I quit my job

[Shenrien]

sorry to hear you had a bad day, hope you find a new job soon ^^

[Kylewhataru]

You don't quit a job when you're making 70k. Idiot.

[Elites]

The job market for retail is pretty horrible however, if all else fails...stay focused at school since I remember you mentioning that. Since everyone knows how bad we are in today's economy, too many people make the mistake of choosing a major that isn't in enough DEMAND.

You may like it, and yes they all tell you to do whatever it is you like but you have to think real sometimes and wonder if there's actually enough job opportunities for it after your graduate. Even fresh law student grads from ivy league schools aren't finding jobs these days, only field that's still running smoothly is in healthcare.

Good luck, and dropping 70k a year job was pretty foolish, if that was just something temporary to hold you back from doing bigger and better things in which case I would have loved to be making 70k a year from a job I had while i was still in school.

[Nystul]

70k, as a manager for Sam's Club? I find that hard to believe unless you're like...adding in your benefits, bonus, etc, before taxes and all that. W-2 can't be much more than 50.

[Maaglin]

So...you got pissed because your boss delegates shit for you to do? You missed a little cake and ice cream? lol. this has to be the most retarded thing ive read in awhile, but honetsly, i dont' belive half of it.

[Null]

I sure wish I could walk away from a 70k/yr job and come brag about it on the internet.

You know, I find post like this quite funny. Its almost like you didn't read the full post or not get the point at all? Where did I brag? I was bitching at people for no reason earlier on in the day and I had to vent because I was fucking sick and pissed. Then I continue to call my move stupid but I'm bragging. Yeah, lying on the internet to a bunch of people I don't know is how I best get my rocks off.

This. 1,000x this. Seems like you should spend less time online and more time trying to fix things on your own. Good thing your mom is there to possibly save your ass.

Yup, those two hours to myself a day is really fucking up my life. My mom isn't fixing a thing. I can't get a good position at Pfizer because I don't have the experience in that field. For the time I'd be better off going down the road and getting a management position at fast food until I can move onto something better.

Anyway, thanks for those that messaged me or gave support. Helped me cool down yesterday.

[Chicomagiko]

Excellent reading comprehension there buddy. You'll get a top job for it. Never in my post did I allude that your spending time online was the cause of your situation.

[Sanoske]

Just saying this, because I've been in retail since I was 16:

It's not going to be any better anywhere else, it certainly could be worse, but at every store in retail I've ever worked at, there will always be managers like the one you described. Don't expect to never see them again.

Also, if you're looking for a retail job, and you have management experience, you'll find a job pretty quick no matter the economy.

It's even better if said manager is gay. Adds a whole new level of spice.


And I can't say I feel bad for the OP. If I had a 70k/yr job I'd hold on to that shit good and tight, as that's more than I expect to make for a good while. Why let an obnoxious manager get to you that much? Not worth dropping a damn good payrate in this economy.

Although your story makes you sound slightly like Milton from Office Space.

[Seraph]

And I said no salt, NO salt on the margarita, but it had salt on it, big grains of salt, floating in the glass...

[Genosync]

Leaving a job that pays more than a livable salary in this economy?

And bitching and venting about it on a forum?

Sounds like you have more than just pain problems that need medication...

[Maxxthepenguin]

EDIT: Mistaken post

[Izzy]

And I said no salt, NO salt on the margarita, but it had salt on it, big grains of salt, floating in the glass...

haahhaahhaahahahha

I really hope more people get this.

[Tyche]

Burn it down.

[kuronosan]

So my job gives no PTO to me, says I don't get holiday pay because I don't work more than 32 hours, and overall is horribly managed.

Thinking of just quitting today and going back to selling appliances. At least I was allowed to talk to people and get holiday pay.

[Dimmauk]

So I've realized that I've been a dick all day around the forum and figure I might as well give a reason and vent at the same time.
Just a heads up, there is no epic ending to this. I didn't punch anybody out or cuss out my boss. I just simply quit.


