Flanscho
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Hi.
Following situation. Monday I went to work, thinking nothing special, and then my company fired me. They said they have not enough programming work for a programmer, so they can't afford my salary. I work there officially for one more month, but since there is nothing to do, I'm not there.
Now, at the same time, my company told me "we got another job for you at another company, it's an awesome job, take it. Wednesday you get into contact with that company, thursday you have a skype conference (they are in Switzerland), we already discussed stuff with them".
I felt steamrolled. Now, of course, I have reasons to want that job. Once because I'd get a higher salary than at my old job, and second because I'd be unemployed otherwise in a month, unless I find something else by then (though of course I'D get unemployment money).
The new job would be no long term thing, but more like one huge project, if I'm right, in which my old company is also involved. Now, I think it's like this: my old company told the company in Switzerland "yes, we can help you with that project. We can find a programmer for you, and create some websites about this project, and so on, for enough money". So if I don't accept that job, my old company won't get that deal. That's the reason why they want me to take it. And they put me under quite some pressure. Yesterday a mail, today they phoned me to make sure I do all this. Told me to wear something nice, be more communicative during the skype conference. They even want me to have that skype conference not in my flat, but at my old company, probably so they can supervise me.
Maybe my old company thought "damn, we have no programmer for the client in switzerland, we won't get that deal. Hey, what about Flanscho? We don't have much to do for him anyway. We could fire him, and have him accept that job. If we don't give him enough time to think, and if he won't have a job, he will have to accept it."
So, I mistrust the whole thing. And I don't have time to think about it. The problem is I can't tell the guy from the company in Switzerland "thursday is not possible, next week is", because that would tell him that I'm not interested at all. And I assume that I get a bad résumé from my old company, if I don't do this. At least I wouldn't be surprised.
Also, I'm not sure whether I want this job, because it would have me be still involved a lot with my old company. And I don't really want that, after them firing me all of a sudden and putting me under pressure. Not to mention that I'd also consider studying and getting a part time job instead, or whatnot. I'd need more time to think about all this. But I have no time.
Still, it's a job. It's no bad job. It's no bad money. I'd be stupid to ignore it. Or not?
I don't know what to do.
Following situation. Monday I went to work, thinking nothing special, and then my company fired me. They said they have not enough programming work for a programmer, so they can't afford my salary. I work there officially for one more month, but since there is nothing to do, I'm not there.
Now, at the same time, my company told me "we got another job for you at another company, it's an awesome job, take it. Wednesday you get into contact with that company, thursday you have a skype conference (they are in Switzerland), we already discussed stuff with them".
I felt steamrolled. Now, of course, I have reasons to want that job. Once because I'd get a higher salary than at my old job, and second because I'd be unemployed otherwise in a month, unless I find something else by then (though of course I'D get unemployment money).
The new job would be no long term thing, but more like one huge project, if I'm right, in which my old company is also involved. Now, I think it's like this: my old company told the company in Switzerland "yes, we can help you with that project. We can find a programmer for you, and create some websites about this project, and so on, for enough money". So if I don't accept that job, my old company won't get that deal. That's the reason why they want me to take it. And they put me under quite some pressure. Yesterday a mail, today they phoned me to make sure I do all this. Told me to wear something nice, be more communicative during the skype conference. They even want me to have that skype conference not in my flat, but at my old company, probably so they can supervise me.
Maybe my old company thought "damn, we have no programmer for the client in switzerland, we won't get that deal. Hey, what about Flanscho? We don't have much to do for him anyway. We could fire him, and have him accept that job. If we don't give him enough time to think, and if he won't have a job, he will have to accept it."
So, I mistrust the whole thing. And I don't have time to think about it. The problem is I can't tell the guy from the company in Switzerland "thursday is not possible, next week is", because that would tell him that I'm not interested at all. And I assume that I get a bad résumé from my old company, if I don't do this. At least I wouldn't be surprised.
Also, I'm not sure whether I want this job, because it would have me be still involved a lot with my old company. And I don't really want that, after them firing me all of a sudden and putting me under pressure. Not to mention that I'd also consider studying and getting a part time job instead, or whatnot. I'd need more time to think about all this. But I have no time.
Still, it's a job. It's no bad job. It's no bad money. I'd be stupid to ignore it. Or not?
I don't know what to do.
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