I Know a Gal Who Threatened to Quit Her Job for the 2nd Time. She Ran Out of Luck
Lady Luck comes. Lady Luck goes.
I am not a fan of extreme measures.
Or tactics.
I have witnessed friends who threatened to resign for a 10% raise. Some would throw the resignation card to “salvage” a missed promotion.
I am not here to argue for or against the ethics of their tactics. It doesn’t bother me that much.
But this is what I want to say.
2 times lucky is rare. Really.
The situation
I know both.
The senior manager. The team lead.
They work in the business development division, not far from where I am seated. I occasionally lunch with the senior manager for business affairs.
Jared and I would speak at length about nurturing client gems into diamonds. And then some.
We chat about office affairs frequently, too.
This conversation pivot brought one of his team members to my attention. Let’s call her Jane.
According to Jared, Jane is a hard worker. She knows her stuff, takes time to foster relationships with diamond clients, and is always on the…