My boss did something very shady (1 Viewer)

[Tom Skerritt]

My boss is retiring. Another employee is submitting his resignation because he has accepted another job. When submitting the resignation letter, boss does not want to accept it because he doesn't want to deal with the paperwork of then refilling the position. Boss asked this other employee to wait to submit resignation until after he retires.

I get that boss is mentally checked out. But if you're gonna collect a paycheck, then do your job. A lot of gossip hounds in my department though. Everyone knows.

What's the play?

 

[T Bell]

What's the play? Submit your own resignation letter and then tell him you'll withhold it if he gives you a raise.

 

[Bucky86]

Who cares?

 

[Tom Skerritt]

Who cares?

Those of us who work there care because we need to get the position posted as soon as possible. We need to find eligible candidates, interview, hire, orientation, and train. These positions are difficult to fill. The more time the better. Not accepting the resignation letter will delay the process by two months. We are already short-staffed, over-worked. Everyone is miserable. This will make things worse.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

When submitting the resignation letter, boss does not want to accept it because he doesn't want to deal with the paperwork of then refilling the position.

wat

 

[urbanhack]

What's the play?

How are you involved?

 

[Tom Skerritt]

When submitting the resignation letter, boss does not want to

accept it because he doesn't want to deal with the paperwork of then refilling the position.

wat

I was told by the guy who submitted his resignation letter... our boss told him to wait until after he retires (1 month) to submit the letter. And boss told him not to say anything about it to anyone.

 

[Limp Ditka]

When submitting the resignation letter, boss does not want to

accept it because he doesn't want to deal with the paperwork of then refilling the position.

wat

I was told by the guy who submitted his resignation letter... our boss told him to wait until after he retires (1 month) to submit the letter. And boss told him not to say anything about it to anyone.

Your coworker needs to grow a spine. Some balls might help too

 

[Ignoramus]

My boss is retiring. Another employee is submitting his resignation because he has accepted another job. When submitting the resignation letter, boss does not want to accept it because he doesn't want to deal with the paperwork of then refilling the position. Boss asked this other employee to wait to submit resignation until after he retires.

I get that boss is mentally checked out. But if you're gonna collect a paycheck, then do your job. A lot of gossip hounds in my department though. Everyone knows.

What's the play?

Dear Boss' Boss,

Attached is my resignation letter. Please let me know when my exit interview is scheduled.

Best wishes,

XXXXXX

 

[Tom Skerritt]

What's the play?

How are you involved?

I, along with everyone else, will have to work more hours to make up for the lost productivity. And this will go on for months. We can't post a position until there is a letter of resignation. And now that we have it, boss doesn't want to deal with the hassle and red tape involved with doing all of that.

 

[Chemical X]

i would care if someone didnt let me quit? lol

dont accept, i wont be here anyway.

 

[dickey moe]

When submitting the resignation letter, boss does not want to

accept it because he doesn't want to deal with the paperwork of then refilling the position.

wat

I was told by the guy who submitted his resignation letter... our boss told him to wait until after he retires (1 month) to submit the letter. And boss told him not to say anything about it to anyone.

Your boss needs to grow a spine. Some balls might help too

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

Why would the guy resigning agree?

 

[TheAristocrat]

Co-worker should submit the resignation to your boss' boss with this information.

Pretty simple solution.

 

[Scoresman]

why doesnt he just resign anyway? if my boss didnt accept a resignation i'd be all "umm ok see ya!"

 

[SacramentoBob]

Why would the guy resigning agree?

 

[Bucky86]

Yeah, this all seems odd. The lazy boss won't be around to give a positive, or a negative recommendation when this guy starts to interview, so why does he even care?

 

[SHIZNITTTT]

WoW, tell me the company name and I will call in AM to get everyone right.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Hand him a hanger and tell him to handle his ####.

 

[Al O'Pecia]

Your boss' actions are more lazy than "very shady". Very shady is more like stealing money from overtrusting seniors or sticking a cigar up the interns' ######.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Hand him a hanger and tell him to handle his ####.

Where do these people work, some unlicensed, back alley abortion clinic?

