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ProffVampy
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Hey everyone! Sorry its been a while...apparently i started my new job and july and august dissappeared!

So i started there in july. This job has always been a starting step of a very long ladder. I am working towards becoming a psychologist. I have been looking out for a job to fit the next step and one has come up much quicker than expected and i fit all of its criteria.

All good so far however, i dont want to make it obvious that i will leave if i get a better opportunity as theyve spent time and effort training me over the past couple of months. but i will need a reference from this job for any potential new one.

I am meeting with the psychologist at my current job and plan to ask her thoughts but she doesnt directly work with me and so im not sure if she will be able to provide one for me.

any suggestions on how to figure it out without pissing everyone off?


Also for those who were helping me with my uni and life stressed previously, im doing much better, my jobs rewarding if tiring 12hr shifts! oh and i may have even caught myself a man! its been going well :) Hope youre all doing ok too

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Try and ask about opportunities at your current position explaining that you want to advance in your carreer. That way you can show that you like working for them but are open to opportunities

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oh i have done that but annoyingly there are no opportunities that will what i need for my doctorate other than the baseline of care experience. theres the odd bit of e-learning i can do but theres not enough of the clinical population relevent to require an assistant psychologist job there

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Do the e-learning anyway and keep your eyes open. Lots of people fresh out of school are looking to move up, I think they will understand and not give you a poor recommendation for doing so. Working 12 hour shifts and still had time to catch a man? Same old vampy, ha ha... I'm proud of you.

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i havent yet got access to it, i will soon once ive done all the madatory ones which im actually sat trawling through now xD what a fun saturday....an what can i say Docteur...i make time when its worth it hehe

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Hello, vampy.
Our circumstances differ vastly, in particular I've left every place so far without a reference letter by choice, so take any advice with a grain of salt, but these are my observations, in no particular order:
- Mind any noncompetition clauses in your contract (ie cannot work for a competitor or with a client for x months). I've been informed they can be circumvented legally if it's your only occupation (may or may not be relevant yonder), but it's still something to watch out for.
- Keep any thank you notes or stylised bonus letters - with a bit of editing they can demonstrate your diligence too.
- Ensure that your work (specifically projects) is orderly, but not bulletproof or "giftwrapped" - easy to pick up by your successor, containing minor built in flaws which they'd need to ask you about. I still receive occasional calls years later, filled with courtesy despite the obstinate manner of my departure.
- This is a point of contention with my parents; I believe in not giving any more reason to begrudge you than necessary. Namely, give proper notice, do your best even when you know you won't be staying long, assist when possible, exhibit proper decorum.
- If you can form any personal bonds, they may well surpass your professional reputation in utility.
- Find or form a better excuse than monetary gain for your departure - asking for (and being refused) a raise may be a logical dealbreaker, but consider other aspects like the 12hr shifts, unsatisfactory nature of employ, plans for higher education, possibly various office conditions (that might border on shrewish). Give your current employer the opportunity to counter the offer, and consider it (at least ostensibly).
- A client's favour could be more valuable to you personally than the to organisation, and than your colleagues'. (Mayhap less relevant given the nature of your clientele.)

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hey yeti :)

i work as a care assistant at the moment so alot of that doesnt apply. and the next job is an assistant psychologist which is what i need for my doctorate experience and also yes pays alot more! ive not been at my current job for 2months yet so not had time to get bonuses or letters like that. also i cant get a payrise to anything like i could get and i have to do various qualifications to get small ones. and my clients are the residents i look after, i feel kinda bad because ive formed a friendly bond with some of them.

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I think honesty is the best policy.

They won't mind training you if you do the very best that you can do for them while you are with them. Be a stellar employee who makes the training worthwhile (in their opinion)

Good luck moving up the ladder of success!

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Glad to hear about your progress and your new man! Can you move somewhere with more opportunity to work as an assistant psychologist? Any way you could just start right out as a full fledged one somewhere?

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ProffVampy wrote:
hey yeti :)

i work as a care assistant at the moment so alot of that doesnt apply. and the next job is an assistant psychologist which is what i need for my doctorate experience and also yes pays alot more! ive not been at my current job for 2months yet so not had time to get bonuses or letters like that. also i cant get a payrise to anything like i could get and i have to do various qualifications to get small ones. and my clients are the residents i look after, i feel kinda bad because ive formed a friendly bond with some of them.

Oh, care assistant? I mean not to denigrate, but thought you had been higher on the ladder, so to speak. Not much cause for worry in leaving, as this training simply falls short of your ultimate goal as psychologist - or so you could state without prevaricating in the least.

Methinks it's the nature of the job, in a way. The closer you are to doctor, the more distant from your patients, in the modern world. A necessary sacrifice.

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I always hate leaving jobs. I hate feeling like a disappointment to my employer/higher ups, but you need to do whatโ€™s right for you!

If itโ€™s possible, can you start with a couple of hours at the new job and take a few less hours at the old one and slowly phase the one out into the new?

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ProffVampy wrote:
hey yeti :)

i work as a care assistant at the moment so alot of that doesnt apply. and the next job is an assistant psychologist which is what i need for my doctorate experience and also yes pays alot more! ive not been at my current job for 2months yet so not had time to get bonuses or letters like that. also i cant get a payrise to anything like i could get and i have to do various qualifications to get small ones. and my clients are the residents i look after, i feel kinda bad because ive formed a friendly bond with some of them.

Oh, care assistant? I mean not to denigrate, but thought you had been higher on the ladder, so to speak. Not much cause for worry in leaving, as this training simply falls short of your ultimate goal as psychologist - or so you could state without prevaricating in the least.

Methinks it's the nature of the job, in a way. The closer you are to doctor, the more distant from your patients, in the modern world. A necessary sacrifice.

haha i thought id be able to jump in somewhere higher up too but that wasnt the case and i needed a job. luckily the residents are very relevent to me and part of me does enjoy the work so definitely done better than most of my graduating friends who have no idea what to do or where to start.

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~CaitherrA~ wrote:
I always hate leaving jobs. I hate feeling like a disappointment to my employer/higher ups, but you need to do whatโ€™s right for you!

If itโ€™s possible, can you start with a couple of hours at the new job and take a few less hours at the old one and slowly phase the one out into the new?

im more worried about the residents than my coworkwers to be honest. and no the new job would be full time and the current one is full time so i would be doing one or the other.

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haha i thought id be able to jump in somewhere higher up too but that wasnt the case and i needed a job. luckily the residents are very relevent to me and part of me does enjoy the work so definitely done better than most of my graduating friends who have no idea what to do or where to start.

Aye, it's definitely better than wandering around for a year or longer without any employment opportunities showing up. If it contributes at all to the career path (or you need the money), it's worth it. A pleasurable experience is an added bonus at this stage.

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