I got an interview for a job in the city i’ve been trying to move to for years, better pay, better benefits. If i get it my life will change 100% for the better. I still work at my current job though. today is sunday and i was only made aware that i got the interview friday night after work. the interview is for next thursday.

Im pretty socially awkward and i’m having trouble coming up with what to tell my boss to ask for the day off. The job is a 4 hour drive so to get to it i will have to spend all of thursday driving just to make the interview. Do i Lie? tell him some excuse? do i tell the truth that i really want to go to this interview. Im not sure what the social etiquette is here. I have time off to take in my PTO bank so thats not an issue, its just asking for the time on such short notice that i’m struggling with.

If anyone has any advice of what you’d do in my scenario please let me know, if you lie, what excuse do you use? and if you tell the truth, whats the consequence of that and how would you phrase it?

Thanks All!

I got an interview for a job in the city i’ve been trying to move to for years, better pay, better benefits. If i get it my life will change 100% for the better. I still work at my current job though. today is sunday and i was only made aware that i got the interview friday night after work. the interview is for next thursday.

Im pretty socially awkward and i’m having trouble coming up with what to tell my boss to ask for the day off. The job is a 4 hour drive so to get to it i will have to spend all of thursday driving just to make the interview. Do i Lie? tell him some excuse? do i tell the truth that i really want to go to this interview. Im not sure what the social etiquette is here. I have time off to take in my PTO bank so thats not an issue, its just asking for the time on such short notice that i’m struggling with.

If anyone has any advice of what you’d do in my scenario please let me know, if you lie, what excuse do you use? and if you tell the truth, whats the consequence of that and how would you phrase it?

Thanks All!