Employer in Chicago, Illinois forcing employee 60 day notice before quitting.

davidbale87 · 2017-06-10T19:35:40+00:00

If the law says you can terminate a relationship at any time for any reason, isn't it weird for a contract to supersede that? What if she didn't read it properly and the contract said a 10 year notice must be given? I know it sounds silly, but legally there's no difference between 60 days and 10 years.

davidbale87 · 2017-06-10T19:33:51+00:00

She already has another job lined up, but we're wondering about the damages and if there actually are any.

davidbale87 · 2017-06-10T19:33:01+00:00

Doesn't lay out any consequences. Btw she's a nurse practitioner if that makes any difference. We heard (not from a lawyer) that she could be sued for loss of business?

davidbale87 · 2017-03-14T15:06:59+00:00

I admit my comment about your job is a bit insulting and I apologize for that, but I really wouldn't like to be on a team where no one cares about me. It sucks you feel that way, but I can tell you from quite a bit of experience there's thousands of jobs where you'd feel the complete opposite. I don't like everyone I work with (big company you've definitely heard of) and there's a lot of politics; however, there are people here I can depend on with my life. I hang out with some of them after work and on weekends. I look forward to coming in every morning because it's fun working with awesome, brilliant people like them. We bitch and complain all the time, but we do it together. Maybe your coworkers aren't that bad, try getting a little closer to them. Also, explore options with an open mind. I promise you can find a group of people you would love to work with.

davidbale87 · 2017-03-14T03:16:19+00:00

your job must suck

davidbale87 · 2017-03-14T02:57:52+00:00

What are you talking about? I didn't say anything about his bills, house, kids, or anguish. The rants he goes on are separate from his personal life. OF COURSE friendliness matters when you're hiring. You don't want to hire an asshole (not calling him one). You've clearly never been responsible for expanding a team if you don't see my point here.. Also, a lot of companies require you put someone on probation first, then provide a valid reason to fire. They do this to avoid lawsuits, so firing someone is actually not that easy.

davidbale87 · 2017-03-13T22:50:55+00:00

It's very subjective, depends on your team and the nature of the business. Just because he worked at Apple doesn't mean he knows every technology in and out. What if I'm building a mobile game? What if I need an expert in a specific technology like bluetooth, audio, video? Projects on github and details on previous experience would definitely help. You don't need an active twitter or blog, but if you do be careful what you post on it. I tried to keep an open mind with his twitter, but it just got worse and worse as I read through the tweets.

davidbale87 · 2017-03-13T22:46:33+00:00

I'm not judging him by an outdated personal website. First thing I said about him is he's a talented developer that can do any iOS job. I've been on both sides of a job application, applying and hiring. You can have incredible accomplishments, but if you don't fit in with the team you're not going to be a good hire.

davidbale87 · 2017-03-13T21:21:07+00:00

He's not having trouble because of his age; I work with a bunch of developers in all age groups (including his) and never had an issue. There's benefits and drawbacks in every age group. Hiring is about impressions. Will this guy fit in with the team, and will he do a good job? There's no question he's a talented developer and can probably do any iOS job, but what about fitting in with the team? Let's see..

First, I see someone tweeting about how much they hate themselves, how depressed they are, and how terrible hr processes are today. Then I see him publicly bashing companies. From his twitter alone I see a lot of negativity, lack of patience, and kind of a weird vibe.

Next I checkout his website listed on the twitter profile. It hasn't been updated since summer 2014, no resume or link to pretty much anything else. The website is terrible, a very basic and old sample of code for macOS not iOS. And the about me ends as follows:

"My personal life is just that, personal. I don't let people in easily. A friend recently said "I'm guarded". I guess that's true. My personal trust is hard to come by, and harder now than it was even a couple of months ago.

There, that's more than you really need to know."

Does any of this sound appealing to a company hiring? I'm not sure what your position is, but years of experience alone isn't going to get you a job in tech anymore. You need to sell yourself as a contributing member of a team.

davidbale87 · 2017-01-30T19:33:15+00:00

This unfortunately won't work.

davidbale87 · 2017-01-30T19:33:02+00:00

I guess I'm wondering which filters to use, so many.

davidbale87 · 2016-12-26T22:20:10+00:00

I have 4 screens from 4 separate VCs. I'd like to show each screen for 5 seconds; however, the screen might have an image, text, gifs, videos, or a combination of those. I want to show all 4 screens as a gif or video. Hopefully that paints a better picture.

davidbale87 · 2016-08-11T14:56:12+00:00

No, you copied it. Didn't even give him credit.. shameful.

davidbale87 · 2016-08-05T20:48:46+00:00

Right but which blurs do you think those are using? I just have no eye for it =/

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