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How do I tell my new boss that I will be in the hospital for 2 weeks for surgery?

I was recently offered a great career. I plan on being with this company for the rest of my life. Before I was offered this job-- or even interviewed for this job, my doctor recommended surgery for me-- temporal lobectomy-- which is, simply put, brain surgery. When and how do I tell my new boss about this surgery that was scheduled before I was offered this position and that I will be away for one week soon, and then another week within the month after that?

Update:

When I was interviewed, I was offered the option to work from home, but I said I would rather work from the office, and he said he would rather have that as well. Since I was offered the option to work from home, and I would only be away for a week, and then another week a month later-- is it too much to ask to work from the hospital if I complete my training quick enough? As an employer, how would you respond to this proposition from an employee?

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago
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    Just simply tell him. Don't beat around the bush- bosses hate that. Just tell him that you have to have the surgery. & if possible bring him a dr.'s note?

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