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Looking for work, in difficult location

LegacyUser · 2008-08-13 08:17:21

I'm in a real messy situation. My company moved from the city centre out to a suburb I'd rather not name. I gave it a try like I promised myself I would but it's been a few weeks now and I just can't do it. The strain of going from a half hour journey into work to a 2 hour commute is too much. I had things set up around my…

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I'm in a real messy situation. My company moved from the city centre out to a suburb I'd rather not name. I gave it a try like I promised myself I would but it's been a few weeks now and I just can't do it. The strain of going from a half hour journey into work to a 2 hour commute is too much. I had things set up around my jobs old location that are also now a strain to get to. I'm completely drained and have nodded off on the sofa a couple of times now, only to wake up late for work, not having set my alarm because I fell asleep!

It's not just the location issue. I was thinking of leaving before they moved but I said I'd give things a try, maybe things would change. They have, they're worse. they are sneakily trying to change my job description and I'm really not happy. I like my job (profession), I applied for my job, and now they are slowly forcing me into a very different position.

So now I am looking for a new job. Back doing what I was originally doing, as that is what I want to do. But the problem is being all the way out here and trying to find a job in the city. I had a day off recently and went for an interview with an agency but now I have another interview that another agency wants to set up. I don't know how I'm going to manage it. Her last appointment is 5pm and I work until 5pm. It'll take the most part of an hour to get to the agency at that time with all the traffic. So I'll have to take time off.

I'm worried enough about taking the time off but to make things worse this isn't even an interview with a company. So I'll have to go on this interview and at least one more. At the very least. How will I be able to keep arranging time off? When I was working in the city it was fine, I'd only need a bit of time but all the way out here I'd need over an hour.

Should I make up something recurring? Like dentists appointments? But what if they ask for proof? Should I be honest and tell them I'm looking for work? But then they could refuse to give me the time off and also find a way to get rid of me before I find something else. I feel like I'm trapped. I can't stay in this job and I don't seem to be able to make arrangements to leave. Should I just say I'm really sick, take a few days at a time and try to arrange as many interviews for those days as possible? I've been a very reliable employee up to now, I've only taken one sick day in 9 months, and that was to take care of someone else and I told them that.

Do anyone have any advice? I'm at the end of my rope here.

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