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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goddess FallenAngel" data-source="post: 4709929" data-attributes="member: 11434">Well, I'm not sure if a gaming community is the best place to ask for non-gaming related advice, <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> but I'm in a real quandary...For the most part, I like my job, and for the most part, the people I work with. However, I am an admin assistant, and there is no where up I can move in the company that I am interested in. It's not a dead-end job precisely, but if there's no where I want to go (not interested in the industry, really) then it might as well be.Almost a year ago, I started school to get my Bachelor's degree, so that I can go into IT, which is what I really want to do. My workplace knows about it, and I spoke to my supervisors and the CEO before I started school, to let them know about what was going on. At the time, I was asked what my plans were, and was truthful in that it all depended on the circumstances at that point in time, and that "a lot can happen in several years".Well, that was before the recession really hit. Now, everyone's struggling... and my place of employment is in real estate. Granted, corporate real estate, which is more stable then housing, but still not profiting.Because my fiance has been only working off and on for the last year or so (because of health issues), and all the medical bills, we've been having to budget very carefully. We've been making it, but it's only been paycheck to paycheck. He's actually working somewhat steady now, but it is on temporary assignments, which means that we still have to budget very carefully because we never know how much longer he will be working.Ok, that was really wordy to get to the point. Anyway, this last Wednesday, my workplace instigated a salary reduction of 10% across the board. It was for everyone in the company, including the CEO and management, but it means that I am now making less then I was when I started working there 3 years ago. It's basically the same amount as my car payment. Imagine having a hard time meeting all your bills, and then adding another car payment to the amount due....I can't afford this pay cut. So, on Thursday, I started sending out resumes for IT jobs. Today, I got an email from one of them asking for an interview, which will take place next Tuesday. It was a lot faster than I expected this to happen, and it surprised me a lot. I asked for a half a personal day from my current job to go to the interview, but I feel I have a moral dilemma. Should I tell my current workplace that I am looking for other positions? Should I wait until I have an offer? I feel guilty, but at the same time, I am afraid to say anything in case I don't get another position. Does anyone have any advice?</blockquote>

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