I dredging this back up because I got some bittersweet news today.
Yesterday, I approached my boss about the possibility of doing what I do remotely, from NC, since I no longer have direct reports and what needs to get done can get done anywhere. He was on board with the idea but needed to check with the big boss. Well, she said no way so there goes that idea.
I the asked my boss if he would give me some time to go ahead and move and look for a job (since looking for one 800 miles away apparently doesn't work) and he said sure, no problem...take a month or two and do what you have to do and he'd even give me my two weeks of vacation that I have accrued ths far even though I already took 6 days or so of that. Pretty generous. I would still have to work remotely in the interim transitioning my resposibilities to a new-hire and help find that new-hire so I won't be bored.
So now I have to drive to Raleigh on Saturday and pretty much leave my near 10 year job behind and find someting new. It's a scary proposition but not nearly as scary as what I was prepared to do--leave anyway on Saturday with no new job and quitting this one.
One question I had was should I get all this in writing from him? He's a new boss to me but he seems like a stand-up guy and I have yet to hear of him not meeting his end of any bargains with anyone else. I don't want to seem ungrateful because they could just let me go.
Greg