Why FutureStar is going to leave

FutureStar and I were talking about her work. FutureStar works with Beak. Beak has been at DeltaHouse for a long time, and she's finally exiting to let FutureStar (who is destroying Beak's output), do the job her way. FutureStar can't wait to be able to do her job without Beak's beak-ness interfering.

Beak's greatest hits include: giving her opinion when it isn't asked (and having it count), asking for a company event to be done (and not showing up to it), and disagreeing with what you say if it sounds wrong (even if it is correct). FutureStar was fired up to be to do the job her way.

Until...

TheBoss informed FutureStar that Beak is going to be used as a consultant. The look on FutureStar's face said everything... I'M SO QUITTING WHEN THE ECONOMY TURNS.

That's the sad thing.

Yes, we should all be happy to even have a job, the economy sucks, and people are losing jobs left and right. But guess what, when the economy turns better and job markets get better, the employees that you are dumping extra work that they didn't sign up for , not giving raises to, not developing, didn't recognize for their effort, and assumed were happy with how things are going are going. Are going to go. Out the door to another job.

And it's moments like this that they'll point to when you ask, "Why would you leave?"

Things that the workforce is tired of hearing...

• The economy isn't the greatest right now.
• We need you to do HR, PR, AR, QA, AP, sales calls, customer services, and plunge the toilet. Because we laid off everyone that does those things.
• You are lucky to have a job.
• We can't give you a raise, a review, training, or any help.

The funny part about me, is that I'm playing my hand like I'm totally committed to the extra work and the company. But as soon as I can, I'm done.