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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2014 22:14:34 GMT -5
No, not me.
My new boss was kinda a jerk. And, apparently I wasn't the only person who thought so....
Big boss showed up from Sacramento today and collected my ex-boss's cell and keys - and escorted him out.
So, no more jerk boss. LOL
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Post by Ava on Sept 26, 2014 22:29:08 GMT -5
Shasta, I'm so happy it wasn't you! Keep up the good work, girl.
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Post by billisonboard on Sept 26, 2014 22:48:53 GMT -5
I wouldn't work for an organization that does this to people.
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Post by Phoenix84 on Sept 27, 2014 2:09:16 GMT -5
Hey, that means you might be up for a promotion.
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Post by bobosensei on Sept 27, 2014 2:24:31 GMT -5
Be careful. I know you said the guy was a jerk, but being a jerk generally doesn't get you fired if you are doing your job so this would raise a red flag to me if I were in your shoes.
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Post by milee on Sept 27, 2014 7:03:44 GMT -5
Whew. Good to know it was the boss and not you. Your thread title about gave me a heart attack.
Looks like they have an opening... think about expressing interest to the big boss you just met.
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Sept 27, 2014 7:27:31 GMT -5
That was a pretty, umm, " funny " header, Shasta. I'm just happy that you're okay ! Keep on sailing ahead !
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2014 9:35:52 GMT -5
I wouldn't want his job. He spent 99% of his time either:
a. Complaining about how much of a biotch his boss is, b. Driving all over creation.
I started looking for another job, so I don't really care too much about the politics and stuff.
This company is really screwed-up and at some point I want a job where most of my customers don't start their sentences with; "can you cash this check from prison..." or "I just got "out" and need some money."
I have already had one person get into my car in the parking lot, and have had one tell me about how he slit someone's throat in prison who was a child molester.
The person I replaced was arrested, at work, for 8 felony counts of child rape, and I get to hear all about it from ALL of my customers, since it is widely publicized....
Now that I know I can get a job, and can handle working all the dang time, I am going to find something that suits me better.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 27, 2014 9:42:56 GMT -5
Shasta - please take this in the spirit of good intentions.
If I understand correctly you've been out of the workforce for over a decade. Any skills you may have once had are out of date. You did great getting this job but now you need to build up some stability on your resume.
When I get resumes that show people changing jobs after a few months or even a little over a year that sends up a big red flag and I don't even bother interviewing them. We all need to put up with shit at our jobs, and those that can't even handle it for a few years are not folks that I'm going to invest a lot of my time in training.
I can only go on my own profession, but the general rule of thumb is you should be able to stick it out for at least two years.
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Post by Formerly SK on Sept 27, 2014 10:26:23 GMT -5
Shasta - please take this in the spirit of good intentions. If I understand correctly you've been out of the workforce for over a decade. Any skills you may have once had are out of date. You did great getting this job but now you need to build up some stability on your resume. When I get resumes that show people changing jobs after a few months or even a little over a year that sends up a big red flag and I don't even bother interviewing them. We all need to put up with shit at our jobs, and those that can't even handle it for a few years are not folks that I'm going to invest a lot of my time in training. I can only go on my own profession, but the general rule of thumb is you should be able to stick it out for at least two years. My pre-SAHM resume looks horrible. I happened to have a bunch of jobs for about 12 months or so. It wasn't my fault - most losses were due to company closing/relocating issues, but it still looks pretty horrible on paper. Then of course I was a SAHM for 8 years. I looked like a complete dud on paper. I'm now starting my 2nd year with the schools. I plan to be here for at least 3 years just to build some employment permanence. I've had many complaints (mostly bullsh*t union crap and a deep philosophical difference between myself and the principal over how to operate a school) but I've had to remind myself that ALL jobs come with crap. MY job is to do my specific job well, not try to improve the system. Stay at your job. When you get home every night, write down the stories. After a couple years, compile them into a book and publish it. Make your millions and retire.
