I’m currently in IL and am working for a great boss and a great employer. Its the type of environment that I can only hope to get in the future with very good luck.
Some backgound info on this is that my wife and I have always wanted to move to L.A., CA. She just got an offer that she accepted at Amgen in Thousand Oaks. We have a new born, a house in IL. My wife starts her new job May 15th and I have a possible interview in CA this Friday.
I will be staying behind in IL until our house sells and I continue to work at my current company while my wife and baby are in CA. I don’t want to lose the 2 incomes right now if I don’t have to.
My question to you….how do you bring up the fact that you will potentially be turning in a 2 week notice sooner or later, but without a solid date. As said previously, this employer has been awesome and I’d hate to leave them in a bad position. Any advice will be much appreciated!
UPDATE on 5/22:
Just as I was about to tell him…something unexpected happened…..
Took some great advice here. Had a 1-1 talk w/ the boss an explained my entire situation. I told him that I’m trying not to feel guilty about my decision, but all he had to say was “You should never feel guilty. If this is great for your family, thats all that matters.”.
The unexpected thing that happened the day before I actually told him was that I did a phone interview w/ a company in CA and 4 hours later they wanted to hire me, sight unseen…unbelieveable. I had an offer letter later than night from the HR Director.
My last day will be at the end of this month and I’m looking forward to starting a new life out in CA.
Thanks for great advice, you guys are awesome! Even some of the tards who wanted me to burn bridges.