To accept a job knowing I’ll be leaving

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I’ve accepted a job in the NHS (non-clinical) and they are doing all the pre-employment checks.

DH is a military officer and has been offered an accompanied posting abroad which would be really exciting - obviously I’m going with him!

WIBU to start this job in a couple of weeks only to quit in several months - before the end of year? I’m not working at the moment and it would be nice to have some extra savings behind me as I won’t be working when we are abroad...

I’m also rather bored at home all day! There is no temping going where I live, the only office jobs in abundance are NHS admin roles.

I’m very aware that any employer could get rid of me without any qualms so I’m struggling to feel any loyalty to the fifth biggest employer in the world.

Do it.

I'm an ex military spouse. I took a job once knowing I'd be leaving in 18 months. I didn't tell them that obviously! I actually worked for them a lot less than that because I got pregnant soon after starting and only went back for 2 weeks after mat leave.
I didn't feel guilty, I didn't know when I started that I was going to get pregnant. It's a risk employers knowingly take when they employ military spouses. Take the job, work hard while you're there, and give the appropriate notice required when you need to leave. It's all CV building for the future. People leave after a short period of time for all sorts of reasons.

Yeah I'd do it.

Yep I'd do it

Go for it, if the tables were turned and the for whatever reason the job wasn't available anymore they wouldn't think twice about getting rid of you.

Given the speed at which Civil Service recruitment works, you might find the pre employment checks take several months anyway. Have you actually been given a start date yet?

Yes take the job.

People leave jobs all the time for all kinds of different reasons, and they will soon fill the role when you leave

Yes, take the job. Anything could happen to anyone they employ. You plan to be there for a few months and could do with the savings.

Wow today I learnt that the NHS is the 5th biggest employer in the world! Cool.

(YANBU - do it!)

Calic0 - it’s the NHS. They are just awaiting my DBS in the week or so and I can start ASAP.

Take it. Being a trailing spouse has enough downsides as it is, and 18 months is loads of time.

Just been told we may be going as soon as October! So that would give me around 4 months in the job...but I can probably save quite a bit of money from that.

Our trust takes minimum 6 months to get employed bit if yours is quicker then go for it!

Do it! No second thoughts!

Do it. even if its october, thats 4 months. and it might be later

I'd it was a smaller company then I would say no but given its NHS then yes absolutely no qualms about it

Do it

Do it

It's a risk employers knowingly take when they employ military spouses

How do employers know you’re a military spouse? The only job I’ve ever had where I’ve had to give dh’s details (and every other fucker I’ve ever known, plus all my financial down to the last penny) was one that involved a high level national security clearance.

But generally no one would know what dh did until I started the job and it was general small talk. That’s including a fair few NHS posts.

*It's a risk employers knowingly take when they employ military spouses

How do employers know you’re a military spouse?*

Also interested. I’m an employer and it wouldn’t occur to me to ask someone about their marriage in interview.

Even if their address is “married quarters, Raf lakenheath” or something that would usually only be seen by HR.

So I’m not sure it’s fair to say it’s a known risk employers take....

A known risk employers take?

How would they know? Lots of military spouses dont trail.

Do it. They won’t think twice about letting you go if work slows down.

I’m in a military city and NHS jobs here have a box to tick on the application if you are part of the armed forces community which includes spouses. Military contractors like Babcock do the same. Not sure if anybody sees that though.

I used to have proper career working in finance in the City until I met DH! Since then, I’ve been stuck working in provincial office jobs that I haven’t enjoyed. This NHS job doesn’t interest or excite me at all. But it’s a job.

Hopefully after this posting I can do a PGCE so I can have a career again!

Do it. They won’t think twice about letting you go if work slows down

Actually the NHS doesn’t work like that. Generally once you’re in it’s very difficult to “let someone go”, unless they are genuinely incompetent or a danger to patients.

Usually even if work does slow down you will be offered a similar role elsewhere. I worked with the nhs for over 20 years and never came across anyone who didn’t leave voluntarily. One of the advantages of a big company.

I thought the Civil Service never got rid of anybody either - then they really screwed me over so I had to resign! I’m very cynical now...