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n3x

n3x

n3x

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Ok ive been working for an IT company for around 7 months and my notice period is 1 month.

Today i get offered a job which is a fairly big payrise but they want me to start in under 2 weeks!

I also called in sick today in order to go to the interview. I dont want to let my current company down which i guess ive already done by calling in sick, what do i do? explain all to my boss and hope he understands... or tell the other company I have to work my months notice and probably not get the job. Argh why is nothing ever easy :mad:
 
either just quit, read contract they can usually keep your final week/month salary as compensation, although I've never known them to actually follow through with that.

Ask your boss and then do as above if he disagrees.

Phone the new company up and see if they can postpone your start date.
 
n3x said:
I also called in sick today in order to go to the interview. I dont want to let my current company down which i guess ive already done by calling in sick, what do i do?
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How have you let your current company down by calling in sick? Does your employer tell you every little thing that might be of interest to you?

Ask yourself if your company has the same sort of loyalty to you as you seem to believe you should have to it, then come to the natural conclusion that you should go with the payrise...
 
7 months is nothing, unless you know the boss personally it's a no-brainer, jump ship but try and do it diplomatically.

The alternative is to get your current boss to match your new terms.
 
Not sure if ive got any holiday I will have to find out.

I will also be phoning the guy i had the interview with today to see if this really is the case or if its just the recruitment agency trying to get me in asap.

Its a tough one... I could really do with the money but I also really dont want to let people down who have been good to me :(
 
n3x said:
Not sure if ive got any holiday I will have to find out.

I will also be phoning the guy i had the interview with today to see if this really is the case or if its just the recruitment agency trying to get me in asap.

Its a tough one... I could really do with the money but I also really dont want to let people down who have been good to me :(
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It wouldnt suprise me if it is just the recruitment agency, they want to be paid for filling the position :]
 
dustiestrat said:
alright n3x hows it going not heard from u in time you already moving on from that job you aint been there long i lost your email. done any mods on your pc recently?
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Alright sam, its been not so good unfortunately... i so wanna move on but cant see it happening now. company isnt keen on me not working my 4 weeks notice. I've done a few things, not got enough money at the moment to be doing anything much though :(
 
fair enough i'm still stuck at same place looking to get out but dunno *** to move into thinking some sort of craft anything to make some cash still havent got around to building my pc and my 360 recently was visited by the ring of death you still got my email?
 
ok need some advice guys, ive handed my notice in to my current employer and they want me to work the full months notice if they cant find a replacement before hand, problem is the start date for my new job is 3 weeks away (i almost a week owed in holiday).

I cant afford to be out of a job in 4 weeks + i dont want to upset them. What would you do / say ?
 
frakker said:
I don't get it to be honest. If the other company want you, they should be prepared to wait the four weeks. If they don't then they're not being reasonable, unless you've been economical with the truth?
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the other company wanted someone to start immediately but i said theres no way i can do that, i pushed as far as i could but 3 weeks is the best i could get out of them.
 
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