There's a Gifford at my place who sends emails on Sunday afternoon. It's completely futile given I wont read it until Monday morning. I often think people do this to try and appear hard working, in my view it's poor time and work load management.Night before/early morning I can just about understand, but if you're in a 9-5 (or for arguments sake, you work largely Monday to Friday), then receiving an email at 11pm on a Saturday night is simply not acceptable, and a sign of really poor culture.
That email can be sent at 11pm on a Saturday, but not land in your inbox until the Monday morning, had the sender taken a bit of care about your welfare, by scheduling it to send at 9am on the Monday.
Clearly they don't give a shit about when you're sat thinking about work. Some people can ignore it until the Monday, however, a lot will see the email on a Saturday night as an emergency, and either reply to it straight away, or sit worrying about it until the Monday morning.
Well done and congratulations mate!Thought I'd offer a final resolution to this story to put a bow on it.
I served my three months in the purgatory known as my notice period. During that time, I entered into three interview processes with different companies. This was all happening throughout January, February and March. I did the bare minimum when it came to my day job, only going in the office about once a month. Didn't speak to the CEO once, because he's an unprofessional git.
Today, I received a job offer from one of the companies I've interviewed with that I can't turn down. The other option still in the running will not be able to match them.
I am going to be working for a company in a similar but slightly different segment of the industry, doing a role that is as close as I'm going to get to my perfect fit. I've been negotiating what this role looks like with four of the senior staff members there - it wasn't a posted role, I went to the company (I have a contact there) and pitched that I think they needed somebody with my skills. Not something I've ever done before and completely out of my comfort zone.
I'll be leading on a 3-5 year project, I get to choose who I'd prefer to report into while I do that (one of the people I've been speaking to seems like a great guy to work with and a natural fit - polar opposite of my old nob head of a boss). The role is already one rank higher than I was, but I'll also be on an accelerated 18-24 month path to promotion if I can deliver successfully. The real kicker, my comp package will be about 60% more.
And the cherry on the top. I have now finished my notice period and I have a full month to relax until I start fresh.
The lesson here is - don't feel you have to put up with shit bosses who act like psychopaths. Know your market value and what you bring to the table. Back yourself.
That sounds great. Congrats!
Well done and congratulations mate!