Attending job interviews

[geek84]

Hi Folks

I'm just curious to find out that if you already have a full time job but want to leave, what excuse would you give your present employer for taking time off to attend job interviews?

Would you day you have a doctors/dentist appointment, an appointment with the bank, book annual leave, or throw a sickie?


Thanks in advance for your responses.

 

[ajrtd]

Tell them the job sucks and you're looking elsewhere.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Do you need an 'excuse' for time off?

Tell him it's personal.

How do you manage in the world, Geek?

 

[EFLImpudence]

or tell him it's personnel.

 

[HawkEye244]

Tell them that you don't want to go to your sh1tty job today

 

[^woody^]

Tell them your gonorrhea has flared up. Works for me.

 

[DaveHerns]

Tell them your mummy won't let you go to work today.

 

[Iamchamps]

What’s wrong with telling them you have a job interview and need to book half a day as holiday?

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Would you day you have a doctors/dentist appointment, an appointment with the bank, book annual leave, or throw a sickie?

Depends. If you hate your present job and/or your boss, no problem in telling them you are going for an interview. If you're on good terms, I would not say what the reason is.

When I worked for someone else years ago, I always threw a sickie for an interview. I reasoned that if I asked for a day off and they said no I was stuck. If I then threw a sickie on the same day I had previously asked to take off it would look suspicious. Throw a sickie; lot less aggro all round.

 

[HERTS P&D]

What are the chances of you getting passed the interview?

Good luck anyway, we do need more lollipop men.



Andy

 

[Ian H]

What are the chances of you getting passed the interview?

Good luck anyway, we do need more lollipop men.



Andy

The roads are too dangerous.

 

[durhamplumber]

Do you need an 'excuse' for time off?

Tell him it's personal.

How do you manage in the world, Geek?

That would not suffice for any job I ever had..or most people I know...and would a be route to a P45

 

[durhamplumber]

What are the chances of you getting passed the interview?

Good luck anyway, we do need more lollipop men.



Andy

Do you not mean past?

 

[Notch7]

what excuse would you give

There is a new phrase used these days, dont provide an excuse........but 'alternative facts'

 

[EFLImpudence]

That would not suffice for any job I ever had..or most people I know...and would a be route to a P45

Do you mean that in every job you have had, a reason had to be given for having a day off - and that "personal (or family) reasons" was not good enough?

Perhaps they just wanted an excuse to get rid of you.