Or possibly not.
I was called last night from a company based in London asking me if I wanted to come down for a job interview. As I'd already purchased tickets down to Reading this weekend and next weekend is cancelled because DriveWorks needs working on, on the surface it seems ideal that we conduct that interview this weekend.
Ah, not so. I'd unofficially decided that this weekend was going to be cancelled as well, because DriveWorks needs working on (anyone notice a trend here?) so I hadn't made any plans with the powers that be to take the day off work necessary to use these tickets.
So, I don't lie - its not in me, so the idea of taking a day off work under false pretences doesn't hold water. I rang my boss this morning who is currently in Reading and asked him for the day off and told him I was going for the interview.
I consider my current bosses to be friends and I really love the working environment, the amount of leeway given to me and their general attitude towards making DriveWorks a better place us to work. I'm not going to spring surprises on them like this, because it's just plain unfair.
I certainly hope they aren't offended by me at least scoping the place out - games development is somewhere I really want to be, and it's somewhere I've wanted to be for coming up on six years now, and while I'm maybe the happiest employee on the planet, I can't stop a fear of change stop me at least window shopping at whats out there.
It will take a lot to move me away from where I am currently, but it shouldn't stop me at least looking if opportunities come along?
So what do people think? What would do you tell your current employer if you had an impromptu interview like this and needed time off work?
Personally I think it's never worth lying, because when it catches up to you it always bites you in the ass.
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