Should or must you notify your current boss that you are going to get a 2nd job? And vice versa, your prospective boss about your current job?
To notify or not to notify:
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Contractually, you just might have to. Even as a technician, a part of my condition of employment was that I had to clear working with another pharmacy chain with the DM. Granted, I didn't really care since this was a temporary gig anyway.
Ethically, I think you should let your supervisors know. Depending on how your workplace is with staffing, getting a 2nd job would/could affect your availability for call-ins and other unforeseen circumstances. By telling your supervisor that you're simply not available vs. that it's a job-related unavailability, they just might give your boss the assumption that you're actually free.
Same goes for things like picking up children or having to take care of an elder parent...boss doesn't have to know details, but it helps them understand why you can't come in.
Ethically, I think you should let your supervisors know. Depending on how your workplace is with staffing, getting a 2nd job would/could affect your availability for call-ins and other unforeseen circumstances. By telling your supervisor that you're simply not available vs. that it's a job-related unavailability, they just might give your boss the assumption that you're actually free.
Same goes for things like picking up children or having to take care of an elder parent...boss doesn't have to know details, but it helps them understand why you can't come in.
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Nope. You are not ethically-bound to notify anyone...that's your personal business. You do not have to be available to work outside your normally scheduled hours.
However, if your current employer's contract specifies that you may not accept employment with a direct "competitor" and your current employer finds out that you have accepted an offer with said "competitor", you may be out of a job.
Check your signed offer or ask your DM if there is a "conflict of interest" clause...
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