What to tell my manager so that I can take the day off for another interview/training

I work in a big chain superstore weekdays in the mornings, 6am-11am/12pm, depending on the workload for the day. I'm on like a temp basis till christmas, and then they decide whether to keep m eon or what.

So, obviously it's going well and you don't want to take days off etc but next week I need a day off as I've been called in for an interview/training day else where. As it starts at 9am I can't get into work.

Do I just tell my manager that I have an interview so i need the day off, or will that be seen negatively? What can I tell him?

Bearing in mind I worked half a shift (but I came in an hour earlier) on friday last week, due to a hospital appointment.

I could do a shift swap, but the guy I'd have to ask isn't so easygoing :/

Any ideas please?

Reply 1

agd89

tell them you have another hospital appoint.

Reply 2

hothedgehog

Don't tell them the reason why - if they know you're trying to leave it's a recipe for disaster (they could cut your shifts and basically sideline you, even if you don't leave). Make up some excuse and try to be as flexible as possible - talk to your manager asap to make the most chance of getting the time off. Alternatively, see if you can rearrange the interview you have.

Reply 3

Smartcook

Original post by JustMee :)

As it starts at 9am I can't get into work. You can get to work as you start at 6, you mean you can't get to the interview.

Do I just tell my manager that I have an interview so i need the day off, or will that be seen negatively? What can I tell him?
You can tell him you have an interview, it might look bad and you can say anything that sounds believable.

Any ideas please?

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Reply 4

stargirl63

See if you can change the time of the interview. If not, then I would swap the shift with the other guy, maybe make it up to him by doing a shift he doesn't want to do or something? I personally would ask him instead of the manager because you don't really want to get into his bad books for slacking off due to a load of doctors appointments.

At the same time, you're only a temp there ,so a couple of appointments, will that really hurt?