Orientation scheduled but want to postpone

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Ok so I accepted am offer for employment and orintation is scheduled. Orintation is almost 4 weeks after my interview. They moved fast in offering me the position, literally the day after I interviewed I had the offer.

Because I had to give my work notice I asked for the later orintation. I may now have to put off mynscheduled orintation due to child care, because of health problems ( cancer dx of my sitters family member who will be going out of state to be with the family member for 6 weeks while she receives treatment).

So will it be frowned upon to put off orintation? The hospital has it every two weeks so it will just be two weeks but in doing so it will be almost 6 weeks post interview.

Thanks os much for any tips.

Ignore ore spelling errors my tablet hates me.

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Specializes in MICU, SICU, CICU.

Yes. It will be frowned upon. They may consider you unreliable before you even start and withdraw the offer. I suggest you find another sitter for six weeks if this position is important to you.

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

Yes it would not look good. You have 4 weeks to find a sitter.That should be plenty of notice.

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Specializes in Family Practice, Mental Health.

Does your new employer offer any kind of child care, or do they have an employee assistance program? What are the resources that are available at your new place of employment?

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Although employers are not permitted (Federal law) to inquire about your family status or childcare situation, this is a huge concern for any employer. If you're in a competitive work environment, I doubt whether your new employer is going to be very tolerant about postponing your start date. One of the 'basics' for any working mother is to always have a reliable backup plan for childcare because unscheduled absences are almost certain to trigger disciplinary actions.

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Thanks guys! I think my husband can do it, his boss was super sympathetic and understands the situation. He can work from home once I get home. Orintation is scheduled to start next week so I was having a major freak out last night.

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