Second Job Interview - Need Help!

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The counter offer is being reviewed today. I should hear back at some point today because the original offer has a sign and submit date of today for employment:eek: I didn't ask for much, just a slightly higher salary and earlier work hours. The work hours should be doable and doesn't cost the company anything.

So I'm in job limbo right now:eek: Yesterday was my last day with the :censored: job. No one seemed to notice or care. The supervisor gave me more BS about how she had no animosity towards me and wishes me well crap :angrywoman: Outside the team, only 2 people in the entire department (of over 100 people) wished me well :disappointed: And I've been with the company / department for 13 years. No team send off or party either. Not even a card. It was disappointing but given the circumstances my leaving wasn't worth celebrating, not that too many people knew the reason why I was leaving. The department staff update email sent yesterday morning just said that I was leaving to pursue other opportunities. I insisted on that wording and not the vague "is no longer with the company as of July 5".

Outside the department, I only directly told a few people and they did wish me well and all that. The lab only found out because the supervisor forwarded them the staff update email:rolleyes:
 
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Counter offer accepted :woohoo: I'm getting the salary requested and the earlier hours although they did say that there may be times when earlier hours can't be accommodated. Which is fine as long as I know ahead of time when I would need to work 9 to 5 or work as usual and stay a little late for OT. Salary is still lower than what I was previously making but I have to remember that my comfy salary was the result of pay increases over the years. I'll just have to go on a shoestring budget for awhile and only spend money on the (expensive) living costs, groceries, and the cats. And hope for a raise next year along with a bonus :crossfingers:

I'm going to print out all the documents now, sign them, scan then, and email them back to HR :D
 

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:hyper: Whoo! Congrats, I'm so glad you were able to get your higher offer / better hours! :clap2: Way to go on the negotiation!! :salam: :rock:
 

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Well done LTS3 LTS3 . I'm so pleased you got the job and you are now away from those unpleasant people you previously worked with. So proud of you.
Enjoy the weekend and good luck on monday
 
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I start on July 16. So I have a week off to relax :D

Should I arrive for my first day of work at 9am and then work out hours with my new supervisor? I don't want to show up at 7am and just wait around for people to arrive:paranoid: I'm not even sure if the building is even open that early. Unlike my previous employer, the building is not staffed 24/7 with security.
 

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I would call or email your new boss and ask what time he/she wants you to report that first day.
 
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I don't have the supervisor's phone number or email. The only email addresses I have are for the senior VP and HR. I'll ask HR when they respond to my offer acceptance.
 

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There you go. Actually, I was wrong, HR is the appropriate contact person for questions such as that!!
 

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Just catching up here. So glad it worked out. Hope all goes wonderfully well! :goldstar:
 
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Quiet :sleep: There isn't anything to do in the facility until orders arrive and that won't be until the company gets a bunch of stuff approved. There were few people in the building today. Management has a separate office downtown. I'm guessing people have either been hired and haven't started yet and/or the company is still in the hiring process.
I got set up with my Surface Pro tablet :biggrin: Fancy. And I get a desk again :yess: I last had a desk nearly a year ago. I missed having a desk, in a private office too:sigh: I'm going to go through all my old desk stuff and see what I can take to my new desk. I only get an open cubicle thing in a giant room but I don't expect to spend much time at the desk once the facility is busy.

My co-worker seems ok so far. Definitely not crazy social / chatty / etc. I'm sure we'll work well together. She doesn't have much experience in the field (a relative newbie at just 2.5 years and a fairly recent college grad) but has a wider range of specific skills that I don't have. I guess the company thought that our experiences plus the supervisor's (just 6 years) combined would work well :think: The supervisor I met before at the second interview and he's cool.
 

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Quiet :sleep: There isn't anything to do in the facility until orders arrive and that won't be until the company gets a bunch of stuff approved. There were few people in the building today. Management has a separate office downtown. I'm guessing people have either been hired and haven't started yet and/or the company is still in the hiring process.
I got set up with my Surface Pro tablet :biggrin: Fancy. And I get a desk again :yess: I last had a desk nearly a year ago. I missed having a desk, in a private office too:sigh: I'm going to go through all my old desk stuff and see what I can take to my new desk. I only get an open cubicle thing in a giant room but I don't expect to spend much time at the desk once the facility is busy.

My co-worker seems ok so far. Definitely not crazy social / chatty / etc. I'm sure we'll work well together. She doesn't have much experience in the field (a relative newbie at just 2.5 years and a fairly recent college grad) but has a wider range of specific skills that I don't have. I guess the company thought that our experiences plus the supervisor's (just 6 years) combined would work well :think: The supervisor I met before at the second interview and he's cool.
Quiet’s good for awhile. You’re probably still recovering from the previous job! it sounds promising, though.
 
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