (Wednesday) was going to be the day. I was going to give my letter to the boss and the other principal in person when they got back from their out-of-town meeting at 2 pm. So, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00..roll around...no boss and principal. I got the letter, signed it and faxed it back to my new employer. I didn't want to wait another day (that's one more day I'd have to work for the jerk, right?). So, at 5:15, the phone rings. It's the boss, all chipper and what-not, asking for the office manager. He said they had just left their meeting, which is like 2 hours away; I did not want to wait until 7:15 for them to get back, as I was the only one left in the office (the area is not in the greatest part of town, and they've had break-ins, cars stolen, etc. Lovely, huh?). I said the office manager had already left for the day, but I needed to speak to him about something. So, I went ahead and told him I had some news that maybe wasn't so good (for him, that is, right? Of course, I left that part out.). I told him I was resigning and before I knew it, the phone went "click." HE HUNG UP ON ME!!
I waited a few moments, as I was SURE he just got accidentally disconnected. Surely, he just didn't hang up on me!? So, I called him back on the principal's phone, as my boss "doesn't give out his cell number...not even to his wife or kid." Creep! I said, "Um, I think I got disconnected." The principal goes, "You got disconnected alright" all snotty-like. Asshole.
So, the boss gets on and is like, "We didn't get a chance to finish " 'our discussion'." Background here: Despite verbal thank yous and atta-girl's, I haven't had a raise in 2 years, and that was only because someone quit because they hadn't gotten a raise; before that, it was 3 years. I'm pretty sure no one else in the office has had a raise either (not that I go around asking everyone, as that's pretty much grounds for firing). The "discussion" he's referring to is a third meeting he wanted to have to discuss my "employment" (i.e., my request for a raise.). I had requested a review around my anniversary date, and he pretty much blew me off until I had to get in his face practically. So, we had this lunch meeting in which he decided he was going to give me a laundry list of things he wanted me to do, which had nothing to do with the "meeting minutes." In other words, he wanted to avoid the issue. So, I laid out my reasons why I felt I deserved an increase, backed it up with research, etc. and he pretty much said, "We'll meet again next week to further discuss this." Well, the next week, he doesn't get back to me, so the following Monday, I go into his office and ask when he's available. We schedule a day, and he brings me to his country club. Oh. How nice. Show me what you have and what I don't. Not that I would even join a cheesy, exclusionary country club to begin with. Long...story short, the lunch ends with "let's meet again to discuss 'employment issues.'" Which is where we continue with the story.
I'm thinking, you had plenty of chances. Then, he presses me to tell him which firm I'm going to. I said, "I'm not going to tell you. It's not a competitor. It's in the industry, but it's a ____ firm." I mean, I don't owe him shit. I can totally see him trying to screw me out of my new job. I said, "You'll find out soon enough; I'll probably be calling for teaming relationships." Yeah, like hell. Fortunately, the firm I'm going to doesn't do a lot of work that the company I'm resigning from does. I said, "Look, it's not personal. I wasn't even really looking (bullshit, right?). Someone came and recruited me (this is true). It's a very good opportunity to learn and I'm going to be groomed into a management position. I'm a young person; if you were me, you'd do the exact same thing." He didn't say a thing. He goes, "Well, I'm going to be home in a few hours...why don't we talk about this?" I said, "There's really nothing to talk about. I left you my letter and a copy for the principal in your chair; we can talk tomorrow." And that was that.
He's probably pissed I told him over the phone, but I didn't want to wait another day to give notice; that way, I'd be there even longer and my start date might be screwed up.
What a putz. I'm sure he'll make my life really pleasant these last weeks, huh?
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