To say DFriend is okay to rearrange interview?

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I'm really rooting for her - it was such a good prospect and she would love the job.

One tiny issue = she's her sister's birthing partner and sister is now in labour.

AIBU to say they should be fine with rearranging in these circumstances?! She sounds so gutted over the phone

Interview is in an hours time so she won't make it, needless to say.

DFriend thinks that's it and I could hear acceptable of 'it is what it is' in her voice. But I don't think it has to be like this, does it?

I'd ring and ask

A birth is over quite quickly and the focus is then on the baby. A job could be for life.
Go to the interview.

its too late to go but I am in the ring them and explain situation camp as then there is at least then still a chance you could get an interview etc - its also a good way to find out how flexible a future employer would be about things that happen in life.

its too late to go but I am in the ring them and explain situation camp as then there is at least then still a chance you could get an interview etc - its also a good way to find out how flexible a future employer would be about things that happen in life.

its too late to go but I am in the ring them and explain situation camp as then there is at least then still a chance you could get an interview etc - its also a good way to find out how flexible a future employer would be about things that happen in life.

Whilst a company should be flexible, birthing partner for your sister isn't something that would be covered by any policy where I work, and so I wouldn't expect special treatment to be able to attend.

For me as an employer it would be well 10 other people turned up so I'd just pick one out them tbh as it's very unlikely all other candidates that turned up on time would be unsuitable ( unless it's a really special field)

An NHS role in a trust will have got several people who may have had to cancel clinics etc to be there.entirely possible that they can't reschedule.

Do it and tell the truth.

At the very least it'll be one they hadn't heard before. They're unlikely to think "this candidate is flaking out and lying to us".

I think she should call and explain,
If they are interviewing her it's because they think she may be a good fit for the role and will still want to see her.

Yes it's a bit inconvenient but good staff are hard to find.

She should absolutely call and explain and she can ask to rearrange it won't hurt but I work in the NHS and it's rare they will re arrange in my experience unless there were multiple days planned

What did your friend do in the end?

She called. They can't rearrange, unfortunately.

Simply because that was the given interview time slotted to the department to use. They don't have much flexibility