Comment It all depends. (Score 1) 878
I'm actually in a very similar situation, sort of. I left my job of seven years because of little praise, minimal recognition of my acheivements, and no where near enough pay for the SF Bay Area. I've now moved to Spokane, WA. Now they've called me up, and are talking about flying me down. I discouraged that particular solution, and recommended that an employee be allowed to attempt it. Now, if he screws up, which I don't think he will, they will fly me down.
This is a long way of saying, it depends. I don't think I'd give a freebie to that particular unthankfull boss again, where I you. I won't help the same kind of boss (which I had), but there are others I will help. Money, of course does help, but I don't think that it should be the end all. If you haven't asked, however, I would use what is effectively a favor, call it in, and get these people to put your name out as a team player, a person to be hired, make a network out of them. Make sure that the "we would have kept him if we could have" gets out too.
As to the "just screw them" attitude that seems a little too prevailent on this thread, I'm disappointed.
This is a long way of saying, it depends. I don't think I'd give a freebie to that particular unthankfull boss again, where I you. I won't help the same kind of boss (which I had), but there are others I will help. Money, of course does help, but I don't think that it should be the end all. If you haven't asked, however, I would use what is effectively a favor, call it in, and get these people to put your name out as a team player, a person to be hired, make a network out of them. Make sure that the "we would have kept him if we could have" gets out too.
As to the "just screw them" attitude that seems a little too prevailent on this thread, I'm disappointed.
