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When I first interviewed they said they may be flexible on a schedule and I have this in mind. Family always comes first and my mother is more important. So if they can’t work with me then I understand.
Unless you have some helpful advice - Please don’t respond. Not looking for judgement.
Evidently, you don't take criticism well. You asked for advice, and that is all people are doing.
It ALWAYS looks bad when a new employee starts off with issues. NO employer wants anyone to come in and start asking for exceptions or accomodations.
Yes, family is important, but so are good jobs. You landed the job,so you should be grateful and find other care for your parent. The flags always go up when someone starts off like this, and it usually goes down hill rapidly.
always call if you need an immediate response - emails are tended to be viewed as more non-urgent and quite honestly, could be easily overlooked with many emails coming in through-out the day. You certainly want to talk to your new boss and let them know why you're requesting the change
good luck
Thank you. I’m going to call her tomorrow morning.
Evidently, you don't take criticism well. You asked for advice, and that is all people are doing.
It ALWAYS looks bad when a new employee starts off with issues. NO employer wants anyone to come in and start asking for exceptions or accomodations.
Yes, family is important, but so are good jobs. You landed the job,so you should be grateful and find other care for your parent. The flags always go up when someone starts off like this, and it usually goes down hill rapidly.
My mother is more important. If they can’t be flexible - all they can do is let me know
Evidently, you don't take criticism well. You asked for advice, and that is all people are doing.
It ALWAYS looks bad when a new employee starts off with issues. NO employer wants anyone to come in and start asking for exceptions or accomodations.
Yes, family is important, but so are good jobs. You landed the job,so you should be grateful and find other care for your parent. The flags always go up when someone starts off like this, and it usually goes down hill rapidly.
Well if it’s that much of a problem - They can let me know and I can look for something else.
Well your fingers work since you can type so why not CALL? If this is such an important thing, you'd CALL not email and wait 3 days. And YES it looks VERY bad for you that you haven't even started yet and you're asking to change your hours. You may not have a job offer anymore because of this. While you may have discussed flexibility in the interview, clearly you didn't confirm that you needed to leave by 430 during the interview. Flexibility also doesn't mean you get to tell them when you want to work.
Well if it’s that much of a problem - They can let me know and I can look for something else.
That would probably be best for the both of you. Terminal Cancer isn't like a one day event, you will increasingly be called upon to take time off and do things. It will start off with you wanting to leave at 4:30, then you will need a day off, and it will go from there.
Companies need to operate on a consistent basis, with people they can depend on. I've been around the block a lot of times, both on the management side and as an employee, and this one has all the earmarks of not ending well.
Sorry about your mom, but you need to make a decision before you waste their time and your time.
Well your fingers work since you can type so why not CALL? If this is such an important thing, you'd CALL not email and wait 3 days. And YES it looks VERY bad for you that you haven't even started yet and you're asking to change your hours. You may not have a job offer anymore because of this. While you may have discussed flexibility in the interview, clearly you didn't confirm that you needed to leave by 430 during the interview. Flexibility also doesn't mean you get to tell them when you want to work.
Well my mother was just diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer this past weekend. So that wasn't an option.
That would probably be best for the both of you. Terminal Cancer isn't like a one day event, you will increasingly be called upon to take time off and do things. It will start off with you wanting to leave at 4:30, then you will need a day off, and it will go from there.
Companies need to operate on a consistent basis, with people they can depend on. I've been around the block a lot of times, both on the management side and as an employee, and this one has all the earmarks of not ending well.
Sorry about your mom, but you need to make a decision before you waste their time and your time.
I'm going to call tomorrow. If they can't allow it. I will look for something more flexible.
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