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Question DakkaDakka
So after much consideration I'm thinking of quiting my job for the following reasons
My Boss isn't paying me fairly(pays me less than what I'm supposed to get)
I have to attend unpaid training every Monday, and team bonding every thursday from 8-10/11
My boss encouraged unethical business practices to me
example:for a buy 5 tools get one free, he wanted me to hide the cheap ones so they customer would only buy the expensive ones and if the customer asked about the cheap ones tell them they're aren't part of the deal, when it says but ANY 5 tools get one free
also he is a micromanager,(call him after every sale and listen to what I did wrong)
and finally he is an donkey-cave
example: I told him I needed to go down to Kentucky for a close family member's funereal, and as I left he told me to "have lots of fun and a good time in Tennessee"
sorry for ranting dakka, would you quit in this situation

I would line up another job first.

He sounds like a real pro, stay and learn all of his amazing skills. One day, you'll be as good as him.

I joke of course, I hate micro management. I'm lucky cuz I just do my job with no hassle from management. And that's how it should be, if your doing your job correctly and well then piss off and leave me alone.

He seems to be only concerned about maximising profit so essentially he's probably a pretty awesome sales man with no people skills what so ever by the sounds of things.

At the end of the day, your not happy, not happy enough to write about it here. That tells me one thing. Go and find a job where your going to be happy to work. It might take you a few jobs to find it but when you do you'll be glad you moved on. Good advise from above, find something else first even if its just temporary.

I have another job interview in an hour so, hopefully I'll get it and be able to quit

Always try to find another job before leaving the one you are currently in. Being employed makes you much more employable.

Also when you get to an interview, do not run down your current boss/company. The person interviewing you will probably not know them so will be inclined to think "if he speaks about his current employer like this what will he say about me?" You are best off just saying that you are looking for a new challenge.

Once you have a new job, report your current boss to his superiors. By trying to rip off customers he may think he is doing the business a favour, but believe me in the long term he is doing serious damage.

As frustrating as it may be, don't do anything rash in the name of "getting your own back", I have heard of all sorts of employee revenge plots which have backfired, badly. The best thing you can do is turn your back on the place knowing that you are moving on to better things.

Edited to say, good luck with you are interview!!!

Goodluck, and I admire your patience, I'd have told him to shove it the second he started acting like that.

Huffy wrote:Question DakkaDakka
So after much consideration I'm thinking of quiting my job for the following reasons
My Boss isn't paying me fairly(pays me less than what I'm supposed to get)
I have to attend unpaid training every Monday, and team bonding every thursday from 8-10/11
My boss encouraged unethical business practices to me
example:for a buy 5 tools get one free, he wanted me to hide the cheap ones so they customer would only buy the expensive ones and if the customer asked about the cheap ones tell them they're aren't part of the deal, when it says but ANY 5 tools get one free
also he is a micromanager,(call him after every sale and listen to what I did wrong)
and finally he is an donkey-cave
example: I told him I needed to go down to Kentucky for a close family member's funereal, and as I left he told me to "have lots of fun and a good time in Tennessee"
sorry for ranting dakka, would you quit in this situation

Go ahead. You will not be missed.

Again, get another job lined up before quitting your current one. In fact, try to get more than one! Choice is always a good thing Once you get something sorted, speak to your bosses superior and give them your reasons for leaving the job. Don't be vindictive, just be honest; you'll feel better for having said something and can make a clean break.

I quit a job a few years ago due to my boss being a complete arse and thought it'd be easy to find something else. Cue me spending a month on the dole before finding anything else :( Was quite easily the worst time of my life.

Best of luck with the interview

Frazzled wrote:

Huffy wrote:Question DakkaDakka
So after much consideration I'm thinking of quiting my job for the following reasons
My Boss isn't paying me fairly(pays me less than what I'm supposed to get)
I have to attend unpaid training every Monday, and team bonding every thursday from 8-10/11
My boss encouraged unethical business practices to me
example:for a buy 5 tools get one free, he wanted me to hide the cheap ones so they customer would only buy the expensive ones and if the customer asked about the cheap ones tell them they're aren't part of the deal, when it says but ANY 5 tools get one free
also he is a micromanager,(call him after every sale and listen to what I did wrong)
and finally he is an donkey-cave
example: I told him I needed to go down to Kentucky for a close family member's funereal, and as I left he told me to "have lots of fun and a good time in Tennessee"
sorry for ranting dakka, would you quit in this situation

Go ahead. You will not be missed.

Did Frazzled just imply he is the said boss?

WarOne wrote:Did Frazzled just imply he is the said boss?

I chose to take it that was the joke, otherwise he is being very mean, and that is bad

Best of luck in your interview, Huffy.

