To let manager know I've got a new job via email?

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It doesn't sit right with me - HOWEVER - we had a time slot arranged earlier (via MS Teams as WFH) in the week for me to have a chat with my manager and let them know that I have been successful for another position and therefore they can expect a reference request.

MS Teams meeting came and went, manager never showed. I tried calling them on their mobile - it rang and rang but never answered, nor was my call returned. I also tried again the next day, to no avail.

I have annual leave from today for 2 weeks and of course want to have this conversation sooner than later, however it is becoming very difficult to speak to my manager.

I emailed this morning asking if we could by any chance have a phone call today, to which they've replied that they are on annual leave. This is not reflected in their calendar nor do they have an out of office on.

WWYD? Considering all of the above? I need to give them the heads up that they can expect a reference request (it'll go through HR, but HR may inform them) - I'd rather have a phone call but I feel I don't have any other options!

UPDATE: Email sent!

Good! Let us know the response.

Is it possible they have an inkling and are playing silly buggers out of annoyance you're leaving and they have to recruit someone else?

Just wishing you well, OP. I've just posted about applying for a job I hope to get so I know the limbo you're in. And also know what it's like to have non-communicative boss who makes life unnecessarily difficult.

Hope everything else goes smoothly for you.

@Squeezita

Good! Let us know the response.

Is it possible they have an inkling and are playing silly buggers out of annoyance you're leaving and they have to recruit someone else?

I did wonder this!! But it is what it is, it's the world of work at the end of the day, people come and go!