Hello! This is kinda long... Sorry.
A little background: I am currently a job developer at a school. I love my job, but it does not pay enough. On Friday, I was offered a job elsewhere that will pay over $15,000/year more than what I am currently doing once I begin full time. However, for the first couple of months, I will be starting out as part time and slowly building my caseload so as not to take on too much until I am ready. My supervisor told me that I should be full time by August.
In case I don't move up to full time as quickly as we are hoping, I don't want to tell my current boss right away or quit my current job prematurely. I am working summer school right now, but only until noon so I will be able to do both jobs until summer school is over on July 8. After that, though, I wouldn't see my current boss again until school starts on August 12.
My question is, how should I ago about telling my boss? Should I wait until I am certain that I will be getting full time at the other job (which could be as late as three weeks from the start of school)? At that point I wouldn't even be able to tell her in person... Or should I give her a heads up ("I took this job part time right now... There is a chance that I may be working full time starting in August."). Obviously I don't want to leave my boss hanging, or without someone for the following school year... Since we are unionized, it would be difficult for me to lose my job and she is usually pretty understanding (though also unpredictable).
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
Re: New job: How to approach with boss?
I'd wait. If I understand this properly, you feel some sense of loyalty to your current boss and don't want to leave them "hanging", but you are able to work both jobs now. However, your loyalty to your current employer could bite you in the butt if you tell them now, and a long-term full time job does NOT materialize with the new employer. Then you end up screwed.
Good luck.
Yes, you're correct. It's not even so much that I feel a sense of loyalty to her or the district as the fact that if I only give them 2-3 weeks notice, it is going to be hard to find a replacement by the start of the school year (by the time they do testing, interviews, etc). Also, my partner who was doing the same job as me just quit as well. They decided not to fill her position and leave me as the sole job developer, which makes me feel even worse...
Their poor planning is not your problem. Tell them only if you accept a full time position elsewhere.
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Sadly, this. Companies are not loyal to their employees anymore. You really need to look out for what's best for you. They're going to do the same thing.
The only thing you might need to take into consideration is that at most schools depending on the nature of your contract, there might be a certain date where you need to tell them whether you intend to return or not.