I'm reading through my J2 handbook now that I g...
I'm reading through my J2 handbook now that I got my offer. I think I might have to turn it down because of their conflict of interest section. Two potential problems I see: J2 is a vendor of J1. Also, I have agreed to a large engagement next year under J1 entity. Not sure how to navigate this. Maybe decline J2 offer?
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equal-jade•3mo ago
Depends on ur risk tolerance
Also wut u mean by vendor? Like J2 is Amazon so would be vendor of J1 who uses AWS
national-gold•3mo ago
Yes
That’s a good analogy
equal-jade•3mo ago
In that case, it’d most likely be safe unless ur seeing urself interacting at the same time between J1 and J2 on a meeting or something
Maybe like sales
Cuz in tech , everyone is a vendor of everyone else a lot
national-gold•3mo ago
Low chance of potentially being on a meeting.
Which leaves the second part where I am attending a large engagement next year under J1.
I don’t care if I get fired from J2, but ultimately I don’t want J1 contact for any reason whatsoever.
I dunno how often that occurs tho
adverse-sapphire•3mo ago
It really depends on your personal risk tolerance. You can generally ignore employee handbooks because their purpose is to lay out policies that they fire you for violating. You are an at-will employee so they’ll fire you for OE anyway.
The more worrisome part here is that J1 is a vendor of J2. Will you interact with J1 in your role at J2? Will you be involved in making any decisions at J2 that will impact J1’s business?
Remember that if they accuse you of anything you will be guilty until proven innocent and you’ll need to pay legal fees. If J1 is PG&E and J2 just buys electricity from them then you can probably laugh and say it’s absurd that you would be steering business their way. If J1 provides a key piece of software that you use and you are involved in deciding between J1 and a competitor then that could result in a lot of lawyers in your life down the road.
national-gold•3mo ago
Ooooh the last point is good. So J1 buys supply from J2. The work for J2 isn’t complete mirror of J1. But if J2 asks me to do more complex work that I do at J1, that gets dicey (code work to develop apps)
genetic-orange•3mo ago
I would avoid it but that’s just me. Anything that smells like possible legal trouble ain’t worth the risk.
national-gold•3mo ago
Thanks. That’s what I was leaning towards.
I’ll come up with a polite response for declining.
genetic-orange•3mo ago
multiple-amethyst•3mo ago
if you're not in sales or work directly with the vendor process its. a nonissue
i wouldn't decline it
you absolutely can leave a few months later anyways under the guise of "hey this isn't working out"
national-gold•3mo ago
THAT....is a good idea, too...
I am not among the team that buys from them. But the team may ask for some technical resources from me if they have any IT needs. So I'd be sucked in secondary/adjacently once in a blue moon. Minimal chance I'd be interacting from J1 side regularly. I hope that conveys the "distance".
genetic-orange•3mo ago
Disclaimer, I am more risk averse than TD
national-gold•3mo ago
All good and I appreciate that.
multiple-amethyst•3mo ago
hehehehe