Ethical...well, not really ethical but looking for opinions

Who benefits You or them? In other words why do you want out so bad?

When you did not share why you want out in the first instance then we have to wonder.

 

Is there another qualified person the company can move in until your boss gets back? I've worked at a small facility and they would bring in personnel as needed to cover other accounts.

Be wary about giving your notice until you have a firm job offer. Beyond that, two weeks notice is standard. The rest isn't your problem unless you feel like doing them a favor. Personally, I dont do favors anymore because they always end up as missed opportunities for me.

 

If when boss gets back from time off and he cant meet other jobs money diff. then tell him you need time off. Then go to new job just to feel them out, they have not called to ck. your records or you wood have been called out on the boss mans carpet, most of these co. dont even start ck till you get to their term.

 

It depends on whether you’re inclined to burn any bridges or not, which based on your tone here, you’re not inclined to do (which is a good thing). Sounds like you’re just looking to try something different.

Find out specifically when the potential employer would expect you to be on the job, it doesn’t hurt to ask him if he would give you the window you need. If he can’t, then you need to be absolutely sure this is a move you want to make.

Then it sounds like you need to figure out the best time to give notice. As @Naptown implied, it depends if you’re wired to feel obligated to do your current employer any favors, while at the same time, not losing an opportunity. The company should be able to figure out how to cover the gap: after all, what happens if you get sick or injured while your boss is on vacation? They need to have some kind of backup plan in place.

 

If hes a good guy and the job had been good for you, give proper notice and stick it out unless they can let you off the hook early. Up and quitting is a pretty dick move (with obvious exceptions)

Anybody thats reasonable and worth working for can respect that and probably expects the same in return

 

Nice guys finish last in trucking. My 1st trucking job was like that. I hated the job ( R model Mack) but the guy was a great boss and didn't want to hurt his feelings by quitting, but I did, and never looked back. Up to you. He'll get along just fine.

 

i am not familiar with any "assessment test"..

go thru the normal procedures for getting hired, then just wait for the word on when you can start, the give your 2 week notice, and be gone.

that's all you can do, that's all you have to do.

you have to think about YOU and your future, not someone else's.

had it been me, i'd just up and leave once the job offer and start date are etched in stone. as i too in the past have been burnt by employers, when i did the right thing, and gave notice.

as a result, i no longer gave any notice i was leaving, it was simply, clean out truck and leave.

don't worry about your current boss's vacation time, that's why he is the boss, he can easily change his time off.