Hi everyone, need some advice quickly and thought ASN would help! I'm in the process of changing jobs in IT and have three interviews lined up this week - one on Monday (tomorrow!) and two on Wednesday, with several more leads being pursued.
The problem is that where I currently work, we're involved in a big, time-critical project where taking time off on random days isn't going to go down well. It could even be refused at short notice.
My line manager at work knows about them and is totally cool about it. Tomorrow I've already agreed with him that I will take an emergency days' holiday (claiming to look after my son) but this isn't ideal, particularly as I've got to probably repeat a similar performance on Wednesday - and then there's the possibility of more interviews to come.
Anyone got any experience in this? Would it be better for me to speak to our project manager - who knows I'm not totally motivated at work right now - and come clean about the job search? Or is there a better way? And if the finger is pointed, what rights do I have in terms of taking time off?
Any comments welcomed!
The problem is that where I currently work, we're involved in a big, time-critical project where taking time off on random days isn't going to go down well. It could even be refused at short notice.
My line manager at work knows about them and is totally cool about it. Tomorrow I've already agreed with him that I will take an emergency days' holiday (claiming to look after my son) but this isn't ideal, particularly as I've got to probably repeat a similar performance on Wednesday - and then there's the possibility of more interviews to come.
Anyone got any experience in this? Would it be better for me to speak to our project manager - who knows I'm not totally motivated at work right now - and come clean about the job search? Or is there a better way? And if the finger is pointed, what rights do I have in terms of taking time off?
Any comments welcomed!