I got laid off at the end of last year along with most of the company. It was less than 3 months before I had a contract in hand to return as an independent contractor at a noticeable increase in pay. The company has however been dragging their feet on extending me a job offer. I’ve been continuing to interview on the side for full time employment (and I’ve gotten super close to an offer a couple of times and I’m currently waiting on a recent interview) my plan is to present my job offer to the CTO who it sounds like wants to hire me but hasn’t been pushing too hard on that aspect of the corporate politics and say “hey I’d love to stay and keep doing what I’m doing, but I need benefits and the level of commitment that Full Time Employment would provide to me. Can you get me a job offer or should I accept this one?” and see how that goes
Its not really loyalty but the fact that I have an awesome boss and this job has better benefits (like remote work and incredible flexibility for time off) than a lot of the jobs I’ve been interviewing for
And then everyone clapped
This could definitely work if you are doing something that cant easily be replaced. Maybe tell some colleagues about your “interview” as well.
I had to use the phrase “I am going to lose my home without a substantial raise” to get a raise at my last job
My current job is so niche that I straight up told my boss I’d quit without a raise and he made it happen.
I got laid off at the end of last year along with most of the company. It was less than 3 months before I had a contract in hand to return as an independent contractor at a noticeable increase in pay. The company has however been dragging their feet on extending me a job offer. I’ve been continuing to interview on the side for full time employment (and I’ve gotten super close to an offer a couple of times and I’m currently waiting on a recent interview) my plan is to present my job offer to the CTO who it sounds like wants to hire me but hasn’t been pushing too hard on that aspect of the corporate politics and say “hey I’d love to stay and keep doing what I’m doing, but I need benefits and the level of commitment that Full Time Employment would provide to me. Can you get me a job offer or should I accept this one?” and see how that goes
Ehh, loyalty isn’t worth shit to big businesses, and they’ve already fired you once. Keep milking the contractor job while you find a better place.
Its not really loyalty but the fact that I have an awesome boss and this job has better benefits (like remote work and incredible flexibility for time off) than a lot of the jobs I’ve been interviewing for
Good luck, man.