I have been hired by an organisation that recently fired my friend (in a different department) quite abruptly.

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November 16,2022 at 2:14PM UTC

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I have been hired by an organisation that recently fired my friend (in a different department) quite abruptly. They have followed up to reassure me, but I am not reassured. Also I feel I have had to initiate a lot of the conversations since the hiring process.

I have a weird gut feeling about them, they still have not given me a contract to sign yet, apparently its awaiting sign off by a senior director - which is insane as I was supposed to start soon. Should I keep my options open & not trust them, given how weird and uncommunicative they have been. Bare in mind I have already resigned from my current role (I was miserable there so its good this pushed me to resign). Some advise and experience sharing would be excellent ??

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AnonymousNovember 16,2022 at 3:18PM UTC
Please, please start to identifying other companies you actually want to work for. In the UK we call this putting on your parachute. I have some big red flags about this new company and so do you.
AnonymousNovember 16,2022 at 3:58PM UTC
I think it's odd that they reassured you about the firing of your friend. Unless this is an extremely small organization where your relationship would have been an obvious concern, it's a big red flag that they're talking to you about another person's employment status, even in a way that's "positive" for you. If nothing else, they don't sound especially organized given how long it's taking to formalize your paperwork. Lack of organization may get very annoying if you do end up working there. Take advantage of the extra time you have, given you've already resigned from your current role, and keep applying/interviewing elsewhere.
AnonymousNovember 16,2022 at 4:59PM UTC
Since you have already resigned your current position, you have nothing to lose to keep them on your radar. But, trust your gut. They are a bit flaky so keep looking as well. The economy has companies spooked so this could realistically go either way.
Crystal HowellNovember 16,2022 at 8:18PM UTC
Go with your gut, and you don't know why the friend was fired, you were not there. Two sides to every story, move on to another recruiter.
AnonymousNovember 21,2022 at 8:01PM UTC
Go with your gut, definitely. Keep looking. You can always start this position - IF it comes through - and then resign if you get a better offer, or if it does turn out to be shady.