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I am doing that but I also got annoyed by recruiters or HR or whoever that was in last 2 inquiries I sent out.

They would call me out of the blue in the middle of the day expecting I pick up and have time to talk with them like I would be jobless person waiting for them to call. I didn’t pick up at all because I was busy.

Earlier I remember I would get an email to at least give me heads up they will contact me next week or something. It was also quite common recruiters were calling me at the end of the day.

For those last ones I got an email saying they were calling. I replied they can try on a day where I don’t have meetings and best time - they never replied to email or tried to call….

I don’t expect it should be all about me, but my idea is that small email saves everyone’s time.

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You actually get phone calls from recruiters? All my initial interactions with them have invariably been over email, LinkedIn, etc. Been that way for many years now.

Yes, at least once a week. It's actually annoying

With a mentality like that no, you’re not going to get another job.

Job seeking while you’re employed means you have to subjugate the needs of your current employer. When an opportunity calls? You pick up the phone!

You’re the kind of person who is so dedicated to your job that you will have to lose it and then be unemployed before you get a new one. That is absolutely ok. Job seeking while employed takes a ton of energy and might not be worth it to you. Don’t bother then.

Well the point is I am not looking. I have a nice job. But in case there is something worth jumping the ship I will.

I don't think signaling that you're disloyal to where you work is a good way of landing a new job.

You don’t think answering the phone when a prospective employer calls is a good way of landing a new job?

All your posts in this discussion is full of straw men and twisting peoples' words. Do better. Not fruitful to have a discussion with you. (Like your ranty assumptions about what kind of person someone is, come on...)

And no, if I were to answer the phone where every spammy prospective idiot is calling me it would be multiple times a day. I don't care.

I know someone who has used this trick to get a pay rise whilst not looking for work.

You wait until your boss is in earshot, get someone to ring you and the walk quickly away from your desk saying "yes, yes I'm still interested... Just a sec".

It might make your boss actually consider the reality of replacing you.

I'm sorry that just comes across as unprofessional, weak and passive aggressive. If someone started doing that on my team I'd take it as part of the case against them not a reason to fight to keep them. Also presumably that's in ear shot of other team members, it's disruptive to team morale. If you are serious about looking elsewhere, make it clear you want to stay but xyz is making you consider other options. Do it in private with the right people. Or say nothing at all.

Very principled of you. Not sure management would be as ethical.

Can you elaborate on this being weak? Or passive aggressive? To me it's not aggressive in any form, passive or active.

It's maybe unprofessional, but this word is also quite loaded with lots of different meanings.

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