Today at work, I had it. I got so pissed off and fed up with all the bull  that I made up my mind that I was gonna quit and put in my notice. So before I left I told my boss that I was done on the 31st, can't stand it there anymore.

Basically I have wanted to quit there for years because of the bs and because I am ashamed and embarrassed that I still work there. She called me into the office before I left and tried to talk me out of it saying that I am just pissed and not thinking clearly but I said I don't think I am gonna change my mind. I did leave tho with some doubts about it and all.

Basically, I feel like everything there is broken, from the owner on down. The owner is a lazy <not allowed> who barely works, guess that is part of the owner's privilege tho, but he doesn't do anything really. His shift, when he works, gets away with leaving a mess everyday. The other managers are all lazy  too. The midnight and other afternoon manager don't have their crew and it gets passed on to my shift in the am basically everyday. It is just maddening!

The person I work with the most, my boss, gets stuck with everything and passes a ton of it on to me. I feel like I do more  than anyone else there and get paid  compared with to my other co workers even tho I have been there forever. It pisses me off when I see the boss and the girls standing around gossiping and talking and I am running around working. When I talk to someone, like a customer, I get bitched at yet they do it all day it seems. I usually will then get stuck doing some stupid cleaning because apparently, nobody else in the place can be bothered to do it. The worst part about that is that it is not even in my area or a mess that I in no way contributed to making. I guess I believe that if you make a mess and are an adult, you clean up after yourself, but nooo, that is not how it works here, they are all babies, too busy and lazy to clean up after themselves so they leave it until I get stuck having to do it.

I guess where the doubts come in is because I have basically only ever worked there my whole life, I had a year or so off doing something else but it was for my sister in laws uncle so I didn't have to look or interview or anything ever. My current job I basically had handed to me both times I worked there too. I don't have a resume, don't even have a clue how to do one right now. On top of that, I have lets just say, appearance issues, that may make finding a job impossible atm; I will be ok for a bit with the money I have saved but not forever lol.

But, I hate that place. I can't stand being there, working there. I am, as I said earlier, embarrassed and ashamed to say that I work there still. Working there makes me depressed because of that and angry because of all the ->-bleeped-<- I have to take and deal with. So, what to do?

Hugs

On the down side if you can possibly hold out until you find another job. In today's job market leaving one job without having another one lined up is risky. Also having a job is easier to jump to another job then being unemployed. You are frustrated and I am not saying just suck it up and stay there but try to hold out until you have another job, it will make things easier for you in the end.

Well, if you have some experience, you can use it to move on to another job in the future.  Forming a resume isn't too hard and there are plenty of sites out there that have helpful information.  And even if you think your appearance will hinder your employment ability, you'd be surprised.  I'm sure your not as unpresentable as you are thinking (you have a job already afterall).  No sense in staying somewhere that you aren't happy, just try to get out of it in a smart way that will allow you to invest in your future.   

And believe me, I get how you feel.  I really do.

I have to agree and say your best move is to try and stick it out until you can find somewhere else to go. And with the experience you have and the fact that your obviously a hard worker you should be able to find a new one pretty easily. P

Ya, maybe I will "negotiate" a bit with them before I just run off to hope and pray I can find another job really quick. School starts up again for me in a few weeks so I will take a day off for that and I think I will ask for another weekday off so I can have time and energy to take care of things and be able to try to find a job that I actually want instead of having to accept just any old, dead end, crummy job out of need. Maybe 3 days a week will help some with hating that place, make it more bearable instead of my current 5.

It is hard to just quit, it does sort of feel like family in some ways, I have been there for a long time and some others have been there as long or even longer so would be sad not to see them.

I can't tell if I just wanna quit cuz I am actually finally standing up for myself and trying to better myself or if I am sort of running away from things, which I tend to do a lot, and blaming everything on the fact that I work there and hate that fact.

I know they don't want me to quit and they could easily find many reasons to fire me if they wanted, so, we'll see. I guess I will try to talk to them later this week, see what they say.

Remember use this as a stepping stone to your next job. You have issues with working there, try not to wait until you blow up next time to move on.
Also when work does start to get you down just remember it's only temporary. But all in all I think you made the better choice on deciding to try to go back.

Quote from: White Rabbit on August 20, 2014, 01:31:03 PM
Remember use this as a stepping stone to your next job. You have issues with working there, try not to wait until you blow up next time to move on.
Also when work does start to get you down just remember it's only temporary. But all in all I think you made the better choice on deciding to try to go back.

I agree with White Rabbit. I know for certain that HR people and prospective employers are far more interested in hiring someone who is currently working, and are less inclined to hire someone that got pissed off and quit their last job. All that speaks volumes to them about you as a person and your work ethic. A smart strategy would be to stick it out there while you develop a resume' and a list of prospective employers, don't shoot yourself in the foot by blowing up and burning that bridge because it will be your only reference and you'll want to keep it clean. Talk to the boss again and politely back peddle on what you had said the other day and if you can politely air your grievances and ask for a few days off to get your attitude adjusted. I've burnt bridges in the past with my own explosive attitude for the same reasons you cite and in the long run it never bode well for me. Take my advice and don't reinvent the same wheel I did, it isn't worth it. Another thing to keep in mind if you think the company will collapse without you, just stick your foot in a bucket of water and pull it out and see how fast the hole fills up. Good luck, I'm wishing you the very best!