No, they're just mad that you're potentially leaving.
No, they're just mad that you're potentially leaving.Advice please
Is it unprofessional to let your current employer know you won’t be able to attend today due to having a job interview.
(Background) I work in a school has a lunchtime supervisor, my current hours are around 8 hours a week so not ideal.
I am still in receipt of certain benefits due to being on a 0-hour contract.
Not only do I myself want more hours but the dwp also want more hours from me which is understandable.
Dwp asked me to apply for this certain job, so I did! I found out this morning that I have a job interview today, it’s more hours and I can finally come off benefits
I rang the school where I work and explained I wouldn’t be attending today, they asked why and I explained I had a job interview that I needed to attend, not only for me but for dwp has I have commitments with them.
Initially they were fine.
5 minutes later the admin team rang me and lets me know from the ‘head teacher’ that I was unprofessional letting them know I have a job interview and that I am unprofessional for letting them know I am actively applying for jobs.
I explained that I have no choice with being in receipt of benefits, I have to apply for further employment. They then asked for my work coach’ number so they can ring them and “have my back” by letting them know I have a job at the school and that should be enough for them.
What do I do? And what did I do wrong?
In your situation with the dwp I don't think you're wrong. Do you normally have to justify an absence with e.g. a sick note? My initial thought was that maybe they just needed to record why you wouldn't be in that day but this "it's unprofessional" is a bit odd to me and sounds more like someone is realizing that zero-hour contracts aren't what people are staying for. I also don't quite get why they would want to call your work coach, and quite frankly find that a bit alarming. Can you contact your coach yourself and explain the situation there? Dwp asks you to apply, which you did with good success, you got that interview already, so why would they need to call them now?Advice please
Is it unprofessional to let your current employer know you won’t be able to attend today due to having a job interview.
(Background) I work in a school has a lunchtime supervisor, my current hours are around 8 hours a week so not ideal.
I am still in receipt of certain benefits due to being on a 0-hour contract.
Not only do I myself want more hours but the dwp also want more hours from me which is understandable.
Dwp asked me to apply for this certain job, so I did! I found out this morning that I have a job interview today, it’s more hours and I can finally come off benefits
I rang the school where I work and explained I wouldn’t be attending today, they asked why and I explained I had a job interview that I needed to attend, not only for me but for dwp has I have commitments with them.
Initially they were fine.
5 minutes later the admin team rang me and lets me know from the ‘head teacher’ that I was unprofessional letting them know I have a job interview and that I am unprofessional for letting them know I am actively applying for jobs.
I explained that I have no choice with being in receipt of benefits, I have to apply for further employment. They then asked for my work coach’ number so they can ring them and “have my back” by letting them know I have a job at the school and that should be enough for them.
What do I do? And what did I do wrong?
My current boss says it’s because I am taking time off work to fulfill my commitments for the dwp, I explained that i have to do what they say pretty much due to me being in receipt of benefits.In your situation with the dwp I don't think you're wrong. Do you normally have to justify an absence with e.g. a sick note? My initial thought was that maybe they just needed to record why you wouldn't be in that day but this "it's unprofessional" is a bit odd to me and sounds more like someone is realizing that zero-hour contracts aren't what people are staying for. I also don't quite get why they would want to call your work coach, and quite frankly find that a bit alarming. Can you contact your coach yourself and explain the situation there? Dwp asks you to apply, which you did with good success, you got that interview already, so why would they need to call them now?
Anyway, wishing you good luck with the interview and don't think about your current job doing it!
@Meg78 Personally, I think it’s very telling that the issues are with them and not you. I mean they’re still in the same position that you moved on from years ago. You recognized that you could do better and you are thankfully not in that place anymore, and there’s nothing they can do to you anymore.Thank you both, I’ve never experienced bullying like it not even in school, some of the things were obvious targets like my appearance or strategies I used with clients, but some of the more bizarre reasons on their list included “offers help when not asked”, “doesn’t say good morning loudly enough” and “eats lunch the wrong way”! If someone has the time to swivel in their chair, stare across the office until I’ve finished a yoghurt and then swivel back to critique I really don’t know what else I can do for them. I tried so hard to change every single thing about myself to please this group, I made myself ill with the stress of trying to figure out how to make it stop, they would target every single element of both my character and my work, and I was damn good at my job, I brought in four times as much revenue as all of them combined! I’ve woken up angry today can you tellthey still work there and I can’t help wondering if they chose their next victim, it makes me want to speak out but after years I don’t think there’s much I can do?
Is there a reason why they don’t? Have you tried speaking to them about it. Some people may be really nervous and uncomfortable speaking on the phoneSick of lazy people on my team who think answering their own work mobile is beneath them and so their call gets diverted me to and I get all their shit to sort out!
Rant over.
This person loves the sound of their own voice, so I don’t think that’s a problem. They’ve already been warned once that if they don’t answer their phone when wfh, we’ll be made to work in the office since they can’t be trusted. Which isn’t fair on everyone else.Is there a reason why they don’t? Have you tried speaking to them about it. Some people may be really nervous and uncomfortable speaking on the phone
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