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simplybrill

I just quit my job.

 

I came into my job for a 3, then 5 day a week position. I was basically sold on the idea of one job, only for it to morph into this monster of a job. Honestly I dont think the person who hired me knew ANYTHING about the position she was hiring for. She's a very hands off boss.

 

Straddling the task of learning an archaic database, while going to trainings (during the week, on top of classes for my B.A.) for the new database and trying to learn that, keeping on top of client registration forms, calling them up for missing information, inputting as much money as I can for two different programs(which has to be done perfectly or the printouts at the end of the day are screwed for our money manager) all while my phone is ringing off the hook, and I get interrupted all the time with people coming in asking me questions...I just couldnt take it anymore. And this is supposed to be their slow period.

 

On top of that, they wanted me to come in and work weekends which I did not agree to, upon taking the position. I was not made aware that I would have to work weekends or I certainly would not have taken the job!

 

It's like they only told me the good parts of the job, and then told me later about the surprise bad parts after they hired me, over time.

 

I expressed it to my boss that I could not, under any circumstances work another weekend, especially because it is not part of my job description. Her response was, well other people who dont usually work weekends are doing this, to "take one for the team" kind of thing. I did that....last weekend. (From morning until 10 that night!!!) She then reprimanded me, and said she didn't think I knew how important this was to the company and that she didnt think I understood how crucial this work was. She tore me down in front of another co-worker...and then had the nerve, 2 minutes later...to be laughing and all chit-chatty with that co-worker around the corner from my office!!!

 

That was the last straw, and I wrote up my resignation and turned it in that day.

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working is stressful but not working is ten times more stressful.

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You didn't have to. She has supervisiors and there is a Humar Ressources Department. You should have filed EVERYTHING to them, the minute you saw she wasn't listening. They would have taken care of both your work shedule and her attitude.

 

Please make a report and file it to the HR anyway. And tell us how it works. Good luck,

 

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Thanks Curly,

I considered that. But this person is buddy-buddy with everyone, including HR, and people were already whispering about it all before I even left the office that day.

 

It would have just made things super-nasty between my boss and I, and it would have made things extremely difficult to work there. They hate anybody that disrupts their whole pseudo-harmony bull crap cheery fake environment, even if the person is just sticking up for themselves.

 

Alphamale,

I know exactly how stressful not working is- im out of my mind searching for a job right now, wondering how Im going to pay my bills. But staying in a job that drains you physically and emotionally isn't worth the price you pay, because you can't get time, and you can't get whole chunks of your life back.

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Sorry to hear it didn't work out for you, Simplybrill. What about just doing some locum work for a while? You might not get quite the sort of work you're looking for, but it'll pay the bills - and the recruitment process for locums is usually quicker. Also, temping gives you and the company a chance to suss eachother out without commitment - or too many hard feelings if either of you decide not to extend the contract.

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Don't feel bad, simplybrill. I just started a new job eight months after quitting my old one. Was it worth it? Hell yeah! I was there five years and had absolutely no future with them... finally had enough and submitted my resignation. Two weeks later I was out the door, but I managed to stay cordial so as to not burn any bridges.

 

So here I am, in the heart of the entertainment capital of the world, in the TV Guide building on Hollywood Blvd. Better pay, better future, and plenty of perks. I never know what I'm gonna run into on any given day. Yesterday, as I was heading to the metro to go home, they had the streets blocked off so that Audioslave could give a live performance for the Jimmy Kimmel Show that was scheduled to air later in the evening. I had to stop and watch, and as I did I said to myself, Am I really getting paid to do this? No, but it comes with the territory.

 

Work is like a relationship: If it's making you miserable, get the hell out.

 

It helps, too, if you've got the right blend of skills, education, and experience, but it can still be difficult to find something right away. I can certainly attest to that, but I never regretted leaving. Especially now.

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Good for you simplybrill!

 

I for one can say that when I get really pissed off and I'm treated unfairly I will put my notice in so fast their heads will be spinning!

 

Definitely don't stay somewhere that you are miserable. Well done! You will be happier elsewhere, although like my mom always says , "work is work and it will always suck. " :rolleyes::p

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Well, I agree, don't stay if you are miserable, however, if there are bills to pay, (and there usually are) it's kind of a no brainer...hang on to what you've got until something better is found.

 

I remember having one of my first full time jobs at the age of 18. I'd always worked since I was 11 but everything I'd had was squeezed in between school hours previously. At 18 I began working full time hours at a place which was cold and unfriendly - - my co workers treated me that way. No one wanted a beginner. They made no bones about it. I was not just treated coldly, I was treated with open rudeness. It was difficult to get assistance. It was constant pressure. I was so afraid of doing things wrong. Yes, I had to work weekends.

 

One day I found myself in the bathroom, crying like a baby, and I thought, 'heck, I could walk out of here. What's keeping me here?' I didn't walk out. I stayed, five years.

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Originally posted by simplybrill

Alphamale,

I know exactly how stressful not working is- im out of my mind searching for a job right now, wondering how Im going to pay my bills. But staying in a job that drains you physically and emotionally isn't worth the price you pay, because you can't get time, and you can't get whole chunks of your life back.

well, pumpkin, you are gonna find, unfortunately, that finding another job when you don't have one is much much harder than finding a job when you have one. you did not have to quit, you could grinned and beared it for a few more months while you searched quietly on the side for another job.

 

when you go in for an interview many times they can sense the desperation from someone who is totally unemployed and it is not a good position to be in for you.

 

trust me, if you dont' find another good job within 3 to 6 months you will be wishing you were still employed by this last company.

 

the lesson here is: never quit one job until you have another job lined up.

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So here I am, in the heart of the entertainment capital of the world, in the TV Guide building on Hollywood Blvd. Better pay, better future, and plenty of perks. I never know what I'm gonna run into on any given day. Yesterday, as I was heading to the metro to go home, they had the streets blocked off so that Audioslave could give a live performance for the Jimmy Kimmel Show that was scheduled to air later in the evening. I had to stop and watch, and as I did I said to myself, Am I really getting paid to do this? No, but it comes with the territory.

 

 

Rub it in, why don't you!! Only kidding - sounds fantastic. Well done.

 

Simplybrill, alpha has a point about it being easier to get a job from a job. Seriously, get yourself along to an agency ASAP. Even if you think you're overqualified for the work they offer, it pays the bills.

 

Also, don't just dive into another job without thinking about what you could have done differently in this job you just left. Could you have delegated some of the tasks you were given - eg ask an office junior to answer your phone for an hour or two so that you could get on with other things. Were people interrupting you with questions that could have been sent to you via email?

 

Asking you to work weekends on top of your normal working week was just nonsensical. I would have avoided that "it's not part of my job description" thing and just told them straight out that I valued my health to much to be pressurised into working unreasonable hours. But then, I live in Europe so maybe it's easier for me to do that.

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