Conflicted

bleach94

Bit of a pickle here.. Have a job interview next Thursday for part time work, my Dad has been great and persistent in helping me get the call through a guy he knows. Problem is, I have a trip booked for my girlfriend and I and am leaving the day before the interview. It's such awful timing but I know I might not get the job and also the hassle of cancelling and rebooking will be stressful and my girlfriend doesn't have the extra money. She won't accept my help. Should I just forgoe the interview and hope I find something else for the summer as well as making my Dad angry? Or do it but call hassle and financial stress as well as effectively souring the whole holiday?

LadyAthame

Is there just some way you could join her the next day?

bleach94

LadyAthame wrote: »

Is there just some way you could join her the next day?

Nope. The house we're going to is in the middle of nowhere and I wouldn't be able to get there, it's a family place her family has which isn't really near any form of civilisation :P

We are also going to a concert in Dublin that I am taking her to for her birthday and then heading over on the ferry so it wouldn't work!

LadyAthame

Can you reschedule the interview?

bleach94

Problem is I think the HR person is travelling down from dublin on that date for the interview so I don't know if it would be that easy to reschedule. I would say unlikely but I plan on trying it. If I cant, then who to upset..

njs030

bleach94 wrote: »

Problem is I think the HR person is travelling down from dublin on that date for the interview so I don't know if it would be that easy to reschedule. I would say unlikely but I plan on trying it. If I cant, then who to upset..

I think if your dad has put effort in,and someone is travelling down to interview you then you should try to attend it. A job is pretty important in your life versus a holiday, and your girlfriend should understand that.

Maybe you could offer to travel to the hr person on your return though?

CaraMay

How did it get to the stage that the interview was set without your father knowing about your trip?

bleach94

CaraMay wrote: »

How did it get to the stage that the interview was set without your father knowing about your trip?

Because he didn't know when I was going to be called for an interview, and I booked the trip not knowing if/when I was even going to be called for one

CaraMay

So when did they suggest this date? He should have known at the time when you were going to be away. Talk to your dad and see what he says but if the interview cannot be changed then you need to do it.

bobbyj946

bleach94 wrote: »

Problem is I think the HR person is travelling down from dublin on that date for the interview so I don't know if it would be that easy to reschedule.

Stop second guessing them.
Contact them directly, explain that the day doesn't suit, see if you can reach an alternative. Not that big of a deal really, happens all the time.

If your stuck one suggestion is a telephone interview.

bleach94

CaraMay wrote: »

So when did they suggest this date? He should have known at the time when you were going to be away. Talk to your dad and see what he says but if the interview cannot be changed then you need to do it.

My Dad just knows the guy who runs the store locally, not their main Dublin office who arranged the interview. He doesn't actually have input in the sutuation

bleach94

I think I will ring them and say that the day doesn't suit and if there would be another alternative. I just don't know what to do if they say no, do I upheave the entire trip for an interview for a job I may not even end up getting??

CaraMay

bleach94 wrote: »

My Dad just knows the guy who runs the store locally, not their main Dublin office who arranged the interview. He doesn't actually have input in the sutuation

Contact them, explain and arrange to go to Dublin to meet them. Thèy aren't just coming from Dublin to interview for one summer job. It's up to you to rearrange as they should have been told at the time that the day didn't suit.

bleach94

CaraMay wrote: »

Contact them, explain and arrange to go to Dublin to meet them. Thèy aren't just coming from Dublin to interview for one summer job. It's up to you to rearrange as they should have been told at the time that the day didn't suit.

And if they can't rearrange?

Indie.

bleach94 wrote: »

And if they can't rearrange?

Go to the interview. There will be plenty of trips away and concerts with the girlfriend. Your Dad has made an effort in securing the interview which would set you up nicely for the summer and possibly afterwards aswel.

CaraMay

bleach94 wrote: »

And if they can't rearrange?

Do the interview.

bleach94

My gut feeling is that it seems silly to re-organize an entire trip for the sake of a job interview for a position you mightn't even get, when there are plenty more job options opening up for the summer

power pants

Ring them up, its only a part time job in a shop for the summer. Im sure they can easily reschedule another interview.

As another poster said, you need to stop second guessing and actually ring them up and find out.

If it comes to it that it cant be rescheduled, you need to make a decision. If you decide to go on your holidays, remember you have passed up an opportunity to earn money over the summer which could help towards college costs or whatever it is . It might not be so easy to get another job so quickly.

bee06

It sounds to me like you don't want to do this interview and you're trying to convince yourself it's ok to just go on your trip without even trying to rearrange things.

njs030

bleach94 wrote: »

My gut feeling is that it seems silly to re-organize an entire trip for the sake of a job interview for a position you mightn't even get, when there are plenty more job options opening up for the summer

I get the impression you've already decided and just want people to validate that decision?

bleach94

I tried to rearrange the interview but because they're doing the interviews all in one day they weren't able to reschedule mine, so I've rejuggled my trip and am doing the interview which I'm happy with. Would it be possible to get this thread closed now?