Please help me out

Dognapper

So , I took a job a week ago as a hotel maintenance worker I took this job on Monday and on Tuesday I got offered a full time job in a place that I’ve always wanted to work in. I don’t know how to tell my new boss I will be leaving after only a week. I don’t want to leave him in the lurch but I can’t let this opportunity pass me by. How should I deliver the news to him

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

Is the hotel job less than full time hours? If so, he’ll understand if you tell him you’ve been offered full time hours elsewhere.

ExMachina1000

Dognapper wrote: »

So , I took a job a week ago as a hotel maintenance worker I took this job on Monday and on Tuesday I got offered a full time job in a place that I’ve always wanted to work in. I don’t know how to tell my new boss I will be leaving after only a week. I don’t want to leave him in the lurch but I can’t let this opportunity pass me by. How should I deliver the news to him

This might be your only opportunity to take the job you've always wanted. The place you are in wont fall apart once you leave. In this economy there are thousands looking for work. They will have someone to replace you by tomorrow evening

Take the job you want. Think of yourself. The hotel could let you go in a few months time then you have nothing except regret.
Dont mess around

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy wrote: »

Is the hotel job less than full time hours? If so, he’ll understand if you tell him you’ve "been offered full time hours elsewhere."

FYP:

Does not matter it's a porky.

Deagol

Dognapper wrote: »

So , I took a job a week ago as a hotel maintenance worker I took this job on Monday and on Tuesday I got offered a full time job in a place that I’ve always wanted to work in. I don’t know how to tell my new boss I will be leaving after only a week. I don’t want to leave him in the lurch but I can’t let this opportunity pass me by. How should I deliver the news to him

Just be honest; there's nothing they can do about it so just tell him you got offered a better job after you started with them and you're leaving to take up the position. I would certainly start and end the conversation with something like you appreciate the opportunity to work at the hotel and thank them for hiring you in the first place. You never know when you might come across the manager again etc.

R75MM

Dognapper wrote: »

So , I took a job a week ago as a hotel maintenance worker I took this job on Monday and on Tuesday I got offered a full time job in a place that I’ve always wanted to work in. I don’t know how to tell my new boss I will be leaving after only a week. I don’t want to leave him in the lurch but I can’t let this opportunity pass me by. How should I deliver the news to him

Good morning,
Congratulations!

I would feel exactly the same as yourself to be honest. Be open and upfront with both employers. My personal suggestion is talk to your "dream job" employer now and ask them if it's okay if you started in X weeks from today? You might be surprised and they say "yes, that's fine, no problem". Then give your old employer notice but your willing to stay on for X weeks.

This happened to me, I got a new job at a really difficult time for my old employer, I had a strong connection after 7 years therefore I really did not want to leave them stuck. After explaining the situation to the new employer they were happy and in fact commended me for my commitment.

In this example I basically gave 6 weeks notice plus 2 weeks part time in both companies. It was very stressful for me but I felt I had to.

Of course the new employer may want you to start ASAP and if that's the case you will have to do it. Look after yourself and your order career firstly.

Best of luck,
R7

Mrs OBumble

Your current employer might want you gone ASAP, before they waste any more time training you.

So don't put the new one off until you've told the current one.

Dognapper

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Your current employer might want you gone ASAP, before they waste any more time training you.

So don't put the new one off until you've told the current one.

I have accepted the new job and am to give my notice , I just feel bad about it really , I spent a month looking for a job and heard nothing and now this.

Dognapper

R75MM wrote: »

Good morning,
Congratulations!

I would feel exactly the same as yourself to be honest. Be open and upfront with both employers. My personal suggestion is talk to your "dream job" employer now and ask them if it's okay if you started in X weeks from today? You might be surprised and they say "yes, that's fine, no problem". Then give your old employer notice but your willing to stay on for X weeks.

This happened to me, I got a new job at a really difficult time for my old employer, I had a strong connection after 7 years therefore I really did not want to leave them stuck. After explaining the situation to the new employer they were happy and in fact commended me for my commitment.

In this example I basically gave 6 weeks notice plus 2 weeks part time in both companies. It was very stressful for me but I felt I had to.

Of course the new employer may want you to start ASAP and if that's the case you will have to do it. Look after yourself and your order career firstly.

Best of luck,
R7

Thanks , I was given a week to give notice and start , a week from Tuesday , I am just feeling bad since I’ve literally only been in this job a week and the manager is genuinely a nice guy.

KaneToad

Dognapper wrote: »

Thanks , I was given a week to give notice and start , a week from Tuesday , I am just feeling bad since I’ve literally only been in this job a week and the manager is genuinely a nice guy.

It's business, not personal.

If the manager is genuinely nice then he will realise that the new job is a better option for you. If he doesn't - or gets snotty - then he won't last long in management. People come & go all the time. Look after your own interests and be honest & diligent in your dealings with all parties.

And, congratulations.

Dognapper

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy wrote: »

Is the hotel job less than full time hours? If so, he’ll understand if you tell him you’ve been offered full time hours elsewhere.

Yes it’s three days a week only 19 hours at minimum wage where the new job is a big pay boost and full time evening shifts which I can work around with the kids and my partners job , it’s pretty much a job I know I will love

Dognapper

KaneToad wrote: »

It's business, not personal.

If the manager is genuinely nice then he will realise that the new job is a better option for you. If he doesn't - or gets snotty - then he won't last long in management. People come & go all the time. Look after your own interests and be honest & diligent in your dealings with all parties.

And, congratulations.

Thank you , oh I don’t even know why I feel so bad it’s just a tough spot

R75MM

Dognapper wrote: »

Thanks , I was given a week to give notice and start , a week from Tuesday , I am just feeling bad since I’ve literally only been in this job a week and the manager is genuinely a nice guy.

I think you've more or less answered your own question here. Talk to your hotel boss in the morning and just apologise for the inconvenience caused. It's business at the end of the day and you have to think of yourself & your family above everything else.

Again, congratulations on your dream job that suits you 😉

-R7

Jim2007

KaneToad wrote: »

It's business, not personal.

It's always personal, that is just a nice excuse to make you feel better when you are about to dump on someone.

ThewhiteJesus

Dognapper wrote: »

So , I took a job a week ago as a hotel maintenance worker I took this job on Monday and on Tuesday I got offered a full time job in a place that I’ve always wanted to work in. I don’t know how to tell my new boss I will be leaving after only a week. I don’t want to leave him in the lurch but I can’t let this opportunity pass me by. How should I deliver the news to him

Honesty, any decent person will respect that. This wouldn’t be the first or last time it happens

Jim2007

Dognapper wrote: »

Thanks , I was given a week to give notice and start , a week from Tuesday , I am just feeling bad since I’ve literally only been in this job a week and the manager is genuinely a nice guy.

You haven't been there long enough to be really leaving him in the lurch, as you are still in training and in fact the sooner you let him know the better, because there is every chance he can still offer the job to his second or third choice and won't have to restart the recruitment exercise again.

Dognapper

Jim2007 wrote: »

It's always personal, that is just a nice excuse to make you feel better when you are about to dump on someone.

That’s my problem , I don’t want to leave him high and dry , and when I gave my notice today it felt awfully personal.

R75MM

Dognapper wrote: »

That’s my problem , I don’t want to leave him high and dry , and when I gave my notice today it felt awfully personal.

It's done now, hard as it may have been.

Onwards and upwards...

-R7

cml387

You sound like a decent person op. Bear in mind that the nature of hotel work means that they tend to have high turnover so it's not as if it won't have happened your manager before.
The decision you are making is so right it's a no-brainer. Best of luck