 

[Smarge]

Is your boss attempting to allow the next person in charge to make the hire, instead of the guy that's retiring and won't be there to manage the backfill? Not saying he has taken the right approach, but that could be part of the motivation to hold?

 

[Bucky86]

Also, it sounds like morale is already pretty low and everyone is just looking at #### to complain and make a big deal about.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Hand him a hanger and tell him to handle his ####.

Where do these people work, some unlicensed, back alley abortion clinic?

http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=720571&view=&hl=&fromsearch=1

 

[Foosball God]

lol @ won't accept it.

 

[Bucky86]

Is your boss attempting to allow the next person in charge to make the hire, instead of the guy that's retiring and won't be there to manage the backfill? Not saying he has taken the right approach, but that could be part of the motivation to hold?

Happened at my gf's work recently. Her exiting boss brought in help. New person didn't like the hire and fired this new guy within 3 months.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

The play is for you to take some initiative. Go to the boss, say he must be overwhelmed with the transition and likely doesn't feel like dealing with Mr. X's resignation, but you would be happy to help. Tell him you are glad to do all the paperwork. Tell him you have always wondered about the administrative side of things around the office. Learn something new. If you do some will begin to view you as boss material. This is an opportunity.

 

[Bucky86]

The play is for you to take some initiative. Go to the boss, say he must be overwhelmed with the transition and likely doesn't feel like dealing with Mr. X's resignation, but you would be happy to help. Tell him you are glad to do all the paperwork. Tell him you have always wondered about the administrative side of things around the office. Learn something new. If you do some will begin to view you as boss material. This is an opportunity.

Nah. It's better to post on a message board complaining about it. Meanwhile the true genius is going to be taking 3 hour lunches and checking out to go golfing 3 days a week while getting paid. Sucker.

 

[belljr]

You work at Kruger Industrial Smoothing?

 

[The Duff Man]

Tell your boss you are resigning. He wont accept. Screw the pooch until he leaves.

When the new boss comes in...don't resign!

I fail to see the problem here??

 

[sbonomo]

When submitting the resignation letter, boss does not want to

accept it because he doesn't want to deal with the paperwork of then refilling the position.

wat

I was told by the guy who submitted his resignation letter... our boss told him to wait until after he retires (1 month) to submit the letter. And boss told him not to say anything about it to anyone.

how far in advance is he resigning?

 

[This_Guy]

The guy that is resigning, is he taking a different job? Does he have some type of open window that allows him some flexibility on when he is done? Or is his last day so far in advance that he can wait for the new boss and still have plenty of time to give adequate notice?

If it doesn't effect resignation guy's last day I think this could be the right move. As others mentioned the new boss should be making the hire. Also does the old boss have some transition work to do to get the new boss set up? They could and probably should be his main focus.

With out more knowledge of the situation I would be inclined to think he is doing the best thing for the company here. I also wouldn't call it shady. Outside of possibly giving himself less work he really isn't personally benefiting from this move. If it doesn't change things for resignation guy there really isn't any real damage here.

 

[Gene Sackman]

Tom Skerritt just isnt that good of an actor IMO. Plus he's more of a "B" actor, I mean he hasnt done much mainstream films/TV. Alien, Top Gun, Picket Fences.., that's about it.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I'm Shuked

 

[flapgreen]

You're not quitting yet!!!

 

[Sweet J]

Is this really Tom Skerritt? Or just a Tom Skerritt fan?

 

[flapgreen]

The guy that is resigning, is he taking a different job? Does he have some type of open window that allows him some flexibility on when he is done? Or is his last day so far in advance that he can wait for the new boss and still have plenty of time to give adequate notice?

If it doesn't effect resignation guy's last day I think this could be the right move. As others mentioned the new boss should be making the hire. Also does the old boss have some transition work to do to get the new boss set up? They could and probably should be his main focus.

With out more knowledge of the situation I would be inclined to think he is doing the best thing for the company here. I also wouldn't call it shady. Outside of possibly giving himself less work he really isn't personally benefiting from this move. If it doesn't change things for resignation guy there really isn't any real damage here.

The guy is trying to submit a resignation letter and the boss says wait but don't tell anyone. Your long post doesn't make that reasonable.

