My boss is pressuring me
Hi all,
Im working at Indutry in marketing department on a temporary contract matter (was maternity leave cover). So my contract was about to end in "n" months, and i was about to start lookin for another job and applied for MBB and currently interviewing there. But recently my boss came to me and told me either i leave right now or i "promise" him that i will stay here for another 7-8 months without ability to leave the company. Because he states if i commit now, lots of teamwork will depend on me and i cannot leave for next 7-8 months. The problem lies in that i'm not getting paid as much as permanent employess. They receive like 40-50% more than me and on top of that they got yearly bonus as 1.5X of their salary. I don't have any of that.
So what to do? Should i go yolo leave the company now and look for job and hope that MBB works out.
Or promise and commit and work here for another 7-8 months? (i just feel like i work as much as others do, if not more, but i get paid and have no bonuses as they do) and thats rly bothering me.
Or if i promise him but eventually when i find a good opportunity if i leave, will that be very bad behavior from me?
I'm just wondering would he do the same for me? Or boss would leave me if he has gotten a better opps thanks all!
well for one thing you leave quite a bit of identifiable information on here so i would remove mention of company, amount of months and who you are covering for.
secondly what will they do if you leave despite promising to stay on? references will only usually be confirming dates worked and salary not ask for personal recommendation.
also i was always under impression contract workers get paid more? at least all the contract posts i see have an annualized salary of ~100k for roles that permanent positions earn only like 65-70k (in UK).
i would promise to stay, continue interviewing then leave. alternatively you could just see out your contract and focus 24/7 on recruiting. ive seen plenty of people who have contract element to their profile (e.g. 4-5 jobs in a row) and not infrequent to sometimes see 1-2 month gaps. you could always frame it as that before you were thinking of doing e.g. 6-8m contracts followed by 1-2months break then again 6-8m contracts but now changed your mind and want FT work.
best of luck
Hi, thanks for reply!
I wanted to ask if i promise him now to stay and then leave would it burn my bridges with the company i mentioned ever? Considering he holds up a very high position over there.
And would it be wise if i ask for pay raise, even though i intend to leave by not completing my promise?
1) remove the company name in your post immediately 2) "promise" to stay (but don't sign anything like a contract...just make a verbal "promise") 3) ask (but don't demand) for your salary to equal the salary of the other employees with similar experience doing similar work..which you think equates to xx dollars/hour. 4) look for other jobs immediately...and if you get one...tell the boss "sorry...boi byeeee"
ehh I’ve been canned for ‘asking’ for more before
Employment is at will. So even if you agree to stay on and then quit before your contract is up because something came up (e.g., better opp, family emergency, change of heart), that's tough cookies for them. This happens all of the time. Your boss would leave in a heartbeat if a better opportunity came along.
Looking for job unemployed would be difficult especially if it's not GS/MBB (even people from there might have hard time finding one after leaving the company.) If I were you, I would stay at the company, ask for equal or better pay, and then accelerate your job search. I am positive they have already started looking for your replacement. Once you find the job explain the company that it'll be hard to start until few month bc your team needs you but you'll try your best to start asap. It'll also show you are dependable, a good team player and you won't be burning any bridges. This is important in consulting especially bc everything is team based. MBB's are tough nut to crack and leaving you current job would be a huge risk you'll be taking.
Hope that was helpful
Hi, thanks for reply!
I wanted to ask if i promise him now to stay and then leave would it burn my bridges with the company i mentioned ever? Considering he holds up a very high position over there.
And would it be wise if i ask for pay raise, even though i intend to leave by not completing my promise?
I haven't been in this situation so not very experienced in this matter but I'll try to give you the best answer possible: 1. Yes it'll burn bridges bc you are going back on your words. It same as accepting an offer and then saying no. Some companies put people on the blacklist idk if thats true. You won't be able to hide it in future and they'll question you. If you intend to never work there then definitely won't be a problem. 2. It's definitely wise to ask for a pay raise but be mindful and thoughtful- you have to give them a reason like great work performance, going above and beyond on projects. Put yourself in his shoes and made your argument based on that. Simply asking for more bc you want more won't cut any mustard. And again as I mentioned- accelerate your job search bc they might have already started looking for your replacement and the second they find one you will be asked to leave. And don't just focus on MBB but also places like PEY, OW, and other strategy shops and maybe other industries as well like IB. They all have amazing exit opps and will place well into MBA business schools">M7 MBA program. Hope this was helpful
Is your boss giving you a guaranteed contract that promises to pay you for the next 7-8 months, no matter what? If not, you owe him nothing and it's out of bounds for him to even ask this of you, in my opinion. You should not feel bad about leaving if your circumstances change (a better job offer), in the same way the company wouldn't feel bad about laying you off if its circumstances changed (didn't need you anymore). Either both parties commit, or neither do.
Get it in writing. One of the important lessons here. I'd keep interviewing...you owe it to yourself, as you are your own personal advocate. Decision to stay or leave is up to you, but don't go for verbal promises - it never delivers.
Absolutely 100% get it in writing because verbal promises mean nothing. A verbal promise would never hold up in a court of law. You have something established already for the next 7-8 months but I would interview for other places. Definitely, don't just leave without having a backup plan.
Your boss is really selfish and putting himself and the firm above yourself. He wants to figure out if you are moving or not because he might have someone ready to take on your position at this moment. Don't feel bad interviewing because you don't owe anything to him.
This is what I recommend that you do:
You tell him I understand and that you see yourself there. Try and squeeze some information from him regarding full-time. If you get the offer from the MBB, you tell your boss that you were afraid about the future, and that the new firm offers a full-time role and higher compensation. Tell him for the next three weeks you'll work really hard to get the new person up to speed as much as possible.
When it comes to references, if you state the story the way I wrote it, especially that you went out of your way to train the new hire, your current boss will look like a dick if he says anything bad about you.
I hope you get the role at the MBB.
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