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I just quit my job (pg. 4)
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| ZzZ The Goddess |
| I worked ata privately owned fire alarm company. The boss was a douche and threw temper tamtrums in the office often. I worked there for like 2 years and he NEVER lashed out on me. The first time he did it was over. My whole department got called into the office and reamed. It was over something that had nothing to do with me and wasnt even my fault but he took it out on all of us. Afterwards he proceeded to ask who wants to work here and I didnt raise my hand. Neither did one if my supervisors, only the other people in my department did cuz they were all ass kissers. So he said then fine you know where the door is. I said I sure do, walked over to my desk and got a box and boxed up all my stuff. His wife (the office manager) walked up near me and I proceeded to tell her she needs to control her husband because he is a prick and I told her I dont know how she deals with him. Everyone in my office was looking at me because they heard my remarks and they were glad someone finally stood up to him because they were pretty much all cowards that talked behind his back but never faced him. So I said goodbye to everyone and left. That was Friday at 10am. I went home ate some food and watched TV that night I posted my resume all over the internet.Monday morning I get a call from a recuiter at a temp agency he gives me a phone interview and assigned me a job the next day. After I speak to him my old job calls back and begs me to come back to work and my old mgr. is apologizing for the boss of the company. I told her if he doesnt have enought balls to call himself I decline. I told her to have fun working there and I aint comin back. 6months later the job I got at the temp agency hires me permanently and I been here ever since. My supervisor that also raise his hand quit the same day as well, and one of my other co workers followed in our footsteps a week later. |
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| chojin |
| i walked out mid shift at tesco during xmas last year. they didnt notice i'd gone until after two weeks when they recieved my resignation letter. they just assumed i was there. ended up getting two weeks pay without being there. sweet! ;) |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by tribu
I just moved out on my own again and this is a stupid and reckless decision. I should really stay at this job, and I may talk to my boss Thursday about staying on, but I desperately need to get out of that place. It's indescribable what it does to my self, yet I'm guessing that all of you know exactly what I'm talking about.
I keep thinking that this is such a dumb decision. Theres a scene in Office Space where Jennifer Anniston's character is like, "we all hate our jobs, but we go and do it anyways..." and I feel like, ok, I hate the place, but it is a job and it keeps me with a place to live and a way to pay the bills. I should have also been spending the last 6 months looking for a job, but I've squandered it because I'm comfortable where I am, even though I am capable of more. This could be a catalyst to something better but it could also be a very bad precipice that s up my life. I'm just so out of wack and out of control and I'm trying to stabalize things, but it just feels like everything is getting worse and worse and no matter what decisions I make or actions I take i just cant get a grip on the chaos that is my life.
I definitely let my emotions get the best of me today at work, and now I've forced myself into a place where I have to make a pretty uncomfortable decision. I'm mad at myself for letting it get to this point without the proverbial exit strategy. |
maybe just try to find any random job to hold you over and supply you with income until you can find a better one? i mean sure, working a crap job probably won't make you any happier than your last job, but it may be a good stepping stone or it may lead to something else eventually... and at least you'll be making some sort of income to help support you.
when i quit my job in NY (i was doing graphic design for the Parks Department) and moved out to Milwaukee it took me 3 months to find a job. i applied at so many crap places (mostly mall/store jobs), but couldn't get hired because i had no retail experience. finally i got hired doing data entry for a small company... within 1 week i was promoted to graphic designer and within a month i had gotten 3 raises, now it's 3 years later and i'm still working here and i love it.
what i'm sayin is... put effort into finding a job, but don't worry if you don't land the "perfect" job right away. sometimes things fall strangely into place without any effort.
hope your luck turns around and you figure something out. :) |
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| Arbiter |
I've never had a job I didn't quit. I usually get bored of a job after a month or two and just need a fresh start.
Although lately I haven't been bothering with jobs, since I saved up enough cash to not work for a while. That's the best advice I can give you for the future... save money. It's easier to quit your job when you've got 30K in the bank. |
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by Xenocreator_PG_
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i'm not sure why but that made me laugh
you sure you didn't miss hear them? They were probably calling you '' but when you over heard them, they covered their ass and said 'buck' :disbelief |
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| Ygrene |
| quote: | Originally posted by igottaknow
you sure you didn't miss hear them? They were probably calling you '' but when you over heard them, they covered their ass and said 'buck' :disbelief |
WTB?!?!
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ygrene
WTB |
ladies and gentleman we have a new acronym |
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| eRRaTiK |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
maybe just try to find any random job to hold you over and supply you with income until you can find a better one? i mean sure, working a crap job probably won't make you any happier than your last job, but it may be a good stepping stone or it may lead to something else eventually... and at least you'll be making some sort of income to help support you. |
agreed mangz. DO NOT sell your soul to the devil (former employer). they'll treat you worse if you crawl back to them like a bitch coz now they know you need the job more than they need you.
you made the right decision, imo. could have thought it through a bit better but what's done is done. move on. |
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| tribu |
So I go to work today, and my boss was there. She came in on her day off, and before I could even go into work, she aplogized to me, saying she felt really bad about the whole thing. I rescinded my quitting...for the time being. This way, I can keep my current job while I look for a new one. I've decided i can give no quarter when looking for a new place to work, and I've already put in 10 applications online and in person.
I don't think she is really sorry, but as Thanksgiving and Christmas apporach, our store gets extremely busy. We cary fresh poultry and beef and sales for the two holidays combined outstrip the business we do in a combined 5 months of the rest of the year. Additionally, two employees have already taken off the weekend after Thanksgiving and Christmas, so if I weren't there, she would have to fill the staff with two people plus herself. She simply couldn't do it. I don't necessarily feel bad, but I think this is the smartest move I can make. Time to go finish my digital portfolio so I can apply for some web coding jobs :) |
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
ive never quit, but ive been fired. they told me, "this just isnt for you."
well im sorry, me being the only busboy (lowliest job ever) for a 60 seat restaraunt, i cant keep up. but thank you for firing me, as i dreaded coming to work everyday. |
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| tribu |
| quote: | Originally posted by ::TranceVanDyk::
ive never quit, but ive been fired. they told me, "this just isnt for you."
well im sorry, me being the only busboy (lowliest job ever) for a 60 seat restaraunt, i cant keep up. but thank you for firing me, as i dreaded coming to work everyday. |
You got fired as a busboy? haha, sorry, but thats a very simple job...you just have to be in shape... |
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