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rrr
Beginner July 2006

WWYD - safe from redundancy but have a 2nd interview elsewhere

rrr, 22 May, 2009 at 10:32 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 3

Hi

I was (and still am until Tuesday) at risk of redundancy. I've now been told that I am at lower risk and a position in the new structure has been offered to me. However, in the meantime I've heard back from another job I went for. I've been invited back for 2nd Interview.

Now some people are being promoted as a result of this restructure. I do not have the job title of the position I'm being lined up for, but I've been told it is inappropriate to give me a promotion at this time. I've had an issue with my pay since last September which has not been dealt with, and now is not likely to due to pay rise freezes (promotions are still OK). I am also going to be working closely with my line manager, who consistently winds me up and manages to demotivate me with the rubbish that comes out of his mouth.

Should I go to this interview and see what happens? or should I stick with the company I'm with. I was told off the record when this started that I didn't need to worry. Should I keep the faith and think they kept me because they saw a long term fuure with the company? I like working there, apart from my boss, and my potential earnings would be higher that the job I could interview for next week.

I am very confused.

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Latest activity by rrr, 22 May, 2009 at 12:48
  • shoegal01
    Beginner October 2010
    shoegal01 ·
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    Go for the interview, see how it goes and wait and see if you get offered the other job

    THEN make your decision

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  • N
    Beginner September 2008
    nutfluff ·
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    WShoegalS. Until you're offered the second job you can't make the decision. Also, you may be able to use the promotion (no need to mention the lack of payrise going with it) as a bargaining tool to increase the salary offer on the second job.

    No harm in looking around - I applied for the job I am currently in because it looked interesting. I was very happy where I was and if I hadn't seen the advert for this one I would still be happy in my old job (and I would have turned this one down if there was something I wasn't happy about!). You have nothing to lose!

    Good luck

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  • GMT
    Beginner December 2008
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    I don't get how some people are being promoted as part of the restructure yet you're being told it's 'inappropriate' for you to get treated the same. Why on earth is that? It doesn't appear from wnhat you have said that you are being treated particularly welll.

    So I would def go for the second interview. Is the new job a promotion for you? Does it offer better money? Good prospects? Shorter travel time? etc. If you are offered new job, what is it that would make you stay with your current employer?

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  • rrr
    Beginner July 2006
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    I have no idea why some people can be promoted yet I can't be. Maybe because they are making someone with the same job title redundant, whereas the other promotions are to brand new positions.

    New job is not really a promotion, but the same kind of role but on a bigger, longer term project which sound interesting (I am a project manager). The pay would be better than I am on now, but not as good as the job title I SHOULD be getting if I stayed where I am. I was fobbed off with we'll try in Jan. It would probably be the salary that would make me stay, plus the fact I know the company and like the people I work with. Travel to the new job would be slightly harder as same distance, but no parking. Probably OK prospects though.

    I know it isn't even a choice until I get offered the other job anyway, which may not happen, but I feel I'm in with a good enough chance to start worrying about it now! I have confirmed the interview but still don't know what to do. Sounds like the sensible thing to do would still be to go to the interview though.

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