We talked to our boss and said "I need time off to interview for another job"

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Jul 1, 2024
11:18:27am

fredy Political Junky

He would say "No problem take whatever time off you need". That's just how things were in the old days.

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fredy

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How did you dinosaurs interview for other jobs while working 5 days a week in an office?

TCuz Coastal Elite

Jul 1, 11:09am

You could get fired first

Cougrrrs Roll

Jul 1, 11:10am

I took 3 day weekends during the summer

Indy Coug

Jul 1, 11:11am

I either call in sick or take PTO.

BlueFever

Jul 1, 11:11am

They worked at the same place for 40 years and retired with a pension.

DKN

Jul 1, 11:11am

30 years but yeah.

O Gaucho

Jul 1, 11:24am

The 40-years was our grandparents

EM_Puma

Jul 1, 11:54am

We talked to our boss and said "I need time off to interview for another job"

fredy

Jul 1, 11:18am

That's exactly what I did as recently as 2022

BigTex

Jul 1, 11:22am

Last time I prepped for an interview and dusted off my resume was 20 years ago.

PGVikingDad

Jul 1, 11:19am

sure, now you tell me. I've been pronouncing it "para-dig-um" for years. that explains a lot of weird looks I've gotten

byujag

Jul 1, 11:47am

Have jobs that don't require us to account for every moment of the day to some middle manager.

kccougar

Jul 1, 11:20am

People interview WAY more now than they used to. Job hopping has skyrocketed

Mitty

Jul 1, 11:23am

normally they're just phone interviews, so I put them in my lunch hour

byujag

Jul 1, 11:46am

At a previous company, the joke was that anytime someone said that they were

CatamountFan

Jul 1, 11:49am

Many dead aunts

zonacougar

Jul 1, 11:57am

The more kids you have the more potential sick days "taking care of them" you

joelvandyne

Jul 1, 12:12pm

"Half of the family dying, the other half pregnant..."

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