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Post by Peace77 on Sept 27, 2014 14:45:29 GMT -5
Shasta,
I understand that you want something better but try to stick it out for at least 3 months before you try for another job.
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Post by raeoflyte on Sept 27, 2014 15:23:50 GMT -5
I don't think that bailing on one job because of a bad fit is going to ruin your resume/career for years. If it becomes a pattern, that is different. If Shasta can find another job, I'd say leave this one sooner rather than later. Much easier to explain in an interview that you realized it wouldn't work out and got out right away. The 2nd job I'd agree, that you would want to commit to a longer time frame even if it isn't the best fit. I know that Shasta is a manager, but in a retail type environment, and in my area at least I don't think she'd be penalized if she switched jobs for a raise and/or title increase within 1-2 years. That seems pretty typical in that environment from what I remember at least.
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Post by Malarky on Sept 28, 2014 8:07:35 GMT -5
One thing to keep in mind, most jobs don't deal with working face to face with convicted felons.
I would have been looking for a new job even before this one began.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2014 9:43:10 GMT -5
Honestly, yesterday I was working alone again and was about ready to tell the "new" boss where he can put his store. I was hired to work 9-5:30 M-F with weekends off. In reality, most of the time I work 10-6:30, or like tomorrow 9:00-6:30 all day alone. I am working 6 days a week for the foreseeable future. This week is Social Security and Welfare payday, so I will be logging over 50 hours on my feet this week. Something to look forward to.... not. They are in the process of moving away from payday loans in CA and are moving towards a new loan that has an interest rate between - wait for it - 125% and 600%! We have to push this loan on every customer and I will now be "written up" each day I do not convert a customer to this loan product. I work in a town of 7000 people, and I am not really interested in selling them into massive debt... My store mostly does payday lending, check cashing, and Western Union. This week they made a brilliant decision to limit our cash to $300 in the store. So, I ask the obvious question - how do I cash checks or payout Western Union payments? I am now to email corporate, get their approval, print a check and tell my customer to wait outside, away from the cameras, while I go to the bank. I think the above is asking to be robbed by the customer's friend who now knows I am walking around town with thousands of dollars in cash... The person who hired me told me that every day I am to send my CSR out "marketing." We have to put 250 flyers on people's cars every day. We also have to stand on the street corner and wave a giant sign for an hour. Now that I have been trained, they are telling me that I have to do the above. I am NOT standing on the street corner in my small town waving a sign. I just am not. My current plan is to "deal with it" until they make me stand on the corner, at which time they are getting a "no" from me and can fire me if they choose... And, keep looking very actively for a job that is a better fit for me and what I believe. I will go back to freelancing before I will stand on a corner and waive a sign...
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Post by Angel! on Sept 28, 2014 10:35:39 GMT -5
If I were you I would suck it up and just do the job. It use to be you were always complaining about being broke and there being no opportunities. Now you have a job. It isn't ideal, but the pay is decent and you are getting major hours.
Suck it up and do what is expected until you find something better. In no way is this worse than being unemployed.
Here is a little secret - very few people love their job and most people have some aspect of their job they hate. You have a job and are making good money, you should be happy.
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Post by swamp on Sept 28, 2014 13:16:27 GMT -5
One thing to keep in mind, most jobs don't deal with working face to face with convicted felons. I do it. It's, um, a different world.
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Post by zibazinski on Sept 28, 2014 13:22:39 GMT -5
I have a friend who is a married to a lawyer that represents criminals. They live in a gated community with an actual guard and a big ass wall surrounding the houses as well as a big gate. No little fancy wrought iron thing.
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Post by raeoflyte on Sept 28, 2014 15:34:48 GMT -5
I do think that Shasta should get a new job before quitting this one, but I don't agree that someone has to stay in an entry level job for a year before finding something better. Its entry level for a reason. If 2nd job has same issue, then I'd be worried about a pattern.
