Reply to When to tell potential new employer about upcoming trip?

Forum Index » General Discussion

Reply to "When to tell potential new employer about upcoming trip?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]OP, I know it confusing because there are so many varied opinions here but honestly, don't you think that in this case the opinions of the MBs are more important.  The crazy nannies can tell you all they want that it's a double standard and since your employers wouldn't disclose a vacation before getting a job offer that you shouldn't either.  But they aren't the ones actually doing the hiring so their opinion is kind of irrelevant.

Multiple MBs on here have told you they are more likely to hire you if you are honest up front and tell them about your vacation in the interview.  They have also said that if you wait for an offer to tell them or even worse until after you start they are more likely to take back the offer.

Personally, if I thought you were the best candidate a 2 week vacation I knew about ahead of time would be no big deal.  If I knew you waited to tell me until later though I would worry about your honesty in the future and I would seriously consider taking back the offer or if you had already started I would look for a new nanny to replace you.

And to respond to the crazy nanny who likes to complain about being treated unfairly, a nanny position where you work so closely with a family is VERY different than a corporate job where you are just another cog on a wheel so you have to stop comparing them.  Personally, as a physician, I would (and HAVE) disclosed a planned vacation at an interview.  When you are working closely with a small group of people as I do in a medical practice honesty is important and I would never want anyone to think that I was less than honest from the start.  It's the same for a nanny position but NOT the same for a large corporation.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics