Job seeker messes up
Dear Dr. Cindy - Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Dear Dr. Cindy: I am a 30-year-old young man in a dilemma. I recently did a job interview and I believe I am going to get the job but the thing is I was recently sent home for a week from my job and I want to know if I should stay or leave.
What I did was my fault. Am back at work and the atmosphere do not seem the same. I do not know if I should stay to redeem myself or leave on that sour note. I know jobs are hard to find and times are hard but I do not know if the opportunity will come around again.
I really need your assistance.
Sincerely Dilemma
Dear Job Seeker:
Yes, going back to your old job after an incident would be tough and awkward.
You speak of redeeming yourself, the questions you should ask yourself are: How would that be done and would it be seem or viewed as such and would it matter? If it did, to whom? You also spoke of the second job for which you interviewed, should you be offered the job, would this be a better fit for you?
If so, I would say go for it.
Remember, attempting to correct the past may not always lead to a positive or productive present or future. Don’t be too hard on yourself, success is what you make it and opinions are plenty.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Cindy
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Some people need to understand what they read.
Dr. Cindy said to the young man that “should (he) be offered the job” and should it be a better fit for him, then he should “go for it.”
How could that be bad advice?
A case of functional illiteracy?
I don’t know where in the world you are living, but if you are living uin the USA I woud advise you not to leave a secure job for something that is unsure. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.People with as many degrees as on a thermometer and experience cannot find a decent job these days. My advice to you is wait until you have been offered the new job before you quit.Dr. Cindy you flunked on this one. Perhaps you didnot assess the whole story in order conduct a thorough analysis.
Job-seeker: You should never leave a job you have until you know you have the job you are seeking (Unless of course you have the financial will to do so). Go back to your current job, until you know that you have the new one.
You can do it, its just a matter of faith guts and belly, I left a job before i found a job and it was the best decision i ever made, sometimes you have to throw youself at the deep end to bring out the best in you.
Its tough at 30 though, I was 19
Come on Dr. Cindy. You can do better than that!
“I believe I am going to get the job”. And supposing he doesn’t. What then?
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