Love the question. Too often, I think people take up the “I’m taking my ball and going home!” mentality as employees. That’s never helpful.

I like how Seth Godin puts it in The Dip. He says to get a “plan of attack” in place well before any decisions have to be made. So, in an instance like this, you make it clear that in six months from now you’ll be expecting such-and-such from so-and-so. If those expectations aren’t met or negotiated, then it would be time to move on.

But the key is having the plan in place and making sure all parties involved are aware of the situation well before any decisions need to be made. That way no one can claim ignorance.

Is that helpful to you?

A major challenge for the employee is that leaving is not an easy thing to do. And from a Christian stand point, I feel we have a responsibility not to leave our boss in the lurch, but help them replace my position(at least that seems like a servant/loving kinda thing to do).

But if they’re taking advantage of us & not compensating properly, how do we leave in love? Or how do we threaten to leave, in love? (haha, but seriously).
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