Job Dilemma

[Mindian]

I was called for an interview in another town. I went, passed and was offered the job on the same day. I was told to report after two days. I had to relocate so I made plans i.e sold bulky house goods, borrowed some money, cleared with my landlord, looked for a house in the other town all in about one day. While on my way ( Reporting was on Tuesday so I was travelling on Monday ) I got communication that I should not travel, instead I should wait for communication on when to travel. First I was about 30 minutes away to my destination so I couldn't turn back, second where would I go back to? I had already sold almost everything and had paid for a house in the other town . So I asked the Director what is the way forward, he was gratious enough to offer an apology but said I should still wait. It's been over two weeks, next month is approaching, no rent, debts etc. What can be really going on? What shoild I do?

[Patent Pending]

Hi there,

That sounds like a very confusing situation as if they offered you the job and asked you to report to them, then there shouldn't be a reason you need to wait. Unless the job is time specific and they've had to delay things, but either way they should have let you know with more notice.

Have you tried calling them again? You really deserve to know what's going on and they need to be upfront with you. I would first of all call them and find out what's going on and perhaps explain what has happened with you moving and needing a job to pay for bills/rent asap.

If they do not let you know or fully explain, perhaps it'd be a good idea to look around for other opportunities as they seem to be messing you around.

Take care,

x x x

[Athena4415]

Wow. That is really massively inconvenient. Do they understand your position of having to have move for the job? I've done the same thing--hired on the spot, had to start asap, no other choice but the take the job, packed everything and spent every penny on finding a new place to live for this job.

I would make sure that the job has more than one way to contact me, just in case. More than one phone number, a spouse/parent's number, email addresses, etc. I would also keep a written record of how often I attempted to contact them, just in case. I wouldn't think that keeping them updated on an almost daily basis and calling them every couple of day would be too much--this is about your livelihood, and your living situation. Important stuff.

Just make sure you have a back up plan in case anything falls through, like a place to stay or someone to offer financial support. Best of luck, and congrats on the new job!