[massysett]

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.

[ozim]

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.

[matsemann]

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

[massysett]

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

[matsemann]

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.

[hunta2097]

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.

[pipes]

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.

[Throaway1982]

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

[AlexeyBelov]

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.