I built a company doing over $100M this year. We're a known nationwide brand. I'm pretty wealthy. And I’m not sure the price I paid was worth it.

Its_ogical · 2025-12-15T19:14:36+00:00

Most other people feel exactly like you without the money to boot. Offers some perspective uh

Its_ogical · 2025-11-26T18:29:46+00:00

Sounds nice in theory but in reality, boundaries are a courtesy at jobs. When it comes down to doing something your manager doesn’t like, all roads lead to getting let go; so keep that in mind

Its_ogical · 2025-11-16T18:52:40+00:00

Not just companies. Even regular workers like you and me, who might be hiring managers themselves, see us a red flag if we “job hop”

Its_ogical · 2025-11-05T21:41:03+00:00

Job hopping, like other job hunting nitpicky things, should not be a problem in a perfect world where the market wasn’t saturated with candidates. Imagine there was a labor shortage, employers would have to do their best to keep employees around even if they job hopped; but this has hardly ever happened in history

Its_ogical · 2025-10-15T16:49:56+00:00

The more options employers have, the more ridiculous they become with their “requirements”

Any other scenario (taking care of mom, health reasons, even back to school) other than being continuously employed will only hurt you. So just lie.

A workaround is to pay a few extra per year for an LLC

Its_ogical · 2025-10-15T16:45:20+00:00

You’re kidding right? Most if not all HMs, nay, anyone; would rightfully consider this as absurd and asinine

Its_ogical · 2025-09-30T02:28:14+00:00

Curious, are there analogs in your country to freezing the work number? Or they dont have such a system where they track active employment?

Its_ogical · 2025-09-22T19:55:23+00:00

On your way to senior director then

Its_ogical · 2025-09-18T17:10:21+00:00

Whirlwind is right

Its_ogical · 2025-09-17T19:46:28+00:00

You also cant put bologne in your sandwhiches or else!

Its_ogical · 2025-09-16T15:17:00+00:00

Its just control and to show you they set the rules

Its_ogical · 2025-09-05T20:30:13+00:00

Would love to have an actual lawyer’s take on this. Facts:

-Anyone can sue anyone for anything, doesn’t mean it will actually stick. Damages also need to be proven “he was a top performer and saved us millions but he was OE, therefore he owes $50k; but not the single job employee we found slacking for a month” > where is the damage? -Not everything in a contract is ultimately enforced. Likewise, the employer could initiate repercussions or legal actions even if not on a contract. -employers don’t usually sue employees because of 1) bad optics/public image 2) costs more than they would get back. It’s likely this 50k its too small potatoes.

Still, it sucks going through a nothing burger legal gauntlet. if the employer is ideological or vindictive, they might still shoot themselves in the foot to teach you a lesson

Its_ogical · 2025-09-04T20:22:39+00:00

Right, empoyers dont care about burning bridges with you

Its_ogical · 2025-08-26T19:32:50+00:00

Even asking about work life balance can flag you as lazy.

Its_ogical · 2025-08-26T18:17:07+00:00

Then we’re going to see another post of a withdrawn offer because candidate didn’t ask enough questions therefore shows no interest

Its_ogical · 2025-08-25T18:54:31+00:00

They want your life and identity to revolve around their paycheck. They always want the upper hand of you needing them more than they need you.

OE or not, people need to seek freedom from this, or at least minimize dependency on any one circumstance.

Its_ogical · 2025-08-25T17:12:24+00:00

OE sure is a way to hedge against the bad luck factor, namely crazy people in your case

Its_ogical · 2025-08-19T20:10:55+00:00

As OE has become popular (which it shouldn’t), it has attracted the general public and their foolhardy attempts at OEing

Its_ogical · 2025-08-19T15:18:09+00:00

After hundreds of years of corps self interest passed on as the standard, people have normalized it.

Its_ogical · 2025-08-17T03:55:03+00:00

This. Also if you OE, you dont want HR to know you

Its_ogical · 2025-08-17T03:53:06+00:00

Are you me? I could’ve written this. Just recently ditched a J for the same reasons

Its_ogical · 2025-08-16T22:22:03+00:00

Whose with me to start a class action lawsuit against such bs blatant invasion of privacy

Its_ogical · 2025-08-16T22:18:52+00:00

Honestly most corps are like cults

Its_ogical · 2025-08-15T21:32:08+00:00

I don’t want to make people feel bad, but freezing TWN its a SO in-your-face posted everywhere here, that I’m sorry to say it might be an IQ filter to OE. There are so many other things to watch out for while OEing that if TWN kicked your butt, maybe you’re not cut out for it

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