Advice needed please as I’m terrified to talk to my boss!
I started a new role in healthcare 2 months ago. I’m really enjoying it, the people are lovely and it’s in an ideal location.
However, my boyfriend plays sport and he’s just been offered a 6 month contract to go and play for a team in New Zealand, from September to March. He’s offered for us both to go out there, and we can both work whilst there.
I’ve always wanted to go, and I’m finding myself being unable to say no!! It’s honestly a once in a lifetime opportunity.
However, I work in healthcare with huge caseloads. Me joining the team was a huge thing, I took over a very heavy caseload and have just started developing relationships with them. My bosses are completely understaffed and I was the first permanent staff in a while. Someone recently left and the bosses were fuming. I would just feel awful. I mentioned this to a colleague too, who joked that I would be “blacklisted” by my boss.
I really really really want to go but I’m absolutely terrified about how this’ll make me look. I’d love to work here when I came home but it’s probably unlikely that they’ll want me to come back.
What do I do and how do I tell my bosses??
I started a new role in healthcare 2 months ago. I’m really enjoying it, the people are lovely and it’s in an ideal location.
However, my boyfriend plays sport and he’s just been offered a 6 month contract to go and play for a team in New Zealand, from September to March. He’s offered for us both to go out there, and we can both work whilst there.
I’ve always wanted to go, and I’m finding myself being unable to say no!! It’s honestly a once in a lifetime opportunity.
However, I work in healthcare with huge caseloads. Me joining the team was a huge thing, I took over a very heavy caseload and have just started developing relationships with them. My bosses are completely understaffed and I was the first permanent staff in a while. Someone recently left and the bosses were fuming. I would just feel awful. I mentioned this to a colleague too, who joked that I would be “blacklisted” by my boss.
I really really really want to go but I’m absolutely terrified about how this’ll make me look. I’d love to work here when I came home but it’s probably unlikely that they’ll want me to come back.
What do I do and how do I tell my bosses??
I’m an absolute people pleaser and I’m overthinking it, I’m just absolutely dreading having to tell them! You’re right about avoiding apologising though. 
Just try to think what your bosses etc might do if they were in your position, they wouldn't be fretting about leaving that's for sure. 
