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I've only worked with my current team for 4 months. It was a bit of a mess when I started and things have really started to turn around and the team are feeling a lot happier (now have targets, 121s, weekly meetings, opportunity to win vouchers for good performance, etc.)
In January a role I've been wanting to do for a very long time is coming up (and it will be unlikely to come up again for years as it is something that only one person does - i.e. will not come up until whoever gets it leaves).
Do I tell the team I am applying for it and risk demotivating them when things are just starting to get good? (Bare in mind I might not actually be succesful). We have a relaxed dress policy, I usually wear jeans to work. How do I explain being suited up on the day of the interview?
Any tips? Am I just worrying too much?
Cheers
A smart man once said,
A smart man once said, "until you have a offer you have nothing"... therefore I wouldnt go about telling the team about it.
One thing I have done before is to dress up a couple of random days before in a suit, so it's not a once off.
Really though when it's a internal job, the word will probably come out sooner or later, but no need for you to add to the gossip before you need to.
Kind Regards
Mads Sorensen
Disc 4536