Employee mistakenly tells boss where he was poached, boss attempts sabotage: 'He tried to ruin my chances'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Apr 8, 2024 2:00 PM EDT

Always be careful what you tell your soon-to-be former employer before you get out. Otherwise, they might make things harder for you, as this boss did. Sure, this might be a cynical take. In an ideal world, your boss will understand your desire to move on to a different opportunity, but if your manager is among the many selfish employers in the workforce, then leaving might not be so easy.

This Redditor was not even necessarily looking for better work until he was poached by a different company and offered a far better salary. He scheduled a meeting with his current boss to discuss the offer and to see if his current employer could potentially match it. Not only did their boss choose not to match the offer, but also upon hearing the name of the new company, he tried to ruin his current employee's chances there in order to keep him for himself.

Keep scrolling below for the full play-by-play. When you're done, feel free to take a look at this post about an employee who got in trouble for expensing just $1.02 above the daily limit.

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    Old boss called to complain about new job "poaching" me as a new employee
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    I was offered a job on the spot recently without actually looking for another job, and after discussing with my now new employer about my credentials and what I could provide them they offered me nearly double the yearly income as what I was previously getting paid. So of course I took the offer. Put in my 2 weeks trying to be professional.
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    Old boss asked where I was going and I made the mistake of telling him. So what's he do, calls to complain about them poaching me from his company. I live in an at will state, and never signed a non- compete contract. And even if I did it's a company in a totally different
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    field of work. So rather than try to match my offer to keep me, he tried to ruin my chances of moving on to something better by calling and complaining that they are putting his company in a bad position with my leaving.
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    Chilled MonkeyBrains1. 9 hr. ago Clearly you made the right call. Old boss seems equal parts petty and stupid. Unless old boss is a client of new boss (and a major one), new boss either won't care or might even be impressed that he obviously picked someone valuable.
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    Are you still in your 2- week notice period? If you are, and your old boss is still giving you , bear in mind you don't legally have to stay. Giving notice is a courtesy, and courtesy is something one extends to good people. 474 Reply Share
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    BrokenWind123. 3 hr. ago this lol- if my employer blinked at me funny during a notice period then the notice would be a lot sooner 100 Reply Share
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    that-guy-blimey 9 hr. ago. Sounds like a real piece of Good for you for moving on. 386 Reply Share
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    yourmo4321 9 hr. ago Hopefully you don't plan on staying for those two weeks 123 that guy Reply Share
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    00 DeadEyedAdmin · 4 hr. ago Never give your employer any information that they can weaponize... Why are you taking a sick day today? I am sick
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    Where are you going on vacation? I am going on vacation Why are you leaving this company? Another opportunity presented itself Where are you going to work next? At another company.
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    Sekhen 9 hr. ago Competition of Competence. It's a free market economy. If he want to keep you, his only option is to make a better offer. Whining like a little I won't work. Pull those bootstraps, boi.
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    TheDragonDoji . 6 hr. ago This is great for you. Old Boss just told your new employer that you're invaluable and your loss is causing him stress.
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    TheTowerDefender. 5 hr. ago "puts his company in a bad position with you leaving", you couldn't get a better letter of recommendation
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    tuba_man 6 hr. ago I had that happen to me ages ago, in relatively close circumstances to yours. My then-new boss won my loyalty by checking in with legal, who immediately laughed about it and told me to ignore the noise.
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    I don't like talking about people like they're things but I think it makes my point better: If your new place is worth sticking around, they're not gonna throw away a new investment, they'll have your back.
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    cnewman11 - 4 hr. ago That two weeks just became today.
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    Ultimateglowup . 7 hr. ago Sounds like it's time to tell the rest of the employees of the compensation and perks at the new place.
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    ChewableRobots 3 hr. ago You're about to be making almost double your salary? the two week notice, enjoy your two week vacation and let your boss deal with the bridge he burned.
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