FW: SONATA = Situation ON Allocating Time for Additionalities

["Marshall, Elizabeth" <BMarshall -at- WCOM -dot- NET>]

>SONATA = Situation ON Allocating Time for Additionalities

I think before you ask you current employer for time off you need to
think how this will make you a better employee for your current
employee.

* Maybe by giving you extra income it will reduce some stress that you
have and result in productivity because you are not worrying about
money. It may be a strictly financial reason. There isn't room in the
budget to pay you what you are worth, so the occasional flextime with
your boss may be a satisfactory compromise.
* Maybe you will gain more experience at a task that relates to your
current job and your current employee will benefit from your added
experience.
* Maybe your current job doesn't offer much variation, the different job
will allow you to refresh your mind from the projects you work on in
your current job.

You can't ask your employer for time away from your job without being
able to bargain something in return.  Also, what happens if you get sick
during this time, you will need to assure you current boss that your
real job comes first.

Maybe someone at your current job is looking to expand their skills and
would be willing to help fill in with some of your responsibilities.  So
your boss has an opportunity to training someone else and get more
experience for you.  That's a Win-Win-Win opportunity.

I think that asking your boss for time off to do something else, implies
that your current job is not meeting your needs.  That would be a signal
to me that you might not stay with your current job long. Why would your
current employer want to invest training and new opportunities with you,
if you might leave?  You need to answer the WHY part before you approach
your boss.

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