My 3 year old cat passed away unexpectedly last night and I am a mess. The thing is, I am supposed to start a new job on Monday (yay for leaving consulting). Not sure what to do. Would it be awful to ask to push start date...because of my cat... Or should I just try and use it as a distraction and push through the pain.

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If you do ask for an extension I would not just mention the cat but instead say some family emergency

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It shouldn’t be a problem to push back start date as long as you give your new manager as much runway as possible so they can manage things with HR on their end. Second saying it’s a family emergency and keep things vague, people are generally understanding and one week delay in grand scheme of things is not a big deal.

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Do not lose your job in this market because of your cat. Just push through it.

If you do ask for that don’t tell them it’s because of your cat. Just say you had to tie up some loose ends from your current job and need a bit more time.

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