I , too , know someone called Dave .
Where Dave works , things have been on a downward spiral lately , due to funding cuts , and new managers have been brought in to make economies .
This has resulted in Dave's workplace no longer being the happy place it once was , and for the first time in years Dave looked at the job market .
It just so happened that there was a senior post advertised in Dave's exact line of work so he applied for it , had a telephone interview last week , which seemed to go quite well , and now he has been asked to a second stage interview next week . The prospective new employers are asking Dave how quickly he can start and if he can reduce the months notice he is required to give . Assuming that the Christmas break will count as part of the notice period , together with six days annual leave still to take , might it be realistic for him to leave before Christmas if he gets the job ?
Dave is torn between loyalty to his current employer , who has been good to him for more than a decade , and wishing to please the new employer .
Also , not wishing to let the existing employer know at this stage he is looking to leave , and not wishing to 'throw a sickie' for the interview , how does he get the morning off ? It so happens that a neighbour died last week , perhaps a half day annual leave to attend the funeral ? Dave also feels that dishonesty would not impress a new employer , but at the same time can't say why he really wants/needs the time off .
Opinions ?
Now , Dave finds himself torn
Where Dave works , things have been on a downward spiral lately , due to funding cuts , and new managers have been brought in to make economies .
This has resulted in Dave's workplace no longer being the happy place it once was , and for the first time in years Dave looked at the job market .
It just so happened that there was a senior post advertised in Dave's exact line of work so he applied for it , had a telephone interview last week , which seemed to go quite well , and now he has been asked to a second stage interview next week . The prospective new employers are asking Dave how quickly he can start and if he can reduce the months notice he is required to give . Assuming that the Christmas break will count as part of the notice period , together with six days annual leave still to take , might it be realistic for him to leave before Christmas if he gets the job ?
Dave is torn between loyalty to his current employer , who has been good to him for more than a decade , and wishing to please the new employer .
Also , not wishing to let the existing employer know at this stage he is looking to leave , and not wishing to 'throw a sickie' for the interview , how does he get the morning off ? It so happens that a neighbour died last week , perhaps a half day annual leave to attend the funeral ? Dave also feels that dishonesty would not impress a new employer , but at the same time can't say why he really wants/needs the time off .
Opinions ?
Now , Dave finds himself torn