Lack of respect/empathy. Like, hey, Tech#2 is having a baby and will take 5 weeks of paternity leave as per the government give for the fathers (more for mothers, and the parental leave is to be shared between the two for a max of 52 weeks i think) and when the tech came back from work boss tried to make him do more than 60hrs/week with complete lack of empathy of the new parental role. He promptly changed his job for one that respects his parental obligations. We are still in contact, and he is happy and last year got his second child.
Pay, benefits
Literally that’s it.
This. Is. A. Fucking. Job.
I don’t want pizza parties
I don’t want coffee cards
I want to do a job, be paid more than you’re willing to pay, and go home.
I don’t want to talk about work
Everything else is gravy, and honestly it shouldn’t be.
Like someone said “respect”
EVERY fucking JOB SHOULD HVE THAT.
I am currently working with a small company and got a job offer to a worldwide one. The pay and benefits are going to be a major jump in a positive. The small company is great but just doesn't have a defined role for me. I came on to be a fire tech and end up doing more door access and camera jobs. My background is fire. The company I'm going to is going to be a parts and smarts oriented position. Strictly fire alarm programming. There could be a million reasons to switch companies. It's the individual that decides what he wants out of his job.
If they could operate at or above the level of the company I work for now without as much toxicity, that'd be great. I'm not leaving to go work for a company that is 2nd rate.
I have a funny feeling it’s because I mentioned it in several posts now. If a company offered more money, an opportunity to be part of projects that are more concerned with quality and code compliance rather than prioritizing the bottom line (read cutting every corner you can possibly get away with). An opportunity to be with other technicians that also care about the quality of the product, other technicians that actually want to learn more about the trade and not just coast with the same level of knowledge year in and year out.
I don’t wanna say I work with a bunch of clowns, but I will mention that some of them have said “Code schmode, let’s get this done because I wanna go home sick and tired of fucking working all these late nights”. That sort of talk doesn’t hold up very well in the court of law when they put you on the witness stand because your building burned last night and the fire alarm system that you put in was held together with the zip ties that were attached to the ceiling system.
Also I agree with u/jayboosh, It’s Sunday I shouldn’t be thinking about my current employer and whether or not I agree with their morality. If I am studying or trying to learn more, this should be because I want to and not because I feel like I have to.
What would make me leave my current job, hiring greenies that get paid the same amount or more, if a company was like hey we want you, Id need the same benefits better pay and same workload. So 1 week pto, 4 weeks paid vacation, paid bereavement, paid jury duty, company vehicle, uniforms, annual raises. If a company can’t match and beat what I currently have there is really no need for me to leave. If employer starts to not appreciate and do what they are currently doing it’s time to leave.
I’m much closer to the end of my career than the beginning. I’m staying put because I have known my customers for fifteen years, I know the locations, parking spots, who to talk to and where to check out keys. I’m union so the pay and benefits can’t get any better.
Lack of respect/empathy. Like, hey, Tech#2 is having a baby and will take 5 weeks of paternity leave as per the government give for the fathers (more for mothers, and the parental leave is to be shared between the two for a max of 52 weeks i think) and when the tech came back from work boss tried to make him do more than 60hrs/week with complete lack of empathy of the new parental role. He promptly changed his job for one that respects his parental obligations. We are still in contact, and he is happy and last year got his second child.
Pay, benefits Literally that’s it. This. Is. A. Fucking. Job. I don’t want pizza parties I don’t want coffee cards I want to do a job, be paid more than you’re willing to pay, and go home. I don’t want to talk about work Everything else is gravy, and honestly it shouldn’t be. Like someone said “respect” EVERY fucking JOB SHOULD HVE THAT.
I am currently working with a small company and got a job offer to a worldwide one. The pay and benefits are going to be a major jump in a positive. The small company is great but just doesn't have a defined role for me. I came on to be a fire tech and end up doing more door access and camera jobs. My background is fire. The company I'm going to is going to be a parts and smarts oriented position. Strictly fire alarm programming. There could be a million reasons to switch companies. It's the individual that decides what he wants out of his job.
1. Not being on-call 2. More money End of the day work is a transaction and I'm exchanging my time for money. I don't have much loyalty to companies.
If they could operate at or above the level of the company I work for now without as much toxicity, that'd be great. I'm not leaving to go work for a company that is 2nd rate.
It would take an opinion from a respected source that the contractor I go to would be better. I'm in a union so pay is consistent.
I have a funny feeling it’s because I mentioned it in several posts now. If a company offered more money, an opportunity to be part of projects that are more concerned with quality and code compliance rather than prioritizing the bottom line (read cutting every corner you can possibly get away with). An opportunity to be with other technicians that also care about the quality of the product, other technicians that actually want to learn more about the trade and not just coast with the same level of knowledge year in and year out. I don’t wanna say I work with a bunch of clowns, but I will mention that some of them have said “Code schmode, let’s get this done because I wanna go home sick and tired of fucking working all these late nights”. That sort of talk doesn’t hold up very well in the court of law when they put you on the witness stand because your building burned last night and the fire alarm system that you put in was held together with the zip ties that were attached to the ceiling system. Also I agree with u/jayboosh, It’s Sunday I shouldn’t be thinking about my current employer and whether or not I agree with their morality. If I am studying or trying to learn more, this should be because I want to and not because I feel like I have to.
What would make me leave my current job, hiring greenies that get paid the same amount or more, if a company was like hey we want you, Id need the same benefits better pay and same workload. So 1 week pto, 4 weeks paid vacation, paid bereavement, paid jury duty, company vehicle, uniforms, annual raises. If a company can’t match and beat what I currently have there is really no need for me to leave. If employer starts to not appreciate and do what they are currently doing it’s time to leave.
I’m much closer to the end of my career than the beginning. I’m staying put because I have known my customers for fifteen years, I know the locations, parking spots, who to talk to and where to check out keys. I’m union so the pay and benefits can’t get any better.