Imagine this: you’re a talented analyst, working tirelessly for a start-up. You’re juggling three times the average workload, your CEO doesn’t trust you, and promotions are handed out based on favoritism, not merit. You’re the only one capable of producing certain specialized reports, yet you’re overlooked and underappreciated. Finally, you’ve had enough and you quit. But the company wants your work templates. What would you do? ♀️
The Analyst’s Struggle: Overworked and Underappreciated
The Unfair Workload ️♀️
Big Brother CEO
The Unfair Promotion Game
Unjust Rewards
The Extra Mile: Unrewarded ♀️
The Last Straw
The Company’s Desperate Plea
The Fear Factor
The Analyst’s Dilemma: To Share or Not to Share? ♀️
After years of being overworked and underappreciated, our analyst heroine finally calls it quits. But the company isn’t ready to let go. They’re desperate for her specialized report templates, created on her personal computer with her own software license. They’re hounding her, but she’s standing her ground, refusing to hand over her hard work. But with a reputation for intimidating past employees, the company’s pressure is mounting. Will she cave or keep her creations to herself? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…
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NTA, but consult a lawyer before telling them off
NTA. Sell the templates for a high price and consult a lawyer
Legal implications of refusing to hand over work created on company time ⚖️
NTA. Get legal advice. Hand over minimal templates, no support.
Protect your templates and negotiate high consultant rates for training.
Lab ownership vs. tech company ownership: A legal grey area
Check your employment agreement before sharing your secret sauce
INFO: Refusing to share templates seems spiteful, but legally justified.
Legal ownership of templates: Who’s the real a**hole here?
Legal obligation vs. moral judgment: Handing over secret sauce
An overworked analyst seeks legal advice for a workplace dilemma
Hide your secret sauce in a haystack of files!
Can your company claim ownership of your personal work?
Get a lawyer and fight back! You’re not the a**hole!
NTA: Expose their digital trail and sell your secret sauce
NTA- Time to lawyer up and stay silent.
YTA for not handing over work, NTA for leaving
NTA. Send .pbix file to avoid legal hassle and have some fun tweaking it.
Silicon Valley fans giving legal advice? This should be interesting!
Consult a lawyer, it’s worth it. You’re not the a**hole.
NTA: Ingenious revenge plan involving a consultant and outrageous fee
NTA, seek legal advice and ask for a reference!
Consider the potential impact on your career before going to war
INFO: Why keep the secret sauce to yourself?
INFO needed, did you create the templates before or during work?
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NTA, but legally murky. Employer rights vs personal investment.