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Post by giramomma on Sept 28, 2014 15:59:28 GMT -5
I'm sorry. You are stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Of course no one wants to do things that are beneath them. I have spent two years, now, at work doing something that was beneath me. AND I got to watch new hires (within the year) in the exact same position get more meaningful work than myself. I've been at my job for a decade now.
Sometimes you do what you need to do.
At the same time, I could not work a job that puts my personal safety in jeopardy and takes advantage of others.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Sept 28, 2014 16:00:50 GMT -5
I do think that Shasta should get a new job before quitting this one, but I don't agree that someone has to stay in an entry level job for a year before finding something better. Its entry level for a reason. If 2nd job has same issue, then I'd be worried about a pattern. I think most hiring managers would understand why she'd want out of her particular line of retail asap.
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Post by Phoenix84 on Sept 28, 2014 16:37:43 GMT -5
Shasta, you can look, but in general, you want to keep a job for a least a year before getting another one.
Some jobs are worse than others, but every job is going to have BS. It just comes with the territory of being employed.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2014 16:52:39 GMT -5
There are two different issues here, IMO.
One is not wanting to push an extremely abusive loan and wave a sign on the street corner and work 6 days a week when Shasta was hired for 5. That, I agree, maybe she needs to live with, maybe for 6 months? But not a year or two, IMO.
The other issue is the fact that SOMEBODY WAS IN HER CAR (Shasta, can you explain?!), that she has to go to the bank to get more than 300 dollars out from an ATM if a client needs it, in which case I'd have EXACTLY the same thoughts as Shasta, ie, I am a sitting / walking duck for the guy's friend who knows I've gone to the bank to get XX out. Unless the ATM is LITERALLY next door or DIRECTLY across the street, and then only maybe.
Shasta, you talked about a Starbucks moving in. Have you pursued that?
The problem with quitting a job after only a few weeks or months is what you say to your future / potential employers when they ask you why you left. IMO if you say I was not comfortable with pushing loans at 600% interest, and I was literally scared for my life because I'm not used to dealing with convicted felons, and I was scared to close the store and get money out because people knew why I was closing the store and going to the bank, I think you have a DAMN good excuse (three of them, in fact).
This said, I would try my hardest to find another job before I quit this one. But I'd definitely start applying to other jobs, yesterday.
ETA: If you leave before a certain time, do you owe them for the training? You need to check that out. Given that they have "invested" in you, I wouldn't be surprised if you have to stay for a certain amount of time, or "owe" them for your training.
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Post by Angel! on Sept 28, 2014 18:21:07 GMT -5
The problem with quitting a job after only a few weeks or months is what you say to your future / potential employers when they ask you why you left. IMO if you say I was not comfortable with pushing loans at 600% interest, and I was literally scared for my life because I'm not used to dealing with convicted felons, and I was scared to close the store and get money out because people knew why I was closing the store and going to the bank, I think you have a DAMN good excuse (three of them, in fact). Imo, it doesn't matter how good the excuses are, she shouldn't quit. If she quits without another job lined up, she is basically back where she started. She is probably better off leaving the one month job off the resume at that point than trying to explain. A one month long job in no way helps her experience and brings up more questions than anything. The problem is that it doesn't matter how good you are or smart you are, if you have been out of the job market for close to a decade that is all employers will see. You have to get your foot back in the door and that is going to mean taking a crappy job and going from there. At better jobs there is going to be a lot of competition. IIRC, it took a very long to find this job. It will be easier to find the next one as long as you stick with this one until you do.
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Post by Ombud on Sept 28, 2014 18:30:42 GMT -5
@workingshasta, I must have you confused with another person that had shasta in their name. That person needed to do a lot of work on their home, had been out of work for a significant length time, didn't have small children at home so no time constraints, lived in an area with high unemployment, needed work, and minimal at best emergency fund. Wonder what happened to her?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2014 18:30:43 GMT -5
Yes, Angel, obviously it's better for Shasta to stick it out. But IIFC, it didn't take Shasta very long to find a job once she decided to stop working from home and apply for other jobs.
