Should i tell my boss that i'm leaving before i get the job?

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Hi there,

Just want to hear someones opinion. I've decided to chance my job, we are in really great terms with my boss, but i have reasons to leave him. I really don't want to do anything behind his back, so i was just thinking to hand him a notice now, but then i'm not sure if i get the job fast enough so i won;t be sitting without any for a months.
I've got couple interviews for next week but don't know hao to get a day off for that cos we r busy now.
Please advise what would you do, hand in notice now and look for a job after, or start now and tell him later?
Thanks a mill,
 
Re: Should i tell my boss that i'm leavin before i get the job?

I find bosses change suddenly when news of departures comes to their desks. Don’t hand in any notice until you have written confirmation of the other job. If you want to be nice you could just be honest with your boss and say something in the line of 'I deserve a pay rise' or 'I don’t like that practice' and depending on the response you could then go the old well I may have to consider my position route. I wouldn't recommend this though. If s/he is a good boss they should know that something is making you move and try to sort it out. As regards time off you need to tell the prospective employer that you're very busy right now and you can only do interviews early morning or weekends. Bosses have one big rule - no one is indispensable
 
Re: Should i tell my boss that i'm leavin before i get the job?

None of it is personal, it's all just business. If your boss decided that you were surplus to requirements you would be gone. Don't give your notice or flag your departure until you have secured a suitable job as this may not be as easy as you think. Obviously you can't say you need a day off for interviews so you may have to tell a white lie - ideally you could just say that you need a day off for personal reasons (that you don't want to go discuss) which would be honest but you may have to call in sick (hard to argue with gastroenteritis :)). As elcato suggests early morning/weekend interviews would be preferable/logistically simpler.
 
Don't assume that having a couple of interviews lined up means that you are on the way to your new job. It can take 3-12 months to find the right job for you. I'd be inclined to wait until you have a written, unconditional job offer (i.e. not dependant on medical or references) before mentioning things to your current employer.

If you think that your 'reasons to leave' are resolvable, e.g. he might give you more money/responsibility/interesting work, then do have the conversation. Don't make threats or ultimatums - just tell him that it is very important to you that something changes.
 
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