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How to tell current boss I am interviewing with other companies?
I am normally just a lurker, but I have a situation that I need a little advice on...
I am currently employed, but am not making as much money as I would like (or need) to be making. Today, a company offered me a job interview for next Tuesday and I am struggling with how to tell my boss.
Should I actually tell her that I am going to a job interview? My husband's advice was to just call off sick, but if I were offered the job, then my boss at this job would probably know I was lying and that would look really bad. If/when I get a new job, I will be putting in a two weeks notice, and I really want to leave on good terms because this job would be an excellent reference for future employment.
What would/have you guys done in this situation? Should I just tell her straight up that I have a job interview, or find another way to get the morning off?
Re: How to tell current boss I am interviewing with other companies?
I definitely wouldn't tell your boss you're going on an interview. That would be really awkward if you don't get the job. I try to avoid saying why I need time off and just say something like "I need to leave early on Thursday, is that OK"? If they ask why, you can tell them a reason you normally have to leave early, like a doctor appointment. If you feel so uncomfortable that you think it will make you more nervous for the interview calling in sick might be best.
It can take a long time from an interview to get an offer so your boss is not going to be thinking that three weeks ago you may have left early for an interview. They won't care, it happens all the time.
A lot of employers aren't allowed to actually give references because it opens the door to lawsuits. All the companies I've worked for will only confirm employment dates and I've had to use past co-workers (who don't care about HR policies against it) as references.
Um, no. Do NOT tell your boss you're interviewing.
I'm assuming you have PTO. You can use it as you want. Your current company doesn't need to know why you're off that day, and you're giving them plenty of heads up that you're taking that day off. If you're offered a job, your boss may or may not think back and say, "Hey, shiloh was out 3 Tuesdays ago, must have been for her job interview." Trust me, most people don't think about it that way. They're not going to automatically say, "She lied, I'm going to think of her badly."
Telling your boss could be a disaster. 1) They could just fire you since they know you're looking; 2) if you don't get the job, now your boss knows you're looking and things just get awkward, especially if you can't get a raise where you are and are stuck.
Take the time off, go on the interview, and see what happens. People fake illnesses, emergency car/home repairs, doctor/dentist appointments, or just take vacation time all the time for interviews. NBD
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Well, my only other option is to call of sick because we are so short staffed right now that she will not reward time off for doctor's appointments, etc. unless they are requested two weeks in advance... And there have been people who have put in requests for time off and a day or so prior to the time off, have been told that they can no longer take it...
So yeah, looks like I'll be calling in sick
Thanks!
Don't say why you need time off! I never offer a reason when I ask for time off. If I have vacation time, I say, "I am requesting to use three vacation hours next Thursday, so that I can leave at three oclock." Or if it's sick time, "I will be using a sick day today." Or if I know ahead of time, "I am using four hours of sick time on Friday for an appointment." Sick time can be used for doctors appointments, if family is sick and you are caring for them or driving them to a doctor's appointment. You do not have to give a reason, and they don't ask why. If they do, it might be illegal, I have no clue.
NO NO NO NO. Just take the day off - if you have PTO they shouldn't have to question it. And if they do, just say "Something personal came up that I need to address." That's it.
I had a friend who thought he was "doing the right thing" by telling his manager that he was interviewing and his boss said, "Fine. You're done."
THIS. Imagine you coming into work the NEXT day all fine and healthy and the boss will get suspicious, "you were sick yesterday?" Imagine how you'd respond to that. Just take PTO and don't tell them why!
Sick doesn't always mean on your deathbed. I've had plenty of 24 hour stomach bugs or migraines.
I'm a substitute for a child care center and school district. I have no problem telling my bosses I can't work that day cause I have a job interview... subbing isn't my career of choice so my bosses have no problem with me flat out telling them.
But if/when I get a real job I'd use another excuse.
I'm a substitute for a child care center and a school district. I have no problem telling my bosses I can't work that day cause I have a job interview... subbing isn't my career of choice so my bosses have no problem with me flat out telling them.
But if/when I get a real job I'd use another excuse.