I work full time at a small business under direct management of the owners. This business is severely understaffed due to the owners wanting to save money on labour and them just being awful snappy people that don't replace staff when they quit due to mistreatment. Pay is terrible, work conditions are bad. Basically I just want out of this shit hole.
I'm currently applying for a few positions that are more suited to my area of study at university. However I'm not sure how to go about obtaining references for these positions from my boss/how to go about scheduling interviews as I'm currently still employed full time.
I was thinking of letting my boss know that I will be looking for opportunities that are more suited to my studies, as I'm approaching the end of my degree just to give them a heads up. But I do know that telling them I'm planning on leaving probably isn't a good idea? I thought it would be courteous to not leave them in the lurch, but I know they will be pissed either way because they will have to take on my extra workload and find someone to replace me (how terrible for them 🙁 ). Was tempted to just leave them off my list of references however I don't want to look bad/suspicious to a prospective employer
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!