I have seen a perfect job advertised today. It is in my preferred line of work and from the spec I fit all the criteria bar one, they want someone for an immediate start. Closing date is 2nd April.
I have been working in my current position since July last year. I have no employment contract (not in UK so not unusual). It is a very small family business and there is only me doing my job, so I would need to give my employer enough time to find somebody and I would have to train them. There is nobody else. This is how it happened when my predecessor left. She gave notice of one month.
I have mixed feelings, my colleagues are great, my boss is a twat at times but I can handle him, my main problems are that the salary is very poor, my petrol expenses are high and the work is very easy but mundane, bordering on boring. Really it would be more suited to a a part timer. In short, I am skint and extremely unchallenged.
This other job is more money and much less travelling.
The job market here is very tough with unemployment at an all time high so really I have nothing to lose by applying but it is the immediate start that worries me. I don't want to leave my boss in the shit so would not be able to just leave.
I have no worries about being sued for breach of contract as there is no contract and here it would probably take 5 years to come to court anyway so that is not a factor at all.
Can anyone give me any advice?
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SnookyPooky · 22/03/2014 17:57
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