to be so worried about leaving job??!

[Lozzle12]

I am currently looking for a new job (threat of redundancies at current company, massive budget constraints etc and been here nearly 3 years and fancy a change).

I have an interview on Monday - woman on phone was v enthusiastic and said my experience was perfect. Really keen on this job. They want someone to start soon, ie Sept.

Couple of things worry me, maybe unnecessarily....

1. I am getting married at the end of Nov and have 12 working days booked off for this? Is that likely to put off a prospective employer?

1. AIBU to be nervous about handing my notice in?? Is it bad practice to just land a resignation on your boss's desk out of nowhere when you haven't said anything about looking for a new job??

Should i just wait until January to start looking for a new role? AIBU to ask: WWYD?

Go for the interview Monday. If you get offered the job then when agreeing contract state you have pre booked holiday and check they are happy to honour that. If yes the just go in and resign after you get contract from new company. I don't know anyone that would tell their current company that they are looking. You just wouldn't!

If work is threatening redundancies then they have to expect people to jump rather than wait to be pushed. The only thing is - what sort of redundancy package is it - I guess after 3 years probably not that great?

Re: holiday. If you are worried just tell them at the interview. If they are that bothered they just won't offer you a job.

I've just taken someone on who has really inconvenient holiday booked. However she was the best person for the job - so we decided just to try and cope while she is away. This won't put people off if you're the right person.

And definitely no problem with just resigning - no-one in their right mind would tell their boss they were thinking of leaving ordinarily.

Tell the new company about your upcoming wedding at the interview. If they really want you, they'll say 'congratulations' and book the leave straight away for you.

I don't think you need feel guilty about leaving the old company, if you do get offered the new job just tell them asap.

It will be fine. I just started a new job and then went off to two weeks foreign holiday. I mentioned it when agreeing the start date. I advise AGAINST telling your boss you are looking, you may be looking for ages. Yes you just hand in a resignation, they are your employer not a friend.

I would ask to speak to your boss 1 to 1 urgently. Then tell them you are resigning face to face, but have a letter to back it up. My boss just said "well you said it was urgent so it was either about resignation or a health problem and I'm glad it's the former". She was not surprised.

Any good employer would honour a prebooked holiday.

I have never pre-declared a job search to any employer. The only exception was when I worked in a very large organisation where it was very common and even expected that staff would often be on the lookout for other placements, and bosses were supposed to grant you any time off you wanted for interviews etc (unfortunately I didn't know this for ages so I spent a lot of time booking last-minute holiday days etc).

I also have form for ending up in a new job just before heading off on a long pre-booked holiday (and I've not been on that many holidays!). They have always been honoured.

Go for the job. If you get it, tell them (about the hols) when they offer it to you, that way, fair's fair.

Good luck!

Re - your holidays - ask them! It's usual for this to come up when interviewing and if you are the best candidate it won't stop them offering you the job.

As for your notice - I wouldn't just leave a letter on your bosses desk. I'd ask for a quiet word and say something along the lines of "I'm actually fairly happy here and haven't actively been pursuing jobs elsewhere but with the ongoing budget cuts I thought it was wise to keep an eye on the market and this job really caught my attention" - I'm a firm believer in not burning bridges and would keep it as polite and positive as possible.

Yes, they'll honour a pre-booked holiday. It's not like the holiday starts two days after the new job starts.

If redundancies are happening at your job, your managers will assume everyone is job-hunting. Really, it would be foolish not to.