Timeline for How do I secure an interview with another company during the day, when I have no vacation time at my current job?
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| Aug 4, 2022 at 12:31 | comment | added | RedSonja | If you are using your real name, then consider using an alias. This site is searchable... | |
| Aug 16, 2017 at 14:11 | comment | added | kevingreen | @Dukeling I'd say that one is a duplicate of this one. I asked this question almost 2 years earlier. I'm still stuck at the same company. I can't believe I've been job hunting for almost 3 years. | |
| Aug 13, 2017 at 0:58 | comment | added | Bernhard Barker | Related / maybe duplicate - Job interview during working hours, vacation not approved | |
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| May 16, 2016 at 15:03 | comment | added | kevingreen | @Rigolletto There's good and bad in the US. The health system is an issue. I know I can take all the time I need, and not get fired. I will also be paid for medical needed time off, even if it's months or years. Just not a full paycheck. Vacation time gets used first, then you go into a "short term disability" payments. For the last few years I've had medical problems that have eaten up my vacation. I'm starting to feel the drag. | |
| May 16, 2016 at 14:21 | comment | added | Rigolletto | @kevingreen I am sorry about that and I wish you luck. I might have to to have an operation as well, that will take 2 weeks. I am from a post-communist country and from youth we were indoctrinaded how great WEST and USA is, but lately, I see a lot of CONS as well and am gratefull for our socialist way of life in EU. (compared to USA) | |
| May 16, 2016 at 14:17 | comment | added | kevingreen | @Rigolletto Funny you resurrect this 2 year old question with this comment. I'm now facing a crunch of having to get 2 surgeries within a year. I'll probably do one this year, and one next year. It's going to burn all my vacation time. I'm pretty unhappy about it. | |
| May 16, 2016 at 12:39 | comment | added | Rigolletto | this is horrible. so this is the most advanced country iín the world? in EU we have 4 weeks paid vacation, but most companies offer 5 or 6. In addition to any days you are sick (if approved by doctor) | |
| May 16, 2016 at 12:24 | answer | added | eee | timeline score: 0 | |
| Apr 10, 2015 at 22:11 | comment | added | amphibient | the simplest way is you call in "sick" that day | |
| Apr 10, 2015 at 5:33 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackWorkplace/status/586401507731320833 | ||
| Mar 27, 2014 at 20:31 | comment | added | kevingreen | @Mark I know at one point rather recently, there was a stigma against the unemployed. Basically, it's "Why were they let go?". Also, having a job I think gives me the confidence to negotiate a little, since I'm not paranoid about the consequences of staying unemployed. | |
| Mar 27, 2014 at 0:55 | comment | added | Mark | I think an immediately available candidate will have double advantage against another with 1 month notice. | |
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| Mar 26, 2014 at 12:42 | history | edited | kevingreen | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 26, 2014 at 12:41 | comment | added | kevingreen | @Mark Totally understandable question. I'm afraid of getting let go prematurely. But, in the end, maybe it's not the worst thing. I have a suspicion it's harder to get a job when you're unemployed. If I'm "unreliable" then it'll behoove the budget to let me go. I think they're always pretty cost conscious around here. | |
| Mar 26, 2014 at 1:56 | comment | added | Mark | If you decided to leave, why you care the review? | |
| Mar 26, 2014 at 0:04 | comment | added | kevingreen | @Ben I took this job because it's a non-profit. The exchange of lower pay was for laxer working conditions, and being closer to an area I want to live in. Only about 1/2 of that has come true, so, I've definitely decided to leave. | |
| Mar 25, 2014 at 23:52 | answer | added | aroth | timeline score: 5 | |
| Mar 25, 2014 at 22:42 | comment | added | Ben | This is highly opinionated so it's a comment - it appears as though you've already decided to leave? You've obviously got responsibilities outside work so you're essentially going to have to decide how much your responsibilities (and, it appears, health and future happiness) weigh up against the possibility of losing your job or getting no pay-rises/being made to have a crap time at work. This is a decision only you can make because - based on this comment I'm obviously biased... | |
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| Mar 25, 2014 at 21:05 | answer | added | Dave Johnson | timeline score: 17 | |
| Mar 25, 2014 at 21:03 | answer | added | ChrisLively | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 25, 2014 at 21:03 | comment | added | kevingreen | @JBKing That's actually not too bad of an idea. My previous boss at this same job was very helpful in that regard. It won't hurt to ask. | |
| Mar 25, 2014 at 21:01 | comment | added | JB King | Is there any chance you could work extra hours on other days to make up for taking some time off to have an interview? That would be my suggestion. | |
| Mar 25, 2014 at 20:59 | comment | added | kevingreen | @DaveJohnson I planned on saying something like "I need this day off for personal reasons", which is essentially true. However, I know it 'goes against' my review. | |
| Mar 25, 2014 at 20:58 | comment | added | kevingreen | @DavidK This thing was the last straw, my boss told me "Well, you should have negotiated for more when you started", gee thanks. I had 6(Sick/Vaca) days for the first two years, it's a serious struggle. | |
| Mar 25, 2014 at 20:56 | comment | added | Dave Johnson | I would suggest against telling your employer that you need time off to interview for another job. So you might want to become okay with lying a little. | |
| Mar 25, 2014 at 20:56 | comment | added | David K | I'll just say that I think you're making the right choice looking for a new job. I struggle with 10 days of vacation and 10 of sick leave. 10 days of total PTO for the year is ridiculous! | |
| Mar 25, 2014 at 20:49 | history | asked | kevingreen | CC BY-SA 3.0 |