@SuperousOxide said:
If you worked for a contractor and were asked to go along to meet a potential client, don't you think you'd want to point out to them that that client had already fired you? If I were the contractor, I'd be a little annoyed with the employee that he never thought to mention it.
I wasn't fired, but I was offered a job at a PI company while I was working at a web development company. I didn't know much about the PI job until after I expressed an interest in it (a friend of mine did the "I know a place that's looking for someone with your qualifications in investigations, are you interested?") I *then* found out that the PI place had hired the web development guy to work on a site for them.
When i went into the interview with the PI company, I rather discreetly mentioned that I worked for X company that was working on their website and could they *please* not mention it to the guy until I found a way to broach it with him? They were pretty cool with that.
Not on the same calibre as the above story, but it was definitely an "uh oh!" moment for me... I didn't know if the web company would get butthurt that I was looking at other options and getting ready to leave (in the middle of some major projects) and given the connection between the two businesses, wasn't sure about the potential reprecussions. Fortunately, my boss at the web place was pretty cool and understanding, and I stayed on a bit longer to help out with the projects we had going.
-- Seejay