Should I Take the Offer?

Updated on November 03, 2008
M.A. asks from Bowie, MD
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My company is tolerating things at work that really go against my principles, very unethical. i tried to voice out through proper channels. i feel that i am being pushed out but they are being careful about it. i was offered a different position, same pay, easier work but away from the issues i try to address. i think it is a palliative just to clear the air. should i stay?

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So What Happened?

I really would like to thank everyone for taking the time to give advice on this wonderful site...it is such a source of comfort and encouragement, knowing that there are people out there who care.

After MUCH introspection and PRAYER, I revised my resignation letter to isolate their real intentions and expressed my availability for the project they promised me but that I am declining the "new" (much lower) position, which, I said is really not necessary for me to stay on the project. If that was not an option, I said that that would be my 2-week notice. No project, made it sound like I was the one not open to options.

Two days later, I got accepted on the spot for a great job, with a great company, for MORE than TWICE what I was making before! GOD really honors our efforts when we stand up for what is right. I start in 2 weeks, exactly the end of my 2 week notice.

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D.K.

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If you are working your way toward being a SAHM, I would just take the new position and not make waves. Your family is and should be your focus and if you stay in the current position and your unethical company decides you are more trouble than you're worth, it'll set your plans back. Forget about them. If you tried then you did your part. Some people just won't listen or just don't care about ethics even when they are confronted by them in a formal fashion. It's even worse when it's a large organization. The only thing you can do at that point is to protect yourself and your dreams for your family by distancing yourself from this issue and once you are finally able to stay at home maybe you can file a formal complaint or something like that. I don't know if your company is of the type that would be of interest to any of the thousands of "watch dog" organizations, but it's worth a shot I guess.

I would say, take the new position, keep your head down and work on bringing your own personal goals to fruition. Since they seem to want to eliminate you for having ethics, then let 'em roast. There's nothing you can do about people like that.

Good luck!

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S.M.

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First, I would reccomend logging everything. Anytime you have an altercation, not the time, place and any witnesses so if you later choose to bring it to court you have something to go on. Second, Stick with your ethics. We have so few things inlife that are truely our and our ethics are one of them. Be true to yourself and what you believe, and the rest will work itself out. I would also contact a lawyer for some advice on the matter and if you have any legal rights and obligations. If you get fired for this and it is BS then you can sue them and bring their unethical actions to the surface. Good Luck and God Bless

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M.C.

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I would stay long enough to find a different job.
M.

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L.A.

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I would stay in the new position for now and look for a new job with a different company. In this economy I would not turn down an offer that allows you to move away from the issues unless I have secure employment else where.

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V.C.

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I would stay until you can find something else. Job hunting without a job is tough, especially in this economy.

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P.S.

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Hello M.,

I would take the new job. Same pay, easier work. You can't beat that. While on the new job learn all you can. What are your goals for a stay at home job? If you're interested in residual income for life, I have the answer for you. View my website, www.workathomeunited.com/P., and www.livetotalwellness.com/P.. You set you own hours and you are your own boss. I hope everything works out for you - you deserve it. Hope to talk to you soon.

P.

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K.W.

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God will always provide for His children. Pray and ask Him for direction! Keep in mind that sometimes God will put you in a work place to assure that His work is done. You are not there simply for a paycheck, but for a higher purpose- perhaps to be a blessing to someone else or the company as a whole. But be ready and willing to move when God says it's time to go. The safest place to be is in the will of God!!!

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