Why Should I Resign From My Current Employer ?

Hi All,

I have received an offer letter from TCS, and they have offered a 10k increment in my salary. However, I am very happy working with my current employer, and I enjoy it a lot here. I believe I will not have this level of freedom in any other company.

Now, my current employer has offered me a new project focusing on "marketing intelligence, planning, analyzing, integrating, and communicating," and the Managing Director (MD) mentioned that this is a dream opportunity for any developer. I don't have much knowledge about this area.

What should I do now? I would appreciate any help or advice from all of you.

Thank you.

Hi, If you don't know, you better start doing research on the subject. I am sure nobody is going to spoon-feed you on this subject. Wish you good luck, or else I am sure you will be looking for a new job if you fail on this project, which according to your MD is a "Dream Project."

TCS? It's better you serve as a slave and add on some skills than "enjoy and have freedom" and rule as a king with "No...Sense." Give it a thought, buddy. Good luck.

Ukmitra

You seem to be asking us to tell you why you are looking for a change. I'm afraid that's just not logical.

I think you need to ask your MD to clarify what this dream project is. TCS will not consider you for at least a minimum of 3 years if you let this one go. On the other hand, TCS might also not be a great place to work in. It depends on your immediate boss, your project, etc. And it's such a large ocean; your personal issues are too minor for them.

UKM:

I have worked in start-ups all my life. I enjoyed it, and I got a lot of freedom - and there's no doubt that I have also learned a lot. For years, I have slogged 14 hours every day, 7 days a week - that's because small setups also let you run after your own dream. Of course, it depends on you whether you can marry your dreams to the company's or convince the bosses so that they share your dream. The debate between big fish in a small pond VS small fish in a big pond is never-ending. Ultimately, it is a personal choice that Miqdadali has to make.

KarThickKumar ... irrelevant comment. I request you to delete or for the moderators to take action.

Hello,

Lifetime is limited. Our career is like our father who feeds us! So for its betterment, for the growth of abilities, it's better to take up the better offer than enjoying staying at a smaller workplace. If I were you, I might have considered it this way:

1. Taking a 15-20 days leave and joining TCS to see if it fits my life.
2. Since the relationship with the present company is good, the door to come back may remain open.

I would have always preferred the bigger pond to live and swim.

Best regards

Dear,

Congratulations on receiving the offer letter from TCS. Regarding your question about why you want to make a change, the answer may already be clear to you. If you had no intention of leaving your current company, why did you choose to attend the interview in the first place?

My suggestion is to remember a famous quote: "Love your job, not your company. You never know when your company might stop loving you."

Cheers

Subhabrata, I am afraid that what you have suggested is completely unethical and probably illegal. The 15-20 days you have mentioned involve dual employment and are bound to be against the employment terms of BOTH firms. Moreover, 15-20 days in a place like TCS is not even enough to know where all the washrooms are, let alone gauge whether the job is suitable! I would urge the original poster to avoid doing any of this since it has the potential to irreparably damage your career.

Dear Anonymous,

I can very much appreciate your dilemma, and only you can decide what you should do based on your priority and circumstances. I will quote a couple of examples for you to take action, which are legal and ethical.

My friend worked for a firm in the UK and had a good offer from India. He liked working in his company, where his wife also worked, and they had a young boy. When he told his intentions to move to India, his company offered him a long leave to try it out. If he did not like it in India, he could return to the UK and continue his service. He went, tried, and then returned to the UK to continue with his previous employers. He got promoted and eventually retired when he reached 65.

In another case, a friend who had a young child and had been without a job for a while took a job with a firm. After 18 months, he received an excellent offer with a 20% increase in wages from a firm nearer to his home. However, his wife hesitated as she was expecting a second child. When he informed his employers about the offer, they offered him a promotion with only a 5% pay rise. For the sake of family peace and a certain job continuity, he decided to stay with his present employers.

Thank you.

User input:

Well, what I meant is exactly like the 'UK scenario' Mr. Nashbramhall presented in the previous post. Only I didn't elaborate that the individual has discussed openly his/her present opportunity with the present boss and the present company is providing the necessary documents of release, considering the chance for the 'comeback'. Therefore, there is absolutely no place for unethicalness or illegality in such a case. It's a humanitarian understanding between the employer and employee.

And secondly, since TCS has offered the original poster an increment of 10K, so we may assume that:

1. He/She has a clear idea of how the job is going to be.

2. He/She is intelligent enough to gauge the practical work environment and scale the value between the new job and the past one within a fortnight, and will not waste time counting the washrooms around (and clever enough to locate the nearest one on the very first day!).

What I felt is that it is a case of an emotional bond with the present workplace. But for the sake of career development, one must get over this inertia, or else regret in the future. I would love to quote Mr. Ro here: "Love your job and not your company; you never know when your company would stop loving you!"

And any opportunity for the development of the job should be embraced!

But I have also come across such people who were unable to fit themselves with bigger companies like Wipro, TCS, and Webgrity, etc., and forced to leave after a short period of service. Anything may happen; who knows? So it's wise to lay the bridge for going back.

God bless.

Regards

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Rejoinders aside - and with the deepest respect for everyone's intellect, 15 days is too short a time to gauge any intellectual job opportunity. Or, for that matter, for an employer to decipher a new entrant's suitability. Probably exactly why 6 months is the minimum standard for probation. This is more true for larger organizations; just because the layers of information and job alignments are so many.

I have reason to believe that TCS will not allow a person "on leave" to join - rightly suspecting the commitment level of the joinee. The UK case is different since he was on a long sabbatical (operative word highlighted). I'm still to see TCSs of the world offering employment on a trial offer; especially at this level of employment.

Please note that the present employer has already dangled the carrot of a dream project but has not indicated what kind of dream it is. This tells me that there is very little chance of a break to test TCS waters.

Anyway, each one his own.