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can you reassure me or am i wrong?
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i have not been happy in my job for a while and have managed to secure an interview for a position more suited to me.
I had an interview 2 weeks ago and as a result they said i was over qualified for that position but wanted to interview me for a different position. The person doing the interview was on holiday was away last week so i could not arrange to go on my day off. So i am going to have to call in sick as i cant get any day off this week. I feel so bad doing that and had nightmares about it last night but dont seem to have much choice now.
I had an interview 2 weeks ago and as a result they said i was over qualified for that position but wanted to interview me for a different position. The person doing the interview was on holiday was away last week so i could not arrange to go on my day off. So i am going to have to call in sick as i cant get any day off this week. I feel so bad doing that and had nightmares about it last night but dont seem to have much choice now.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I can understand you feeling bad about taking time off sick when you are ok, but you say you are unhappy in your present job, so if I were you I would want to leave that job, as you do, so I would take the day off sick to atttend interview, we spend a long time at work so we should enjoy our jobs, go for that interview, get the new job and hopefully you will be a lot happier, good luck, Ray
its also very difficult facing a second interview after doing well on the first one i feel its hard to give more. Also ok i know i am in the wrong section but i am not sure about references i can give my current employer but not been in the current position long so not sure what my manager would say and i think i struggle for a second reference, could i use a friend of the family? I feel it being 2 years since uni it maybe a little unfair on the uni to ask for a reference/unrepresentative?
Oh, I really feel for you! But this in a way this is the lesser of two evils because this job really could be your future! If you didn't go, you would always wonder "what if". Go along and give it your best, most of us tell a little white lie from time to time and there is not a lot of harm in that. Best of luck! :)
nuoyg, has made a good point that you are in a way interviewing them as well, and if they have asked you back,they must have liked what you said at first interview, as for references, ask them what they want ,quite often somebody that knows you well as a person outside of work will do,long as it is not family, you must just relax, sounds to me like they have a job for you, just be yourself and all will be well, good luck with it,
Thank you society, not so sure about that myself, i can only say what i would do, and hope it helps, but that was a nice thing to say, cheers
Thank you society, not so sure about that myself, i can only say what i would do, and hope it helps, but that was a nice thing to say, cheers
I think you're worrying too much about this, it's your life and your future that comes first. If you're not happy where you currently are, what's one white lie if you can end up somewhere better tomorrow?
Don't sweat it coz everyone's done the very same thing at one point or another. Make sure this is the job you really want and good luck with your interview.
Don't sweat it coz everyone's done the very same thing at one point or another. Make sure this is the job you really want and good luck with your interview.
If you're not happy where you are and you don't make a habit of taking sickies then go for it! Life is too short to be miserable in a job and if you have a chance to change that then you should. I have never known an interviewer to ask if your boss knows you are there - I have also interviewed several times and it's not a question I would consider asking. Good luck!
worried.me - if I can reassure you - in all the interviewing I did at work, not once did I ask the applicant whether they'd taken a day off sick to attend. It never crossed my mind to ask, the same as with most employers.
I was more interested in their expertise, their personality & appearance, etc, etc, etc.
Good luck.
I was more interested in their expertise, their personality & appearance, etc, etc, etc.
Good luck.
Please stop it, you are thinking things that will never ever happen in a million years, go for the interview get the job, but please stop this worrying, if you are ever going to leave the job you are in, you are going to have to make decisions so make your mind up and be positive instead of looking at the negative side all the time,if you don't go for this you could be stuck where you are for years, you are not happy so do something about it. Ray