Only Shasta can know what she can and cannot do. I know that I wouldn't last long if I felt I was in serious physical danger every day I went to work. I'm SORT OF in that situation right now, where I work is a prime location for the terrorist attack that is expected in Paris, and it's NOT easy, not for the teachers, not for the staff, and certainly not for the students.
And frankly, I'm not sure how long many other posters here would last if they felt their life might be on the line either, not because of something vague like an upcoming (likely / potential) terrorist attack, but because of a direct hit on YOU, because it's YOUR car in the parking lot, or because YOU authorize the loan (or not), or because YOU went to the bank to get that money. I'm having a LOT of trouble functioning in my situation, I can't even begin to imagine what it's like for Shasta, ie having ME PERSONALLY targeted!!!
All you people encouraging her to stick it out (as I am, but for several months, certainly not years), what would YOU do if you found a person (felon?!) in your car when YOU left YOUR job?! I'm still waiting for more info on that from Shasta but I thought that was SERIOUSLY scary!
I'm sorry Angel (and anybody else) but I really need to go to bed now.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2014 18:31:21 GMT -5
Ombud it's the same OP.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2014 18:50:49 GMT -5
shasta find another job asap. Those working conditions are foolish and beyond anything I have ever put up with at a job. And I was a waitress in a strip bar for 5 years. (fully clothed from the neck to the knees people)
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Post by Lizard Queen on Sept 28, 2014 19:47:16 GMT -5
Sign waving, yeah, if you have to. But I'd still look for something else right away due to the danger of it. Just thinking--having a bunch of money on premises would be really dangerous, too. At least banks have security up the wazoo. What does this place have for security?
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Post by Cookies Galore on Sept 28, 2014 20:08:50 GMT -5
There are two different issues here, IMO. One is not wanting to push an extremely abusive loan and wave a sign on the street corner and work 6 days a week when Shasta was hired for 5. That, I agree, maybe she needs to live with, maybe for 6 months? But not a year or two, IMO. The other issue is the fact that SOMEBODY WAS IN HER CAR (Shasta, can you explain?!), that she has to go to the bank to get more than 300 dollars out from an ATM if a client needs it, in which case I'd have EXACTLY the same thoughts as Shasta, ie, I am a sitting / walking duck for the guy's friend who knows I've gone to the bank to get XX out. Unless the ATM is LITERALLY next door or DIRECTLY across the street, and then only maybe. Shasta, you talked about a Starbucks moving in. Have you pursued that? The problem with quitting a job after only a few weeks or months is what you say to your future / potential employers when they ask you why you left. IMO if you say I was not comfortable with pushing loans at 600% interest, and I was literally scared for my life because I'm not used to dealing with convicted felons, and I was scared to close the store and get money out because people knew why I was closing the store and going to the bank, I think you have a DAMN good excuse (three of them, in fact). This said, I would try my hardest to find another job before I quit this one. But I'd definitely start applying to other jobs, yesterday. ETA: If you leave before a certain time, do you owe them for the training? You need to check that out. Given that they have "invested" in you, I wouldn't be surprised if you have to stay for a certain amount of time, or "owe" them for your training. The above just needed some emphasis. That's enough for me to look for a new job asap.
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Post by Phoenix84 on Sept 28, 2014 20:19:12 GMT -5
Standing on the street and holding a sign wouldn't be that bad. What makes you so uneasy about it?
As Dark said, just chill out and listen to music or something. I like to listen to audiobooks during momentous tasks.
Look, I know it's tough. But since you have such a large gap in unemployment, I think you should stick it out for a while. If you're going to get a new job, at least get one before you quit.
Everyone has to pay their dues.
I can understand your concern about walking around with a bunch of money while a convict knows where you are. Perhaps you can do something to help alleviate the concern, like going to a random ATM each time, and carrying a taser or pepper spray.
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