 

[Spin]

My boss is retiring. Another employee is submitting his resignation because he has accepted another job. When submitting the resignation letter, boss does not want to accept it because he doesn't want to deal with the paperwork of then refilling the position. Boss asked this other employee to wait to submit resignation until after he retires.

I get that boss is mentally checked out. But if you're gonna collect a paycheck, then do your job. A lot of gossip hounds in my department though. Everyone knows.

What's the play?

Dear Boss' Boss,

Attached is my resignation letter. Please let me know when my exit interview is scheduled.

Best wishes,

XXXXXX

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

What's the play?

How are you involved?

I, along with everyone else, will have to work more hours to make up for the lost productivity. And this will go on for months. We can't post a position until there is a letter of resignation. And now that we have it, boss doesn't want to deal with the hassle and red tape involved with doing all of that.

I don't understand why there is any loss of productivity if the guy that tried to resign keeps working for the additional month.

 

[DocHolliday]

The play is for you to take some initiative. Go to the boss, say he must be overwhelmed with the transition and likely doesn't feel like dealing with Mr. X's resignation, but you would be happy to help. Tell him you are glad to do all the paperwork. Tell him you have always wondered about the administrative side of things around the office. Learn something new. If you do some will begin to view you as boss material. This is an opportunity.

This is sound advice. The OP has a chance to impress his superiors here.

 

[RBM]

Tom Skerritt just isnt that good of an actor IMO. Plus he's more of a "B" actor, I mean he hasnt done much mainstream films/TV. Alien, Top Gun, Picket Fences.., that's about it.

Awesome on Cheers.

 

[wadegarrett]

My boss is retiring. Another employee is submitting his resignation because he has accepted another job. When submitting the resignation letter, boss does not want to accept it because he doesn't want to deal with the paperwork of then refilling the position. Boss asked this other employee to wait to submit resignation until after he retires.

I get that boss is mentally checked out. But if you're gonna collect a paycheck, then do your job. A lot of gossip hounds in my department though. Everyone knows.

What's the play?

Sleep with him.

 

[FUBAR]

The play is for you to take some initiative. Go to the boss, say he must be overwhelmed with the transition and likely doesn't feel like dealing with Mr. X's resignation, but you would be happy to help. Tell him you are glad to do all the paperwork. Tell him you have always wondered about the administrative side of things around the office. Learn something new. If you do some will begin to view you as boss material. This is an opportunity.

This is sound advice. The OP has a chance to impress his superiors here.

I'd tend to agree, but should the OP even know about it?

 

[FUBAR]

What's the play?

How are you involved?

I, along with everyone else, will have to work more hours to make up for the lost productivity. And this will go on for months. We can't post a position until there is a letter of resignation. And now that we have it, boss doesn't want to deal with the hassle and red tape involved with doing all of that.

Pretend for a second that the conversation was more:

Boss: "would you mind hanging in here for a couple months? As I'm transitioning out, there is already a lot on our teammates plates, I'd appreciate it if you could stay for just a little longer to help out the team"

Employee: "sure boss, I like and respect our team and want to make these next few months easier if possible, I'm happy to help"

 

[Sinn Fein]

I think you and I have a very different definition of "very shady"

 

[Smack Tripper]

what kind of field is this? Why is such a protracted experience to find a replacement? Who is the boss's replacement?

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

What's the play?

How are you involved?

I, along with everyone else, will have to work more hours to make up for the lost productivity. And this will go on for months. We can't post a position until there is a letter of resignation. And now that we have it, boss doesn't want to deal with the hassle and red tape involved with doing all of that.

You're looking at this all wrong. If you have a boss and another coworker leaving, you can skate for at least 6 months until the next guy gets in to right the ship. Go relax and have a 4 Beer lunch.

 

[James Daulton]

HTF much paperwork is there in filling a position? Do you work for the government?

 

[Chemical X]

i am not resigning, though i am Mr X.

 

[NutterButter]

Who cares?

Those of us who work there care because we need to get the position posted as soon as possible. We need to find eligible candidates, interview, hire, orientation, and train. These positions are difficult to fill. The more time the better. Not accepting the resignation letter will delay the process by two months. We are already short-staffed, over-worked. Everyone is miserable. This will make things worse.

And you're still working there why again?