Talking with current employer before job search

[goodlife36]

Originally Posted by oakread2

goodlife36, I do like where I work. I would love to be able to work remotely, but the position I have requires that I be in the office to handle the physical files. Our paralegal was the one that moved out of state and is working remotely.

I do have references from 2 of my previous jobs, but it would be good to have at least one reference from my current job.

I plan on starting to look after the new year, probably in February. I know it will take a while, so I want to give myself plenty of time. We have already worked out what we would do if one of us gets a job before the school year ends and has to move before the others.

Rabritta, thanks for the info on unemployment benefits. I had no idea it was a possibility for when we move. I'll have to check it out. I've been on unemployment before, but that was when my employer moved his offices to LA and we didn't want to move down there. My husband had just started as a manager and I had just found out that I was pregnant.

Are you able to leave in February? My dilemma is my lease is not up until August. I cannot pay two rents. It just does not work.

I have already started networking with recruiters in the area. I am being a little presumptuous because I have not visited yet. I will be visiting in January. I am impressed with the presence of my field and real estate options. They are actually accepting my invites. I have changed the companies I follow too.

I feel optimistic. Finding a job before I leave would be ideal but I would not mind temping for a few months either. I have a such a horrible job. It will be by the grace of God that I survive until 8/16/18. That is the date I resign.

[oakread2]

I understand that it's a risk to tell him that I'm going to be looking, but I might have to take it. I just don't have enough contacts from previous jobs to use as references. What's mostly been on my mind is the wording to use since I'm not sure if we can make it will happen this year. No one is sure how long a job search will take, whether it is local or long distance.

With where I am currently, he will need to replace me, I just don't know how long he would drag his feet to do it. It's been rough since the office assistant left and wasn't replaced and she didn't even do any of the technical work that I do. We're making it work, but it won't work once I leave and the other secretary leaves at the end of the summer for law school.

goodlife36, I don't think we could financially handle it if one of us were to move before the other that early. April or May would be the most we could do. Our son's school finishes at the end of May.

I know it can take a long time to find something long distance and we want to give ourselves plenty of time for the search. We'll both be looking at the same time, so it's a toss-up to see who gets a new job first.

[Elna Rae]

Originally Posted by shorman

Telling your current employer that you are looking for another job is always a bad idea.

And THIS is why businesses have gotten to the point where employees are expendable and just a number.
You are entitled to as much respect as you give.

OP,
If you appreciate your employer, believe they have treated you honorably, provided you with fair compensation and a healthy working environment, treat them as you would like to be treated if the shoe were on the other foot.
Give them plenty of notice so they can begin the process. It's a kick in the teeth to a great employer to only get 2 weeks notice.

[goodlife36]

Originally Posted by Elna Rae

And THIS is why businesses have gotten to the point where employees are expendable and just a number.
You are entitled to as much respect as you give.

OP,
If you appreciate your employer, believe they have treated you honorably, provided you with fair compensation and a healthy working environment, treat them as you would like to be treated if the shoe were on the other foot.
Give them plenty of notice so they can begin the process. It's a kick in the teeth to a great employer to only get 2 weeks notice.

Oh please. When I got laid off, I got two weeks. Two weeks is industry standard. I do not think her employer is so great. The employer did not replace the person who left. The work still had to get done, right? Did her employer increase her compensation? Employers today do not care about their employees. They work you to death, benefits suck, and lay you off because of whatever.

That heathen is only going to get two weeks. She has no comprehension of what respect is. I guess all of the countless hours of work I perform without pay is enough respect.

[shorman]

Originally Posted by Elna Rae

And THIS is why businesses have gotten to the point where employees are expendable and just a number.
You are entitled to as much respect as you give.

OP,
If you appreciate your employer, believe they have treated you honorably, provided you with fair compensation and a healthy working environment, treat them as you would like to be treated if the shoe were on the other foot.
Give them plenty of notice so they can begin the process. It's a kick in the teeth to a great employer to only get 2 weeks notice.

Spare me this BS. Employers only have themselves to blame, most will screw over an employee any way that they can. The employees that are foolish enough to expect an employer to treat them the way they would like to be treated get screwed over the most.

[goodlife36]

Originally Posted by shorman

Spare me this BS. Employers only have themselves to blame, most will screw over an employee any way that they can. The employees that are foolish enough to expect an employer to treat them the way they would like to be treated get screwed over the most.