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I am usually not away from the desk much, eat lunch at my desk, and my computer screen goes black when I'm away for more than 10 minutes. From where my manager sits, she can see my computer screen going black and would notice that I'm not sitting there. How do you do 40 minute+ phone interviews after including commute time to take the call somewhere else without anyone noticing anything? My female manager seems to be very perceptive and can notice things.
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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Don't you get a lunch break? We get either 1/2 hour or an hour, but no one is checking up to see if people stay longer. When I have any kind of personal call I just shut my office door, but those with cubes simply find an unused conference room. The schedule for the day is posted next to the door so you would know when it will be vacant, or you can check the schedule on Outlook. Seems like the best thing is to schedule it early or late in the day and take an hour off.
Doing phone interview at your current place of employment is a really bad idea, especially if you live in an at-will state-meaning they can fire you for any reason they want.
Doing phone interview at your current place of employment is a really bad idea, especially if you live in an at-will state-meaning they can fire you for any reason they want.
Any employer in any state can fire you for any reason they want. It has nothing to to with being an at will state.
I agree with phone interviews during your lunch break, and take your lunch break away from your desk. I would be wary of doing interviews on company time anyway- hate to be out of a job before I find a new one.
Any employer in any state can fire you for any reason they want. It has nothing to to with being an at will state.
Only if they are an at-will employer...
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