Q. I utilized to a job at my dream employer. They known as to schedule a video interview! But this job is hybrid and I need to be 100% distant. I instructed them hybrid is ok and figured I’ll attempt to negotiate remotely after I get the supply. They sound actually excited about me. How can I negotiate this?
A. Spoiler alert: You might not be capable to. It’s in your greatest curiosity to be clear. First, let’s again up. You linked along with your dream employer — that is vital! (But, I all the time warning job seekers to ensure you consider them the identical means they’re evaluating you. Many so-called “dream” employers find yourself not being so dreamy when you begin working there. Not all, however some.)
Back to our frequently scheduled program: While I see the way you need to negotiate it if you get the supply, the job is the job and it’s the place it’s situated. You can inform them you gave it additional thought and also you positively need to be totally distant and ask if that’s a chance. If no, then that’s a part of the job the identical means they require particular expertise/experiences. What if you happen to utilized to a job and the job description mentioned one factor, you bought excited to work there, liked the tradition and folks you met with after which on the job supply stage they instructed you, oh wait, it’s really totally different, the job obligations are totally different/a step again? You’d be deflated, proper? Feel prefer it was a bait-and-switch scenario whether or not intentional or not?
I’d be upfront and trustworthy. You might need to inform them you’d like to discover this chance additional if it may be totally distant. If you’re near the workplace and dwell inside an affordable commute, maybe you could need to contemplate working there a day or two every week? What are you able to doubtlessly compromise on and what’s an absolute laborious no? Ask them to outline hybrid and if they might be open to you working totally remotely in a while when you’re assimilated. Make certain you’re each on the identical web page for the sake of everybody’s time and vitality. Worst-case situation, you gained’t get this dream job — loads of folks have turned down a job at dream employers in the course of the interview course of as a result of it wasn’t the suitable match. (And you haven’t gotten the job but, that is nonetheless the interview.) I’d nonetheless pursue different alternatives and equally be clear that you just need to work remotely. Good luck!
Q. I work in retail and my boss reduce my hours. I requested for extra, however the retailer is within the tank. Instead of extra hours, I received much less. Can I complain to HR?
A. You can communicate to HR at any level, however the query is, will this get you what you’re looking for, which is extra hours? It seems like the shop is on the decline. In this case, I’d leverage your expertise and experiences to instantly search for a brand new job to exchange this one.
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