I'm ready to walk out the door without 2 weeks notice.

Last year I accepted a position with an international company that the name will not be mentioned. I have not reached the 1 year mark yet, more like 8 or so months but I think i have had enough suffering working here.

The problem is one person that is in charge of the whole IT side, im on the Security side. We both report to the same manager but he has more seniority and also manages a team while I'm all alone.
This person only cares about his stuff being in operational status and doesnt care about security, security for him is hindering operations and nothing is done because it might break something.
He is not willing to work with me and also does not allow his team to work with me. Just today one of his guys was in my office talking about some project and he was constantly looking out in case his manager sees him being in my office.

He has tried to intimidate me on multiple occurrances and I have had enough of this to the point where I dont even care to give 2 weeks notice. Because I have lost all desire to be in the same environment as him and not because of his threats.
Few months ago he showed me a folder saying " this is your folder, I know everything you are doing and I'm keeping tabs and if some time you do something wrong i have this to show againts you"
Yeaterday i had the last of it, after a meeting we had i went to his desk and asked him if he had reviewed one of the proposals for a workflow I had designed. He said he hadnt had time but he had reviewed part of it. He said he can spare 5 minutes, I'm like.. fine ( keep in mind this was the 2nd time I had asked him and other multiple occasions during other meetings. Anyway, during this discussion he didnt like that the work flow was impacting some of his guys and said something that I was not expecting and was so shocked that I couldnt process what he said. Liste to this, the guy tells me " I'm going to bury you and (name of ciso) if this comes back to my team for anything. I was like wtf? This dude cant be serious..

There have been other issues during this period on and off. All my tasks and items depend on IT executing some of it but because of this guy, I'm struggling to perform. I want to get out as i cant even stand this dude's presence. In all my 10+ years in IT, i have never come across such a person.

Need advice and feeback from the community. I've reached out to some recruiters and udpated my resume, will tweak it more over the weekend.
Wanted to know from the community here what will the effect me. Money aside, I'm extremely stressed out to the point where I feel like im going to puke. I need to be part of a team that understands the need for security and not be left alone to manage multiple projects with no support from anyone and on top of that to hear bs like that. I don't take the intimidation to the heart but the fact that someone acts like that it has made me feel to just quit and have my own piece of mine without dealing with bs. I want to go to work feeling happy and not dread the 8 hours thinking this one guy has it out for me and cant wait for me to fail.

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9bits

TheFORCE wrote: »

Told me if I stay, they will change things and make it work. Asked me take a day to think about it. So, thats the counter offer i guess.

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networker050184

So basically they're willing to do anything but fix the reason you're leaving in the first place? I guess at this point you need to figure out if being miserable working with this jerk is worth it for (maybe if they actually come through with it....) more money.

Remedymp

I'm surprised you're still there. I'd rather be at Walmart stocking shelves...

PCTechLinc

I've never had a counter-offer experience, but I am always incredibly calculating when I make my decisions. If I have decided to part ways, it's because I tried all other avenues first. If they REALLY wanted me to stay, it would not have come to a point where I needed to put in my notice. The way I deal with the guilt is offering extended services free of charge. None of my previous companies have accepted, but I have always gotten positive recommendations from management afterwards.

xxxkaliboyxxx

I declined my counter offer recently. It was a wierd working environment where I liked my job, but the people were taxing and unstable. The company would hire anyone with a pulse and baseline certification, so the vetting process was none existent. Turns out my boss has another complaint against them and the natives are restless and sharpening their pitch forks. Moral of the story is, don't expect for the culture to change anytime soon, the issue is usually deeper rooted than just one person.

GSXR750K2

A counter offer can sometimes mean, "Stick around until we find someone to replace you, then we'll be all to happy to cut ties."

If your guilt is getting to you, offer a compromise. You'll stick around for "x" months at a "y" increase in salary, then if a noticeable improvement has been made, you'll be happy to stay on (get it in writing). If nothing changes, you can leave or they can bounce you, but in all likelihood you'll have made more money and had time to line something up. If they don't go for it, you're no worse off.

JoJoCal19

Sure what they offered is nice, but that's not why you were leaving. Tell them it's you or the other guy. That's it.

TheFORCE

Something I didn't mention is that I already have something lined up. A week after my original post went to an interview and was offered the job 2 days later. Compensation wise is almost at the same level but in terms of organization its a bigger team. Waited a week for the background checks to clear, I start next month. This was the only interview i went to and the 2 people that interviewed me seemed passionate about the projects they have in the works.

GSXR750K2

TheFORCE wrote: »

Something I didn't mention is that I already have something lined up ... I start next month.

In that case, congratulations.

TheFORCE

GSXR750K2 wrote: »

In that case, congratulations.

Thanks! Yeah I wouldn't have left if I didn't have something. That was not an option.But got lucky with this one, process was smooth.

xxxkaliboyxxx

Some of the things that made me accept the offer from the new company even though my current company matched the pay:

1. Free food and drinks
2. I got along with people at the company (I could see myself working with them day in and day out)
3. Gym on site
4. Awesome area (Austin)
5. Chance to expand my knowledge and work on different security projects
6. Security personnel have been at the job for about 3+ years (long time in infosec)
7. CIO has a history of running successful security teams
7. Probably most important to me, I'll have a chance to work with someone that I can learn from and grow professionally.