Dilemma: Just accepted job offer but starting in February, but my current project ends next week. Should I take up another project or just cruise until I give notice? I’m in tech consulting

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R u joking. Tech consulting or horse carriage driving, if you can afford to - take the well earned month break! Spend time with fam and travel!

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Yes! Rest and relax :) have fun OP

Work your butt off for a job you are quitting soon

Vs.

Spend a solid month on the bench doing nothing while getting paid

I don’t see how this is a dilemma...

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That sort of notice isn’t always possible. They could be let go on the spot (especially when it’s a competitor). If they start in February I am sure they would want to be paid until then so they can keep their insurance

“Real dilemma” eh? Buoy if you don’t

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Sorry I don’t understand the reference

Taking a new project will make you look like a jerk when you leave 1 month in... enjoy being funemployed

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How do you cruise though... kinda awkward to go like “yeah I’m leaving in 1 month pls don’t let me do anything”

Same situation. How do you pretend you’re actively looking for a project so you can successfully cruise

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I would interview for a coupe projects and just say ‘No, I don’t think project x is a good fit for me and my goals’. By the time leadership starts asking what is going on...you’re gone.

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It could. But I would ask how well you know your manager and leadership. If they are hardasses about everything then I would do the above and not give a shit. But if they have always been cool and I enjoyed working for them I would just tell them I would work on team/ group BD or some other function that didn’t require me to become deeply involved

What if you coast for two weeks, then give a two week notice (getting you to Feb). Maybe they’ll walk you out immediately, but then don’t they pay you for the two week notice to leave “quietly” and keep a good relationship with you as an alumni?

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They don’t always pay you the 2 weeks. I wouldn’t bank on it. I have known people in both situations

Exactly what I’m doing - month of RnR

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