How do you tell your new job that you have to take time off. I just started a new job and in the training phase. How do I tell them I need a week off for surgery?

I waited too start till after I was fully recovered. Most employer's aren't gonna be happy that u didn't disclose how far along in the process u were when u interviewed for the job cause most HR departments know the process. Good luck tho

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Tell them sooner than later.

Best case scenario would be to have told them from the getgo.

Next best is to just be honest and sincere while maintaining your desired level of privacy

How do you tell your new job that you have to take time off. I just started a new job and in the training phase. How do I tell them I need a week off for surgery?

Before my partime job hired me I told them up front that I was going to be out on medical leave from 10/19-11/20 And they still hired me

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I have not been approved yet still waiting on insurance so do I still tell them even tho I don't know if I would be approved or not?

1 minute ago, CrissCriss said:

I have not been approved yet still waiting on insurance so do I still tell them even tho I don't know if I would be approved or not?

Do you have a date?

I think honesty is the best medicine. If you have to say I'm having surgery on xyz, and they're still working out insurance issues

That way if something changes you mentioned all this before

When you have a date, tell them. Not before. You only have to tell them that you have to have surgery and will be out from day x to day Y. You have no obligation to tell them what the surgery is. I didn't tell my office til I knew my surgery date. Because before then - it was hoped -- it wasn't planned.

13 minutes ago, Diana_in_Philly said:

When you have a date, tell them. Not before. You only have to tell them that you have to have surgery and will be out from day x to day Y. You have no obligation to tell them what the surgery is. I didn't tell my office til I knew my surgery date. Because before then - it was hoped -- it wasn't planned.

Nothing wrong with a round about, so they aren't shocked. Even if it's something vague like in December or January I'll be out for a week.

It makes absolutely no difference to them and their ability to plan around you, but they'll feel better and be less outraged when you have an actual date.

Thank you everybody for your advice I will wait until I have an actual date before I say anything.

Just a warning - some companies have 90 day cannot miss work rule, better read the handbook cover to cover.

Does your job offer FMLA?

1 hour ago, BeTrue83 said:

Does your job offer FMLA?

They do but I am just in the training phase so I am sure it won't apply to me.

I would check to see what the stipulations are