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Been out of work since last april since bei g made redundant. xmas eve and a very old mate picked up on a facebook post and made me an offer. wasnt something i wanted to do and never saw myself doing, but he seems to think i'll be good at it and is prepared to take a risk. i said that i would feel happier if i went in for a couple of weeks and observed, for nothing, so we could both sus each other out.

then today i get a phone call offering me an interview for a job, of all the 200+ jobs i have have applied for this is the one that i wanted above all others. Now i feel bad about letting my mate down even tho we havent agreed anything.

How can i best approach this and let him know without stuffing it if i dont get the other job? I cant lie to him i need to come clean cos thats the type of guy i am!
 
Be straight with him about it

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Or say feck all till its confirmed..

Old mate should understand..
 
Cloo said:
Couldn't do that one, but thanks for the link @Mapped , as it's reminded me that the IoE is somewhere I might be interested in working, Don't happen to know whether they employ any people doing editorial stuff, do you?
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By editorial do you mean publishing? I think most of their output from research goes via the academic journals etc. Of the little bit of IoE I know (that project, I don't work for them) they've already got someone doing web content stuff.
 
1927 said:
Been out of work since last april since bei g made redundant. xmas eve and a very old mate picked up on a facebook post and made me an offer. wasnt something i wanted to do and never saw myself doing, but he seems to think i'll be good at it and is prepared to take a risk. i said that i would feel happier if i went in for a couple of weeks and observed, for nothing, so we could both sus each other out.

then today i get a phone call offering me an interview for a job, of all the 200+ jobs i have have applied for this is the one that i wanted above all others. Now i feel bad about letting my mate down even tho we havent agreed anything.

How can i best approach this and let him know without stuffing it if i dont get the other job? I cant lie to him i need to come clean cos thats the type of guy i am!
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Can't you do the trial / observing thing (maybe not full time) at the mate's place and go for the interview?

Turning a chance down for an interview isn't always a good idea. If it was a definite job offer for something you really wanted, that might be a different matter. Obviously, all the best for the interview, but being realistic getting an interview doesn't mean you've got the job...
 
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1927 said:
Been out of work since last april since bei g made redundant. xmas eve and a very old mate picked up on a facebook post and made me an offer. wasnt something i wanted to do and never saw myself doing, but he seems to think i'll be good at it and is prepared to take a risk. i said that i would feel happier if i went in for a couple of weeks and observed, for nothing, so we could both sus each other out.

then today i get a phone call offering me an interview for a job, of all the 200+ jobs i have have applied for this is the one that i wanted above all others. Now i feel bad about letting my mate down even tho we havent agreed anything.

How can i best approach this and let him know without stuffing it if i dont get the other job? I cant lie to him i need to come clean cos thats the type of guy i am!
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Well went for interview and said feck all to mate,absolutely nailed interview, sales director walked to to the door and even told me it was an amazing interview. Got fone call friday to say it was very close but I had been pipped to job. Got home friday to find 3 interviews waiting for me this week, but decided to stay with my mate.

Then this tuesday I get email from company who interviewed me last week to say the guy who beat me turned out to be a bullshitter and his references didnt tally with what he had told them at interview, so I now have meslef a rather nice new job. never been a Regional Manager before,!
 
1927 said:
Then this tuesday I get email from company who interviewed me last week to say the guy who beat me turned out to be a bullshitter and his references didnt tally with what he had told them at interview, so I now have meslef a rather nice new job. never been a Regional Manager before,!
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Nice one! I'm sure that your mate will be overjoyed that you've got the job of your dreams.
 
Quartz said:
Nice one! I'm sure that your mate will be overjoyed that you've got the job of your dreams.
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To be fair to him he offered me something when I had feck all and i was dreading telling him I wasnt going to take up his offer having spent 2 weeks sitting in office and starting to learn the business. when i told him he was gutted that i wasnt staying, but said that he knew i was worth more than he could offer me and we were still mates.
 
Linux Administrator - to £32k needs to be able to attain SC clearance Bristol.

Utterly desperate.
 
astral said:
Linux Administrator - to £32k needs to be able to attain SC clearance Bristol.

Utterly desperate.
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Heh I just saw that I think. In Bath?

I'm trying to learn Linux sysadmin stuff, 'swhy it caught my eye. Applied for a junior role but really need more experience. (Getting Postfix and Cyrus to work is current stumbling block.)
 
xenon said:
Heh I just saw that I think. In Bath?

I'm trying to learn Linux sysadmin stuff, 'swhy it caught my eye. Applied for a junior role but really need more experience. (Getting Postfix and Cyrus to work is current stumbling block.)
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Nope - sorry it's in Bristol not Bath.

Currently advertised as a second line support role with Linux/UNIX as a key competancy. If you're serious about wanting to learn linux pm and I'll give you the details as we'll support someone who really wants to learn.
 
From friend's FB:

The Nest Collective is Hiring!!!!! We have two brand new positions coming available at the moment: Marketing Manager (1.5d/w) and Events Manager and Administrator (2d/w) Please email info@thenestcollective.co.uk for job spec and please send this to people who you think may be interested!
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Seems to be a folk music org - could be nice for anyone need p/t work!
 
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