I use Obsidian for notes, it is a collection of mark down text documents with some good search capabilities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mutS7GIpC9A&pp=ygUIb2JzaWRpYW4%3D
If your job is a MS Office shop Iâd just do it in OneNote directly. Itâs work but itâs easy to organize, searchable, flexible, etc.
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Iâm still a pen and paper person (which is not really working but Iâm stubborn) but have been tempted to get an e-writer that can function as a notebook but also sync and store notes. I had some colleagues that swore by the Remarkable a few years ago. There may be other options out there these daysâI havenât checked in a while
Decades ago, when I was in undergrad, I found that if I handwrote notes in class and then went back into my room and typed them up in a word document this was by far the best trick to make me remember everything later. When I did that I never needed to study for tests or anything else.
No way Iâm doing that at my job though
100% handwrite all my notes and then type them up later for sharing with the team. Cursive helps a LOT.
I did that and to this day am sad I didnât sell them when I graduatedâŚ
got a new job, accepted the offer, turned in my resignation.
my boss has given me 1) a counteroffer that is pretty compelling. and 2) asked me to stay on in an advisory capacity if I donât take the counteroffer (this sounds like a great compromise and might be pretty lucrative but it will be very difficult to make this work logistically).
normally my advice is to not take a counteroffer, mostly because the money or whatever probably wonât fix the problem that caused you to want to leave in the first place and if it does fix that problem then youâre going to be seen as a mercenary and probably pushed out shortly. Iâm currently trying to figure out if my current situation is an exception to my own advice.
Iâm leaving my old job mostly because theyâre moving in a direction that is great for the company but not great for me personally (theyâre going to be focusing on a market that I donât operate in, the projects Iâm on will still be part of the portfolio but will just be static recurring revenue and we wonât expect any growth there). I like the company and the people. The counteroffer would actually change significant parts of my role to work on the the projects in the new market weâre focusing on, which is what is making me consider it. Not really sure what to do, I wasnât expecting this sort of offer and itâs the first time Iâve really been unsure of a career move that I can remember.
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Would it be correct to say the job change is not solely about money and that the counteroffer involves things that you wouldnât have thought to ask for?
Responsibilities and project assignments can change on a whim though. To me, the counter offer doesnât sound like an opportunity worth going back on your acceptance with the other company. It also doesnât change the fact that your experience is less core to the companyâs mission making you less valuable there. Yes you will build new experience with the new markets on the new projects but that takes a long time. The advisory thing does sound like a great option depending on the terms and how this is perceived by new employer.
Why would they be looking to push you out in the foreseeable future if they trust you enough to throw money at you currently to keep working?
Because throwing money at him to keep working while they plan succession or a backfill rather than being caught flat-footed might be the best and most cost-effective solution for them.
I have lots of thoughts on this topic, and hate the conventional wisdom that says taking counteroffers is bad, both for your standing at the current company, and the one you accepted and then rejected. I went through this a few years ago, took the counter-offer, and withdrew my acceptance at the new role. COVID happened, which flipped my industry upside-down, so itâs hard to gauge correlation vs. causation. But while I have no proof, my gut says that it did and has affected my overall prospects at both places, and how they view me. Whether this is something that is actually documented in an ATS somewhere, I have no idea. And it annoys me that it should be this way, when both companies wouldnât hesitate to cut me or anyone loose if the numbers said it had to be done.
Yeah, you may have some managers that are loyal to you, but the company isnât and will always do what is best for the company. If youâre happy with the new opportunity
Iâd say take it. If there are some things in the counter offer that are interesting see if there is any room to get those from the new place.
If you are close to retirement, then the case for accepting the counteroffer is stronger. If you are mid career I think the case for moving is much stronger. Even if their counteroffer is fair, you are much more likely to stagnate and be bored / underdeveloped if you stay at the same place forever.
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So Iâm going to stay on as a part-time advisor (probably), most likely a single-digit number of hours a month, 1099 work, no directly customer contact.
should I talk with a lawyer before doing this? Or just yolo?
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What risks are you worried about?
What does the new contract at the new place say about external work?
I donât have a contract, itâs at-will, and I have notified them that Iâll be doing this. The two firms are not competitors at all and I donât see that changing in any time soon, if anything there is a lot of room for partnership as their products are pretty complimentary.
Not sure really what risks Iâm worried about, which I guess is a reason to talk to a lawyer? And probably an accountant?
Is that normal not to have a formal contract for a job?
Thatâs very different to Australia
absolutely in USA#1, itâs called FREEDOM
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If both companies are cool with it and you donât have the ability to steal clients or give away trade secrets, Iâm not seeing why you would need to speak to a lawyer.
As for your thinking about an accountant, all you really need to do is send the government some extra money along the way, which you could probably do most easily by simply increasing your withholding from your new jobâs paycheck.
Maybe a lawyer could set up an LLC for you, I understand this can have advantages in terms of taxes and liability risk but if youâre just doing consulting for one client thereâs probably not too much risk to manage and it might be a waste of money