What I mean by the 8 days to make offers:
In our industry (sales in general) it is common for "teams" of people to leave a company.
We pair our outside/inside guys with customers and it does leave the company vunerable.
Knowing that many companies make offers to people to get them to stay prior to them even mentioning leaving.....
I had dinner the VP of Operations two days after I left. He is a dear friend and has known for several years now that if the right opportunity presented itself I would leave.
He was totally aware of my intentions and at dinner that night, when he asked how many people are you taking.......I responded.....as many the fill out an application to come.....
I posted the jobs.......and all but two employees filled out an application.
So they had time to shore up the team before I made any offer.
As for as non-competes.......they have wanted me to sign one for years now. Offering me some pretty good coin in a one time hit to sign one......I have always politely declined.
Non-competes are non enforceable.......BUT.....companies can tie you up in court and drain your pocket book by getting the case in front of a judge......
My CEO has done that to folks......
SOOOOO.......
Yesterday on his departing from the place he informed the remaining employess that I was a "cult" leader.......just like David Coresh (sp) of the Branch Dividean (sp) in Waco.
That he had exstensively read up and studied cults and that they where witnessing it first hand.......Oh my goodness the man is a quack
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