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Daneil3144

My Direct Supervisor says 'Sure as long as you're not interviewing for another job' and starts asking questions...

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scaredoftests

It is none of his business. Say you are going to a urologist or something.

DatabaseHead

Take a half day and come in wearing a suit and tie.

Daneil3144

DatabaseHead wrote: »

Take a half day and come in wearing a suit and tie.

Half day was taken before - questions were still asked...along with that joke/comment

tedjames

Just look him in the eye with a sly grin and say, "I'll keep you posted..."

Phalanx

"I'm getting my prostate examined. Wanna see how enlarged it is?"

SteveLavoie

Daneil3144 wrote: »

My Direct Supervisor says 'Sure as long as you're not interviewing for another job' and starts asking questions...

Just say him that if he is afraid of that, he should do things required to keep you.

shochan

Daneil3144 wrote: »

My Direct Supervisor says 'Sure as long as you're not interviewing for another job' and starts asking questions...

definitely an insecure boss

NetworkNewb

Well... Are you?? Kinda sounds like you might be wanting too...

If not I would definitely joke about it with something like this:

tedjames wrote: »

Just look him in the eye with a sly grin and say, "I'll keep you posted..."

Or something like "Well I have heard X Company has pretty good benefits..."

Or if you have decent relationship I would even joke about getting promotions or getting training paid for. Sounds like he doesn't want you to leave by him asking that so I think joking about those would be safe. But I tend to make awkward jokes to see how people react and it would really depend how comfortable you are with your manager. I'll leave you with that judgement call.

Daneil3144

Working at a company where there is no raises and what I negotiated at the beginning is what I'll make until the end of time - I dont have the luxury of them taking jokes like that

Danielm7

Sure you do, just back it up with actually interviewing and getting another job. Watching your own salary become worth less and less each year makes no sense.

EnderWiggin

DatabaseHead wrote: »

Take a half day and come in wearing a suit and tie.

I do this every once in a while just for fun. My company can't afford to lose me, so they start to scramble if they even feel like there's a chance I might be looking.

tedjames

Daneil3144 wrote: »

Working at a company where there is no raises and what I negotiated at the beginning is what I'll make until the end of time - I dont have the luxury of them taking jokes like that

You sound like a state employee (me, too).

DatabaseHead

EnderWiggin wrote: »

I do this every once in a while just for fun. My company can't afford to lose me, so they start to scramble if they even feel like there's a chance I might be looking.

Not sure OP understood that I was being serious...... It works, seen it happen. Co worker got his whole MCSE training certs etc paid for because of one of these "Stunts".

Funny thing was he really did have an interview......

Daneil3144

DatabaseHead wrote: »

Not sure OP understood that I was being serious...... It works, seen it happen. Co worker got his whole MCSE training certs etc paid for because of one of these "Stunts".

Funny thing was he really did have an interview......

Speaking to other coworkers and being from an at-will state. I can see them being petty about things that didn't matter previously or letting me go as they see me as a liability.

LeBroke

Just do what I do when I have interviews. Get super sick so when you say you're taking off for half a day for a doctor appointment, people think you're actually at the doctor

...joke's on me, I was actually at the doctor.

TechGuru80

Just tell him... “Sarcasm loading...” and then give him a blank stare.