You COULD get fired (ie they'd be within their rights) but even if you did get caught they probably won't as Oxygen is a relatively small operation and couldn't really afford to lose you at this point. Also the way you've got treated by them in the last 18 months prety much gives you ammo to fire back at them as justification for doing it if they did question you why you did it. Throw a sickie, or go for the doc angle, I think you'll be fine. If you're worried about being spotted then either do the taxi thing or go for the big sunglasses/movie star approach, you might even look dead glam going into the interview! It sounds like you'd enjoy yourself there, in-house isn't a step back, just a different discipline (less variety of design-work, but you get to build up a stronger working relationship with the product and generally more generous deadlines) and because Playboy is a big international brand it'll look dead impressive on the cv, and of course samples of your work from there will go down well with future prospective employees if
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Yeah don't feel like in-house is a back step - some of the best agencies in the world are in-house.
Al's right, they can officially sack you for throwing a sickie and going to an interview, but that's the risk you take isn't it - do you think they would fire you? If yes, take a holiday day instead. I did two interviews on sickies and it was very stressfull getting to and from the place!!
well i've said to penny i'm going to the doc's. i cant book time off then cos adam is still on holiday and ade isnt back from his holiday til tuesday so cant agree it with him til then. plus i cant think of a plausible reason for having a thursday afternoon off so the doc's it is.
hopefully, the chance of me getting caught is quite low for this interview as im getting a taxi there and walking to sean's afterwards.
i hope i dont get caught anyway!
if i did get caught i don't know if i'd get sacked or not. i wouldn't like to say i'm too valuable for them not to fire me cos no-one is. if i did get caught then i would have to say that it was the only way i could get to the interview and how things are at oxygen just means i'm now looking after myself cos the company doesn't.
yeah that's not gonna come across too well but you cant really come back from going to an interview when you said you're going to the doc's!
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Al's right, they can officially sack you for throwing a sickie and going to an interview, but that's the risk you take isn't it - do you think they would fire you? If yes, take a holiday day instead. I did two interviews on sickies and it was very stressfull getting to and from the place!!
Good luck!
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hopefully, the chance of me getting caught is quite low for this interview as im getting a taxi there and walking to sean's afterwards.
i hope i dont get caught anyway!
if i did get caught i don't know if i'd get sacked or not. i wouldn't like to say i'm too valuable for them not to fire me cos no-one is. if i did get caught then i would have to say that it was the only way i could get to the interview and how things are at oxygen just means i'm now looking after myself cos the company doesn't.
yeah that's not gonna come across too well but you cant really come back from going to an interview when you said you're going to the doc's!
hmmm we'll see.
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If they did catch you out (unlikely) then so what - you want to leave anyway!
Good luck in the interview
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