So I have a bit of a dilemma. I've been offered a new job which I've accepted verbally and I'm waiting for them to send me the contract before I hand in my notice at work.
The issue is - I'm currently at a very small company, report into the CEO and there is no HR department. The CEO is having a baby on Thursday, they're having an absolutely awful and stressful time with their daughter, and the person she is leaving in charge while she looking after a newborn from Thursday is her husband, who is of course also welcoming a new baby on Thursday!
I've told my future employer about the timing issue and the impact on handing in my notice, but as a very large global firm, I don't think they understand that there is no HR department to hand in my notice to instead. And, I don't want to chase too much and annoy them.
Plus, I feel like such a sh*t handing in my notice now, especially as I've been quite close to my boss over the last couple of years. But, the new job was just too good an opportunity to pass up, especially as the finances at the company I've been working at have been pretty rocky recently and I've been feeling quite insecure in my job.
Has anyone else been in this situation before? Any advice? Having awful thoughts about having to hand in notice the day she gives birth!!