Offered a job

Nebulous2

Do you have any holidays due?

Giving notice on the basis that you will take the first job at least starts the clock running on the four weeks, and if the second job have second interviews and a few days to make a decision that also brings you closer.

patman99

If you work in retail, then the obvious question is "are you able to reduce/chnage shifts"?.
If you are able to say, only work Sat/Sun for the final week or so of your noticed period would that cause any issues ?. If job 1 & 2 are both Mon - Fri jobs and you get job 2 and still have 2 weeks notice to work, it might be worthwhile asking colleagues if they can swap weekend shifts for your weekday shifts (assuming you don't already work exclusivley weekends). Thus, you will end up working 7 days a week for two weeks.
This would ensble you to fulfill your notice obligation with one employer whilst starting work at the new one (and it will also give you some extra cash as well, which could be handy with Christmas coming up).

LittleVoice

buckle wrote: »

They just opened up another office so they're looking to full staff it before officially opening up. I have lost several job opportunities in the past where I insisted on working my four weeks notice in full, thinking employers care when they all just want me to be immediately available, or available in 1-2 weeks notice at most. It might be different for a high paying skilled job where you are in the position to make demands to the employer.

In that case it is a company which fails to plan well.


Did they only think about opening this office a couple of weeks ago? I would not have thought so, so it appears they think they can run roughshod over their staff and demand anything they want. However good the career opportunity may appear, I doubt they treat their staff well.

buckle

I feel like I screwed myself over.

I handed in my notice. The 2nd job rejected me. 1st job wants me to start in 2 weeks and is now asking for a CRB check and references. None of this was asked for in the job advert! I have no trouble getting a work reference, but character reference is difficult... considering faking that. I lived in so many places as a tenant and lodger in the past couple of years there's no way I can remember the addresses I lived in the past 5 years! For some addresses I might remember the street name, not the house number. Aside from the addresses memory part I don't have any cautions or criminal record, and don't have any negative credit rating.

theoretica

Did you keep your address details upto date with anyone? Relatives, bank, doctors, magazine subscription...?

Opinion

buckle wrote: »

I feel like I screwed myself over.

I handed in my notice. The 2nd job rejected me. 1st job wants me to start in 2 weeks and is now asking for a CRB check and references. None of this was asked for in the job advert! I have no trouble getting a work reference, but character reference is difficult... considering faking that. I lived in so many places as a tenant and lodger in the past couple of years there's no way I can remember the addresses I lived in the past 5 years! For some addresses I might remember the street name, not the house number. Aside from the addresses memory part I don't have any cautions or criminal record, and don't have any negative credit rating.

It may be a bit time consuming but if you know the street name you can try using Google Street View and literally "wander" along the roads until you find the house you lived in.

Cheeky_Monkey

You have no choice but to find the addresses you need because, without CRB clearance, the employer will withdraw the job offer.

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buckle wrote: »

I feel like I screwed myself over.

I handed in my notice. The 2nd job rejected me. 1st job wants me to start in 2 weeks and is now asking for a CRB check and references. None of this was asked for in the job advert! I have no trouble getting a work reference, but character reference is difficult... considering faking that. I lived in so many places as a tenant and lodger in the past couple of years there's no way I can remember the addresses I lived in the past 5 years! For some addresses I might remember the street name, not the house number. Aside from the addresses memory part I don't have any cautions or criminal record, and don't have any negative credit rating.

Well your new dead end job must be quite important that's something

Don't fake anything you are being asked - ask the employer what criteria will be acceptable in regards to giving reference details as if allowed, another colleague even could be the character

How did you get round the notice period requirement with existing employer? Anyway my new offer did a version 2 offer letter so it can be done if you find it difficult and can't commit to the first date, give and take they call it as I just said I worried about being paid properly and all that

buckle

Opinion wrote: »

It may be a bit time consuming but if you know the street name you can try using Google Street View and literally "wander" along the roads until you find the house you lived in.

I did that and think I got some addresses, but for flats, even if I can fiind the building/block, I wouldn't remember which flat number it is. Can't exactly stand there hoping I run into the landlord or ring every bell hoping the landlord is in and remembers me. I'm currently missing I think it's 5 addresses and the ones I put down probably don't even have accurate dates. I left out the one week lodger addresses.

I thought for a CRB all they do is look at the police records. Don't see why I need to accurately find every damn address I lived in for so many years back. Isn't that what a passport number or national insurance number is useful for? If someone gets in trouble with the law, those numbers are recorded and you don't need to memorise and keep a record of your addresses.

gettingtheresometime

Did you rent through letting agents?

if you did then they may have a record of your addresses