Listed below are three updates from previous letter-writers.
1. Ought to I work with this investor or run for the hills?
My letter was really revealed the identical day I used to be leaving for a trip. Whereas I used to be away, I had a while to essentially replicate in your response and suppose via my subsequent steps. What stood out to me probably the most in your response was if you mentioned that this investor appeared cavalier about my safety; after reflecting on my interactions with him, I believe this assertion hits the nail on the pinnacle. I’m additionally extremely grateful to the commenters for sharing phrases of knowledge. Practically everybody was urging me to not pursue this chance. A number of folks had even expressed that they had been in comparable conditions that didn’t pan out the best way they’d hoped. I knew in my intestine that one thing wasn’t proper, and I believe I simply wanted some validation.
I got here again from trip realizing I’d not be collaborating on this alternative and curiously sufficient, I by no means heard from the investor once more. This beautiful a lot confirmed precisely what I used to be considering at first, which was that he was maybe viewing me as a way to an finish. To be truthful, I didn’t trouble to achieve again out both. We primarily each ended up ghosting one another. I’m glad I didn’t spend any of my time giving him my concepts or information; my husband not too long ago began his personal enterprise, so as a substitute, I’ve been pouring my free time into serving to him develop it. It’s been extraordinarily fulfilling, and I’m able to get that “entrepreneur bug” out of my system!
I sincerely want this investor the most effective in his enterprise endeavors, however I’m completely happy I didn’t take him up on this supply.
2. My new boss wants fixed reassurance
The excellent news is two-fold: Jim has had some wins in his space of labor that appear to have calmed his anxiousness not less than to the purpose he’s not fretting at me continuously about his personal work. He’s positively an anxious individual although — I hear from him not less than as soon as every week about how a lot he’s fearful that generative AI goes to take over his job. That’s simpler for me to disregard than a stream of anxieties in our one-on-ones although. The opposite a part of the nice(ish) information is that as a result of some massive miscommunications with him, I carried out shared note-taking for our one-on-ones and that has turned out to additionally assist give our conferences higher construction. We’ve a shared working doc the place we add notes in regards to the present assembly on the prime and save all of the earlier ones under. We each add agenda gadgets to this doc. It’s positively serving to hold our weekly one-on-ones on observe and will get me across the problem that I don’t need his recommendation on something I’m engaged on as a result of I can suppose extra rigorously forward of time about what to debate (oddly, he’s continuously suggesting I exploit generative AI on my work duties, regardless that he’s tremendous anxious about this know-how — I ignore that recommendation too).
The unhealthy information is that his anxiousness is the least of his issues. He works extremely quick on tasks that actually want considerate work, says sure to all the things with no prioritization for our workforce which has resulted in us being signed up for work that’s nowhere close to what we must be doing, and makes numerous errors. After greater than a 12 months on this job, he nonetheless doesn’t perceive the basics of our technical discipline. I spend numerous time correcting his misconceptions, though I’ve realized it doesn’t actually do a lot good so I’m attempting to tug again on doing that too. My grandboss, Jim’s boss and my former supervisor, is very uninvolved in our workforce’s work to the purpose I doubt he’s seeing nearly all of Jim’s errors. All this to say, I’m fairly positive I’m not lengthy for this job, which is disappointing as a result of it was a fantastic place. I’ve employed a summer season intern so am planning to remain via the summer season since there’s nobody else to mentor them, however am considering of giving discover on the finish of the summer season and dealing as a freelancer/contractor for some time. Very excited to be my very own boss! Thanks once more to your nice recommendation.
3. I intentionally over-claimed a tuition reimbursement (#3 on the hyperlink)
Shortly after I emailed you, I really acquired supplied a a lot higher-paying job at an organization in California and determined to take it, so I ended up simply paying all the things again in full and it appears like a weight off my shoulders. I’m a lot happier at my new job too and have lots much less stress. I wished to say thanks once more to your recommendation – it was very a lot appreciated.
