I quit

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I am unemployed. Well, I've been effectively unemployed for almost two weeks now.

Let's rewind.

I got this job at the bakery in July. The pay was minimum wage (as is to be expected these days) but the hours were good. More good news was that my friends work there as well and my other coworkers are decent. The job itself was amazingly easy if repetitive and the money kept coming in.

Two months ago my hours were cut in half. I was concerned but I kept the job because I couldn't find another one. Two weeks later my hours were cut again until I only had 8 hours a week. I could barely pay my bills for January and I had to borrow some money from my parents to pay for February's bills. The last week of February I had only 4 hours. Same with the first week of March. This week I have had no hours and none next week either.

Why the pay cuts? It's bullshit. Our store's profits have gone up in the last five months. Today I just talked with my department manager and asked about the hours. She can't give me any, the managers above her are cutting even more hours. She's pretty pissed too, having taken cuts to her "guaranteed" 30 hours of work.

So I quit. Just half an hour ago. I did it calmly and politely with my department manager. This Saturday I come back with my apron and my discount card. This is the first time I've ever quit a job I don't hate. It feels bad but my hard work has been rewarded with cut hours and now I'm not getting paid at all. I'm effectively a name on a list now so I'm pulling out now and spending all of my time looking for new work. When I did quit, I did it in front of a union rep so maybe the managers will get in some shit. Who knows, who cares.

I've had it better than others but I've never had to type up a two weeks notice before. How many jobs have you quit? Were they under similar circumstances? I like my immediate boss but it's pretty clear the store managers don't really care about their employees having financial needs.

I'm just disgusted. Also hey, my first semi-rant post on the Escapist. How about that...

 

[Limecake]

I've quit quite a few jobs in my time, mostly for a reason though. I've quit because I was moving away, found a better job or was about to be fired mostly.

I've been employed at a restaurant when it went bankrupt though, not fun but I don't blame my employers for it. The restaurant was their life and it really was sad to see their family go through such a difficult time.

The important thing to remember is that work isn't a one-sided thing, you deserve the money you work for and if they are cutting your hours you're fully in your right to quit. Worry about your own bills and let them deal with theirs.

How did you get such an awesome bakery job though? I thought most baking happened very early in the morning. (maybe that's just bread?)

 

[DigitalSushi]

Sorry to hear about that Redlin, is their a squeeze happening in your part of the World too?.

I've quit several jobs, most I don't remember why because its part and parcel of the corporate ladder, one that does stick out in my mind (like that hot vixen we've all dated that we can't get out of our heads*) was Project Accountancy in the Gaming industry where while I was promoted with each new promotion came the cost of my free will within what I was allowed to do as an Employee such as creating provision accounts for writing off, my authority to my team, my working hours changing from flexi to fixed, not being able to accept gifts for reaching targets...

...and to the company hiring an outside auditing team for 6 months to come up with a mission objective for me and my team (even though we were a profit making department thanks to our work ethics) that we would have to follow, on the day of the auditing team objective deadline, I handed in my resignation.... one of the auditors actually swore, and jokes on them I was the only one that new how to do month end because another auditor had dicked about with our systems and couldn't revert it back

*her name was Andrea, what a psychotic *****, but if I saw her again I'd be all over her like a rash

 

[TheLastSamurai14]

Shit sucks, bro. Good luck to you in terms of finding another job.

OT: I quit my job at an amusement park about a year ago because my transportation (public transit) wasn't reliable enough for me to continue commuting there. I would almost always arrive late, no matter how early the bus left. Shame, because I really liked the place, too.

 

[requisitename]

I hope you're able to find something awesomer quickly!

I've quit three jobs.

When I had my first adult psychotic break and accompanying "nervous breakdown," I was working two jobs and my shrink told me that I probably needed to be working none, so I quit. One was very understanding, my immediate supervisor at the other one (whom I'd always gotten along with very well, so I'm not sure what this was all about) threw an absolute fit about it and basically told me that I should get over myself and keep coming to work because I was inconveniencing him. Due to the things I said, I'm pretty sure I'm not rehire-able there.

