Would It Be A Bad Thing If I Told People I'm Looking For A New Job?

[abbeylee90]

A colleuge said today he think my boss (checkout manager) would be on my side if he knew and I was looking and managers wouldn't care.

[bookbinder]

Your colleague is quite right. It might be a good thing if you told people what your intentions are. Word would get around, and you might get some good job offers.

[abbeylee90]

Don't understand 

[bednobs]

i think they'd do everything in their power to help u find a new job

[Captain2]

@bednobs 🤣🤣

[Neveracrossword]

Abbey, as soon as your hours were reduced/kept to 10 hours a week, everyone in Selco has probably expected you to be jobhunting. I don't think there's any chance of anyone saying, 'No, please stay, Abbey - and we'll give you 37 hours every week.' (I remember you thinking along the same lines, possibly in the care home - you thought it'd be a good idea to say that if they didn't give you more hours, you'd leave. Seeing as these were the people who'd cut your hours, that ultimatum was never going to work!)

[abbeylee90]

They can't help me but can be glad when I do go same as deputy manager told someone else he doesn't care when she said she will leave one day.

[newmodarmy]

I think your manager and other senior staff probably know you're looking and will have plans in place for dealing with it when you leave. They know 10 hours a week won't be enough to keep you. It also depends on whether they are planning to retain you or release you at the end of probation

[abbeylee90]

Neva no they wouldn't offer me a full time contract hoping I would stay.

[abbeylee90]

I've been there since February so my probation should be over.

[Neveracrossword]

I know that, Abbey! What good would it do if your boss were 'on your side'? What would your jobhunting have to do with him? What difference do you think it would make? If the answer is 'none', why are you coming up with such a scenario?

[abbeylee90]

They reckon they probably won't replace me and see how they cope for abit.

[abbeylee90]

Bosses tell checkout manager to do these things him and others have said its not his decision.

[newmodarmy]

That doesn't make any sense to me abbey. What are you trying to say- what point are you trying to make and does it matter anyway?

[Neveracrossword]

Exactly.Abbey - if it's up to the bosses, what good is the checkout manager being 'on your side'? Why are you letting thoughts like this occupy you so much? 

[abbeylee90]

My checkout manager said bosses higher than him have told him to cut my hours.

[abbeylee90]

Neva I mean he will understand why I'm job hunting.

One of the drivers who have been there since they opened just left and they didn't even ask him what they could do to persuade him to stay.

[Neveracrossword]

Abbey, of course your immediate boss will understand why you are job hunting! Nobody would expect otherwise - many young people wouldn't survive on 10 hours a week.

[Prudie]

Really Abbey this how lots of people behave in the workplace, it's easier to say a higher person made the decision when telling someone bad news. It is brutal  but it's obvious to most people reading. You have not come up to standard required. It is irrelevant whether you tell them your job hunting. No-one is going to try and make you stay including the checkout manager. 

[abbeylee90]

I am going out with them all on 28th and I told one of the drivers try not to tell if he gets to drunk but guess it don't matter.

[abbeylee90]

Prudie well if it out if his hand why would he?