Big career changes: talking to my employer (Kilala.nl (Cailin Coilleach)) by Cailin Coilleach

I've bitten the bullet and had my talk with my employer, or more specifically the CTO of our company. He was already aware of my doubts about working in IT (I told him during our latest review meeting), but was still surprised by the suddenness of my change of heart. He also was surprised by my choice of direction. I guess he was expecting me to stick around IT.

Anywho... We had a good talk and it was a big relief to finally get it of my chest and tell the people paying my monthly cheque. Such a relief that it even triggered some reactions in my throat and eyes ;) *cough*

Luckily the boss was rather supportive of my choice, opting to help me get where I want to go rather than sending me away. He told me it shouldn't be a problem to let me work 32 hours a week (or even 24 if the need arise), given my record with the company. And finally he gave me some names of colleagues who went through the same process, which adds another group to my list of people to talk to: fellow part-time students.

All in all that was a very positive outcome.

Posted in: career change , career switch , education , employer , part-time