The other one was just a mess. I'd worked there for over 5 years and our area's supervisor had *always* had a problem with me. She tried to block my being hired and then she looked for every excuse to jump my ass and write me up. Her higher ups kept promoting me and that infuriated her. So, one day, I injured myself on the job.. not a serious injury, but I needed medical attention.. and she went completely apeshit trying to prove that I'd intentionally done it to myself to.. well, I don't know to what end, really.. I didn't miss any work except the couple of hours I was at the emergency room getting sorted. So, long story short, I was suspended "pending review of security tapes" (there were none in the area I was injured) and so I just said "fuck it" and quit before they could fire me over BS.

 

[Lionsfan]

I read the title and thought you were quitting The Escapist, which would have sucked.

On topic now: I've quit 3 jobs. First job was awesome, and is still the most fun I've ever had at a job, and the best coworkers I've ever had....unfortunately it was at a Pizza place with an owner who couldn't run the place and was for barely minimum wage.

My second job I quit was because the management was way too overbearing for lifeguarding a 4ft deep pool and a 6 lane lap pool.

The final job, was out of time. I had classes and a different job that got in the way of it

 

[CrazyBlaze]

That sucks but if you did a good enough job and the department manager liked you enough you can use her as a reference. That helps a lot in getting a new job. Also don't forget to list everything you can on a new resume. Things like you have handled money, you dealt with people so you have good social skills. Think of everything you can and then list them in such a way that they appeal to the widest sense possiple. The more people think you can do, the more likely you are to get the job,

 

[Torrasque]

Also hey, my first semi-rant post on the Escapist. How about that...

Heh, that just means you complain a lot less than the average bear Escapist. I seem to have a rant post once a month

I quit my last job because I had just gotten back from vacation and my manager was being fired. As a result of his firing, every other person at the store decided to quit (we were all friends with the manager before being hired). Since I would be working with a new manager, would have to help fix the shitty state that the store was in, and would be working with a bunch of noobs that I'd have to train, as WELL as catch up with the school that I had miss... I decided to quit as well and extend my holiday. I don't really miss the job, there was a lot of problems I had with it even before my vacation. I felt kind of bad for the new manager since she would have no experienced people to fall back on, but I blame the greater company for not giving any of us an incentive to stay.

 

[MarkDavis94]

I quit McDonald's last year. I'm in a fortunate situation, I started when I was 16 and I'm in college and living at home so I wasn't in desperate need of money but meh it was nice being able to buy random shit that you want.

I hated the job though, was given 6am starts which was ridicuolous and I quit after a couple of months. All of the managers thought they were amazing because they finally had a bit of power over someone and just gave everyone shit for no reason. I quit after 6 or 7 months and never regretted it, I'm grateful I'm in a position where I didn't have to rely on a job at McDonald's. But yeah McDonald's sucks, don't get a job there if you can avoid it

 

[Lunar Templar]

:/

that sucks, but i think you did the right thing.

though i would have been about my hours when they dipped below what i needed to pay my bills i do not like having to get money from some one else to pay MY bills, it rubs me all kinds of the wrong way

 

[Blackmagic1515]

I've quit one job before, but that was only because I managed to find a better one somewhere else (where I currently am).

Although I need to start looking for another job. While this one gives me slightly more hours they keep putting me off getting a full time one so I guess I'll start to look elsewhere.

 

[aegix drakan_v1legacy]

I'm just disgusted. Also hey, my first semi-rant post on the Escapist. How about that...

My sympathies, man. I hope you find some new work soon.

I've seen something similar happen to my dad TWICE...So I know how bad it sucks. Good luck in the future, and I hope that those managers get what's coming to 'em.

 

[Zeema]

i left my job due to my manager having a go at other employee's and me, she once left me by myself and told me to serve customers in rush hour, with one person making burger. while she went to go have a smoke break [which your not allowed to have one].

when i complained the Head manager pretty much said 'well ive never seen her act this way.' so she got away with it. even when i had 5 signatures by other employee's.

