Have about 1-2 months before I'm fired or asked to resign, what should I do?
Basically I won't get into it but it was made known to me that my company incredibly dislikes me and my performance (really never gave me chance from day 1 and always looked down at me) and they are secretly recruiting someone else (figured this out on my own) to take my over my position. When I got hired I was always worried this wouldn't be a position leading to promotion.
Not sure if I should just quit or let the inevitable happen? Is it possible to find a new job in that timeframe. The recruiter I spoke to said that if there's a termination it would be made known.
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Go take an asset management job elsewhere rn. A fair amount of those roles open. Recruit while you still have this job and no need to tell other employers you're getting fired.
Don't have any AM experience would that be possible to do? And in a month or so?
What industry are you in?
With acq, cap markets, dev experience, yes, very do-able. Cap markets experience plays well to understanding refi's, loan maturities, etc. dev experience plays well to understanding an asset at the ground level work and work through problems. Within a month, may be difficult. Within two months, possible. Within three, very possible. Depends what you're looking for as well. Do you only want to go to a super brand name shop? That might be a bit harder. However, if you're flexible, very do-able.
Why do they incredibly dislike you?
Why would they hire you but never given you a chance?
How do you know you will be fired in a month and not later?
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Learn moreTbh I don't know they are an incredibly cliquey firm and the longer tenured employees bully the new ones regardless of experience level. My interview process was insanely short and I never did full due diligence on the firm. If I wasn't wanting a big salary increase I would've never taken it I felt pretty uncomfortable during the interview.
1-2 months is an assumption. Could be 2 weeks could be 4 months I'm just ball parking.
Sounds like a private equity firm I was at a few years back. Had really high turnover and was toxic. I left incredibly quickly. Sorry you're in this situation. How long have you been there?
I've seen this kind of thing before. Some places are just toxic.
I'd just start looking. No need to quit if there's a possibility that they might keep you around for several more months. Getting the next gig always easier when still employed. Good luck.
Definitely speak with recruiters and start looking for a new job. You can absolutely be in a new spot in a couple of months and now that bonuses are getting paid out it wouldn't be weird timing wise.
Received no bonus after my review so don't give a rip. Put in so many hours to walk away with nothing.
Don't quit. Start job searching if you think this is going to happen. You need to be selfish and get every paycheck possible so as not to dip into your savings (unless of course the place is unbearable to work and it's effecting your mental health, than do what you need to do). Job search, there is no reason to tell anyone what you think is happening until it happens. And even then, wait to see why the firms says they are laying you off. They could claim it's the economy - and than you can tell the story of the firm was right sizing due to the environment, and than you unfortunately were caught up in it.
Lastly, if they ask you to resign - don't. You need to get unemployment benefits and if possible - severance. You don't get unemployment benefits (which you pay into and have a right to receive as you pay taxes) if you resign. They need to fire you.
Thanks for the advice.
Should I lateral to another analyst position? This would be my third analyst stint or shoot for senior analyst/associate roles?
Shoot for the moon, there's no harm in looking at higher roles. Be realistic though and apply for all types of roles, and give up the upper levels if you see you're not gaining traction.
Don't quit, make them fire you. Asking someone to resign is a bullshit move outside of the few fired senior employees that want to save face and don't need the severance or unemployment.
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Pudding above gives really good advice. Start hitting the recruiting trail hard. As of this point, your story is that you're still employed but unhappy with the culture and are actively looking to transition. A couple of months from now, if you get terminated, you can update your story and say how "I was quite unhappy and we agreed to part ways."
Getting a job in 1-2 months is possible but incredibly difficult in this environment. That said, the sooner you get started, the better (assuming you're pretty certain that you're going to be laid off soon).
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Will employers look down on me for parting ways? My boss knows a lot of people and I could see him talking shit about me.
No, they will likely not reach out. They may ask for previous references from places you have worked at before (internships, past jobs, not your current one)
One thing to think about is if you have a non-compete. If you leave, they might try and enforce vs. them letting you go and waiving.
If I was you, I probably would confront my bosses with something like, "it seems like this isn't working out for either of us. I'm going to be recruiting for a new job, but want 60, 90, 120 days, which also gives us time to transition role and responsibilities to xyz person. I'm also expecting that you waive the non-compete (if you have one)." Essentially, a negotiated exit.
Yes you are an analyst so they might not care, but putting it out there in the open and discussing it seems like the better method for solving the questions that you need answered (when your last day is, will they waive non-compete) and you can better go search for a job (no sneaking around having "Dr. Appointments" or being "sick")
As an analyst I wouldn't care about a non-compete. Do people really expect you not to work for 6, 12, 18+ months. I would just ignore it and look for any job, you aren't senior and I have never heard of any issues with that. The negotiated exit makes sense, but how sure are you they want to fire you and you're not overreacting? Can you share more on the situation, because imagine you're overreacting and say that meanwhile they never were going to fire you and have an opportunity to do so at that minute. Keep it a secret until you can't they try to negotiate an exit.
Depends more on company policy.
I know a guy that was told that the company was too top heavy and there were limited promotion opportunities for him. His boss directed him towards a couple of places to interview. He got one of those jobs at a big competitor and when he went to leave, they enforced the notice and garden leave because it was company policy for anyone resigning. So while they wanted him gone and even helped arrange it (and everyone knows everyone because the bosses talked to each other), they didn't waive because he resigned instead of getting let go. He was an associate.
Most companies that have those agreements themselves are sensitive to them on the hiring side. Hard to enforce your own if you don't respect others.
Don't resign, you won't really save face, and that makes you inelligable for unemployment. Most employers are not allowed to disclose the reason for leaving a company. You should be doing everything possible to find another job. NOTE* Do note even hunt you are getting laid off, BUT if anything set it up with recruiters that your comapny P&L is not doing well against budget, and you want to try and broaden your stillset to company a,b,c,d.
Does it matter if I get fired.
I spoke to a recruiter in the past and he said because of my short stint at my first company I'd need references from that company because it would look like I got fired.
You'll need references from somewhere, either your current or prior shop. Reading between the lines you should also take a hard look in the mirror and try to figure out what part of the problem is you (it's never 0%). If I'm looking at a resume and they have two stints in less than a year, that's a huge red flag if not an outright ding.
When the day comes, take it on the chin. Act relieved and hint that you think this is for the best. Nothing better than turning the tables.
If they call me in to chatting I'll know what its for. Should I negotiate some kind severance?
It will likely already be predetermined in a package that you can either sign or decline. Most companies these days will require you to leave almost immediately after the news and delivering the documents (source: previously laid off in the energy industry)
Good luck and sorry to hear. Chin up.
Have you considered masters/ MBA ?
Good time in the market right now.
I wish you well. Lots of sage advice here. It will work out.
It's an unfortunate situation. I disliked my old job and unknowingly I was doing that quiet quitting thing that seems common today. I only seriously started looking for a new job in September when there were some nice roles in my city. Within 2 months I applied to maybe 15 or so companies, got interviewed at 3 of them, and one of them hired me. I had that new job in hand in November, so it really only took me 2-3 months to get a new job. I'd suggest you start looking and depending on where you live, you could get something pretty soon. Best of luck, I hope things work out for you.
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