So I went into work today tired as fuck and sick, so the day already started out rather shity. As soon as I entered the building an employee came up to me, complaining that their tools had come up missing. So I made my way back to the office and mentioned it to my boss, whom aptly replied as if it were all my fault, despite having just come back from vacation. This pissed me off quite a bit because for the past few weeks he has turned my every word around, but I let it slid.

He proceeded to ask me to hand out checks, because he had to go serve food for the party. I wasn't sure what the party was for but I didn't inquire further. I shall get back to that later though. I went into personnel and started handing out checks. This again pissed me off because I have been working in this business for three and a half years now. And as I was handing out checks I noticed people getting paid more then me that I hired in and trained last month. Meanwhile, my check isn't enough to pay for my medication that I have to pick up tomorrow.

After I handed out most the checks I got some time to get up and I went into the break room to get some food from the party...only issue was, all the fucking food was ate. I went and asked my boss if he saved me any and he told me that I should've come in sooner. At this point I was about to blow because he was the fucking reason I hadn't been in sooner.

And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Bill that if they move my desk one more time, then, then I'm, I'm quitting, I'm going to quit. And, and I told Don too, because they've moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were married, but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it's not okay because if they take my stapler then I'll set the building on fire...

Anyway, I asked him what the party was for and he told me it was because he got a bonus today. Apparently every three months he gets a bonus, something like 10% of the stores earnings. Which isn't fucking fare because I'm the one that does most the work because he is always off traveling around the states for meetings. I then ask him how much he received and he told me that for the last three months he got a bonus of $76,000. I do most of the fucking work and he gets paid more in one day then I do in one year.

So I fucking stormed the place. It pisses me off because I've been at that job for so long and I don't see myself getting a better job any time soon...especially with this shitty economy. But I let a bad day and a bad attitude get the best of me. Now I've gotta go job searching. >_>

Added more for accuracy.

[volcanicweather]

You took the worst way of getting out. You should have either talked to someone above your boss about his performance, stating its causing you to consider leaving the company, or just totally start sucking at your job and let them lay you off so you get a severance package.

Quitting in a rage is always the worst way to go. You not only lose your job and get nothing, but you lose the recommendations and references you need to land another one.

[Azkarin2]

I wish you luck because you're going to need it. I can't add anything more thats already been said (no references, shittiest economy in decades, no unemployment to name a few). I think the best suggestion was to go back pretending it was an April Fool's joke. I know crappy jobs suck and you shouldn't have to put up with it but times are different. There are people with MBA's applying to be secretaries because there are NO jobs anywhere. For someone in debt and need of constant medication, it's going to be difficult to get by with little or no salary. I highly doubt you'll find anything paying half of what you were getting.

[Seraph]

Peter Gibbons: What would you do if you had seventy thousand dollars?
Lawrence: I'll tell you what I'd do, man: two chicks at the same time, man.
Peter Gibbons: That's it? If you had seventy thousand dollars, you'd do two chicks at the same time?
Lawrence: Damn straight. I always wanted to do that, man. And I think I could hook that up, too; 'cause chicks dig dudes with money.
Peter Gibbons: Well, not all chicks.
Lawrence: Well, the type of chicks that'd double up on a dude like me do.
Peter Gibbons: Good point.
Lawrence: Well, what about you now? what would you do?
Peter Gibbons: Besides two chicks at the same time?
Lawrence: Well, yeah.
Peter Gibbons: Nothing.
Lawrence: Nothing, huh?
Peter Gibbons: I would relax... I would sit on my ass all day... I would do nothing.
Lawrence: Well, you don't need seventy thousand dollars to do nothing, man. Take a look at my cousin: he's broke, don't do shit.

[Diamicles]

Not to mention, MBAs are dime-a-dozen now days anyway.

[Azkarin2]

My point is still valid. People who paid $100k+ to further their education are desperately looking for any paying job. Extremely dumb/shortsighted move to quit a job that pays $74k.