 

[Vault101]

I thourght this was going to be a rage quit thread

I havnt had to quit any jobs yet, hopefully I'll b able too if I ever had a job I hate that much

snip.

oh hey, youre still here...I thourght I'd driven you to rage quitting

don't worry...no more quoting from me

 

[Erja_Perttu]

I've quit two jobs, but only because I've moved on to better things. I quit being a small time waitress to quit being a small time retail assistant, to stay being an office wench as I am now.

 

[MasochisticAvenger]

So instead of staying at the job, potentially getting some shifts to get some money in, while you look for another job; you decided to quit meaning you will definitely have nothing until you find another job?

Personally, I would've stayed at the job until I found another one. You aren't really losing anything by still being on the books (plus it doesn't hurt if potential employers see you are already employed elsewhere (you know, how a girl suddenly becomes more attractive when she is potentially unavailable )).

 

[Legion]

Only job I quit was a night shift at a super market. Money wasn't as bad as it could have been but working 9pm-7am was fucking my sleep patterns up pretty badly, and I spent pretty much all of my waking hours like a zombie.

 

[StBishop]

I've quit a couple of jobs.

I quit at Woolworths (in Australia it's a grocery store, like Safeway) when I was in year 11 (second last year of highschool) because they changed a roster on me and said I'd be fired if I didn't show up, I ended up skipping class and riding my bike home (about 30 min ride at full pelt) then back to school carrying my uniform in one hand (both parents were working) then had to skip another class to shower (was obviously sweaty after an hour of riding at full pelt in what would have been about 27-30C heat (80-86F).
I worked that shift and then gave my notice. I complained that they had changed the roster since my last shift and waited until 12 noon that day to tell me and they simply said that they only needed to give 3 hours notice.
I said that's fine and said I'd finish off my rostered shifts (2 weeks as they did the rosters in advance) and never worked there again. Turns out they couldn't have fired me for turning down the shift as technically they were offering me a shift and as a casual I can say no but whatever.

I "quit" a job in my home town when I moved to the capital of my state. But it was a psudo-transfer within the hotel chain.

I quit a bar tending job because our Manager quit and then about 6 weeks later offered me a job at her new restaurant. I just told the new manager that I'd been offered a job where I would be paid 4 times my current salary (going from full time under 18 rate to casual adult rate will do that).
Unluckily she had a falling out with the owner 3 months later because he micro managed and wouldn't take her advice, and she quit.
Within 5 weeks of her leaving our hours had all dropped to the point where the newest staff members were being laid off. I figured I was safe due to my awesome work ethic etc but I was wrong. I was told that there were no hours for me but that I was still employed, they would understand if I looked for more work elsewhere.
They shut down a month after they told me I had no hours.

I quit Subway when they cut my hours. I had little to no savings left and they had no hours for casuals. I lasted 3 months on my savings and then called dad.

I quit my job at GAME because I needed more time to study.

I recently told my manager at GAME (different store, different manager) that I couldn't work due to needing more time to study and she said no worries I can have hours whenever I'm on holiday.

Almost my entire resume there.

I've had a fuck tonne of jobs. (currently 2)

 

[Fappy]

Also hey, my first semi-rant post on the Escapist. How about that...

38,000 posts later. It was a nice run

Yeah, I hear these kinds of rants constantly from two friends of mine that work at Publix. I can't tell you how many times I have told them to quit. Yeah, finding another job is hard work but there are other opportunities in my area that would pay similar starting wages and not totally fuck them at every turn. They don't have the stomach to take the chance but I commend you for what you did. Sometimes risks like this are necessary to secure your livelihood.

 

[bojackx]

I've never been fired, but I do have embarrassingly low hours of work. In the two months I've worked with my employers I've had 25 hours of work. The wages are just above minimum wage and the work is nigh non-existent (I spent 1 hour of a 3 hour shift watching the news on a recliner chair).

In actual fact, I love my job. I'm a lazy shit so the low hours work out great and I don't need much money since I'm still living with my parents and going to school, so no bills. Oh yeah, my actual job is a care worker. Looking after people with autism and learning difficulties and other stuff.

My friend is adamant I have to job to seem like "a passionate and sensitive man" to pick up lots of chicks. Yes, because having a 40-year-old drool on my sleeve is really going to land me in a pile full of pussy...