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You can go on a "doctors appointment" during business hours- people seem to understand and usually don't ask for details. As long as you give two weeks notice- that is all the courtesy you need to give. Good luck on your interview!
BTW- I've heard a rumor about companies preferring to hire non-employed workers because they get a tax benefit. You might want to look into that and strategize.
Agreed, either take a vacation day, sick day, or drs. appointment excuse.
My mother once told me something that has proven time and again to be true. Take care of yourself first, and do what is best for you when it comes to working. Any company would do what is best for them, including letting you go, if that's what they see is needed. I don't know how much I bought into this until I got laid off a couple years ago. It is very true, business is business! So, do what is best for you, not the company you work for.
Can you take it during your lunch or use some vaca time?
No need to worry about quitting your current job...you just have an interview. Don't stress yourself out yet!
I would just handle quitting like you have all the other times but like you I've never quit a job that I've been at less than a year. Well that's not true, I was somewhere for 6 weeks and they knew I was on the verge of quitting.
I tell this to my friends all the time: your boss is your BOSS not your friend. You owe professionalism, good work product, and that is about it. In some circumstances I understand that loyalty is earned (or mandated) by your work-place... but in general I think that all that is expected is your 2 weeks notice. You won't hurt your boss's feelings. He/she might be slightly annoyed at having to find someone else, but be honest. Who wouldn't take better pay, benefits, and a retirement plan?
I would say doctors or try to sch it later in the day so you can just leave early.
I agree with the pp's dont worry about your current job needing the help. If they wernt making money do you think they would concider that you have bills to pay before laying you off?
Good points, ladies! Of course I haven't even had the interview yet so I shouldn't be worrying myself but I was going to keep looking for other jobs since I got hired at this place since it has a lower pay and no benefits, so it will come to that eventually.
I think I'll try to schedule it later, maybe 4? Then I could just work 7-3 instead of 9-5 that day or something. Hmm... Ok! I'm trying to prepare myself just in case and to not be such a wuss about it lol
I don't have any good advice for you (sorry!) but I am in the exact same situation. My fiance is diabetic and we HAVE to have medical insurance. I'll be needing to leave my job soon too for that very reason. It's really hard!!
When you do get a better job I would be honest with your current boss and just tell them that you have been offered a job with benefits. No one can fault you for that. We just lost a technician because he got a permanent job elsewhere and even though everyone's disappointed he's gone, we all understand and would have done the same.
@rawrkitty1022 isn't it insane?? It is just depressing because obviously he needs all of his supplies and stuff so we have to have it and for that reason they know we will pay whatever it takes. Right now our health care monthly payment is almost 2x our mortgage payment. That is just wrong.
I had a "doctors appointment" or a "lunch meeting" where I went for my interviews. For my last job I had 5 interviews before I got hired so there was a lot of breaks. Sometimes I got a day off during the week though so I made sure to schedule my interviews then if possible. Good luck!!!
@sulaii211:Alot of places now wont even consider hiring someone who is unemployed which is sad.
OP - If you get the job just give your 2 weeks and be honest with your boss about why you are leaving.
why doesn't your husband's med school offer him good health insurance? All the grad schools I interviewed at and the one I attend offer health insurance.
I agree with the others that you should just go on a 'doctor's appointment' for the interview. I know it's hard quitting but you need to think about what is best for your and your FI and this job you have might not be it. But I wouldn't get too excited about this other job yet since it's early and you might be counting your chickens before they hatch. I tried not to think about the jobs I really wanted because that always made it worse waiting and possibly losing them.
@amariem25: His med school does offer pretty good health insurance, but not for a type 1 diabetic. It wasn't nearly good enough to get what he needs and they wouldn't increase it for him either so we ended up having to go elsewhere.
@MissAsB: Totally agree! I've just been trying to prepare myself for the possibility of leaving since I've still been sending out resumes everywhere and I'm hoping that even if this one doesn't work out that something better will come along eventually.
@bloodgo1: I understand your anxiety! My old job I was thinking about leaving before we learned that we were going to move and I was still nervous to tell them I was moving even though it wasn't even like me 'dumping them' like leaving for another job would be.
I'm nervous about this too! I had an interview yesterday morning (Friday) for my dream job. I told my current boss that I had a doctor's appointment and came in late (around lunchtime) - he was fine with it. The interview went really well and on the spot, they asked me to come back on Wednesday to meet everyone else in the office ... of course I said yes. Now I'm not sure what to do about getting time off for the second interview. Wouldn't it look so obvious to have 2 doctor's appointments in such short of a time? I guess I could just call out sick, but I feel like that's unprofessional, and I'm clearly not showing any outward signs of being sick. The interview's early, so I could be in to work by 11:00 or so. What to do?!
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I hate quitting jobs. It is just awkward and nobody likes to do it, but every job I have had/quit I at least had worked there for a year. I just got a job about a month ago but it isn't as good of pay as I'd like and it has no benefits (big issue, we are stuck paying a ton of money for health care bc DH has diabetes and he is only in med school so no good health care there either). WELL I just got a phone call asking for me to come in for an interview working for a spine & brain surgeon's office which equals better pay, benefits, AND retirement fund. I feel bad though because the company I just got hired into is way behind on paperwork and are about to get their government check so they really need me there, but of course if I did get the other job it would be dumb of me not to take it. But how in the world do I quit if it should come to that? And I haven't scheduled the interview yet, but how do people schedule interviews for other jobs when they are currently working full time? Don't interviews usually take place between normal business hours?