WarOne wrote:

Frazzled wrote:

Huffy wrote:Question DakkaDakka
So after much consideration I'm thinking of quiting my job for the following reasons
My Boss isn't paying me fairly(pays me less than what I'm supposed to get)
I have to attend unpaid training every Monday, and team bonding every thursday from 8-10/11
My boss encouraged unethical business practices to me
example:for a buy 5 tools get one free, he wanted me to hide the cheap ones so they customer would only buy the expensive ones and if the customer asked about the cheap ones tell them they're aren't part of the deal, when it says but ANY 5 tools get one free
also he is a micromanager,(call him after every sale and listen to what I did wrong)
and finally he is an donkey-cave
example: I told him I needed to go down to Kentucky for a close family member's funereal, and as I left he told me to "have lots of fun and a good time in Tennessee"
sorry for ranting dakka, would you quit in this situation

Go ahead. You will not be missed.

I'm actually a preferred boss by the associates, and it only takes a few strokes with the lash for them to remember it!

Did Frazzled just imply he is the said boss?

J.Black wrote:Again, get another job lined up before quitting your current one. In fact, try to get more than one! Choice is always a good thing Once you get something sorted, speak to your bosses superior and give them your reasons for leaving the job. Don't be vindictive, just be honest; you'll feel better for having said something and can make a clean break.

I quit a job a few years ago due to my boss being a complete arse and thought it'd be easy to find something else. Cue me spending a month on the dole before finding anything else :( Was quite easily the worst time of my life.

Best of luck with the interview

I'm currently sitting on my arse for 5 months, I had few jobs that lasted like a few days or a week top here and there, but no real job yet.... Bloody economy.

Well, that sux :(

I guess I'm lucky in that i have a lot of kitchen experience; the turnover in that trade is stupidly high. Still, hope to get out of the current one in a year or so after i finish this bloody degree course

Yea, and the people who are supposed to help the unemployed have made me run in circles for the last 5 months to the point of not bothering at all anymore.

Don't worry, the "Obama plan to get everyone working again by forcing people to pay healthcare, creating more green jobs that require massive start-up to accomplish and the slashing of budgets related to America's greatests strengths" should be rolling into Europe by 2012 when he gets re-elected President of the World.

+1 to the hating not being employed.

Not having a job is one of the worst feelings in the world. Annoyingly, this is contrary to what i felt after working at my first job for a month or so :(

As previously posted don't bash your previous employers. I think that is one of a couple of reasons I did not get a second interview a few months ago.

Have another job lined up before you quit.

WarOne wrote:Don't worry, the "Obama plan to get everyone working again by forcing people to pay healthcare, creating more green jobs that require massive start-up to accomplish and the slashing of budgets related to America's greatests strengths" should be rolling into Europe by 2012 when he gets re-elected President of the World.

You took the words right out of my brain warone.

@Huffy:
Take it from someone who has been unemployed for almost a year and has been forced to move back in with mommy and daddy. Finding a job right now can be quite a challenge. I've since given up the job search to concentrate on school. Make damn sure you got another gig lined up first!!!! Otherwise you'll probably be in line behind me at the plasma center.

Big + 1 for finding another job before telling your current boss to take a flying feth at a rolling doughnut.
Your boss does,IMO sound like a fethwad,but sadly what he's doing is "business as usual" in many cases.
Unfortunatly, in the current economic climate, many of the "top dogs" are showing their true colors,both in shoddy customer service & in the manner in wich employes are treated.

I've quit more than one job 'on the spot' - it's very satisfying to just say 'well, feth YOU!' and then walk out. I wouldn't recommend it in your situation, however. That said, in my experience it's never as hard to find a new job as you might think.

A job, no.

A good job. Definitely.

I have to interview prospective employees. Don't talk bad about your past employers during the interview... If anything talk good about them and describe everything you've learned. But as soon as you get your new/better job, go back and tell that boss where to stick his expensive tools.

Jobs are overrated.

Geemoney wrote:Jobs are overrated.

You:

A) Inherited money and have no need for a job

B) Are homeless

C) Are a criminal

D) Live with your parents

E) Are trying to be cutesy cuz you are an overzealous Deadpool fanboy (no offense... afterall, you have other choices )

I wouldn't say I rate my job. Its a job. If it were fun, it would be called a hobby or a sport. Unless you enjoy your job it is simply a means to an end.

barlio wrote:As previously posted don't bash your previous employers. I think that is one of a couple of reasons I did not get a second interview a few months ago.

Have another job lined up before you quit.

The best response when someone asks you who your worst manager was is something to the effect of: "each manager I've had has taught me many different things and given me multiple perspectives on a variety of situations"

ouch you really hurt my feelings.

A) Inherited money and have no need for a job -> I wish

B) Are homeless -> its too cold in MT to be homeless

C) Are a criminal-> no comment

D) Live with your parents-> I used to

E) Are trying to be cutesy cuz you are an overzealous Deadpool fanboy (no offense... afterall, you have other choices ) -> most likely the case, but I don't see what Deadpool has to do with it, that was just a low blow

But honestly if I had a choice I just wouldn't work...ever.

Huffy wrote:Question DakkaDakka
So after much consideration I'm thinking of quiting my job for the following reasons
My Boss isn't paying me fairly(pays me less than what I'm supposed to get)
I have to attend unpaid training every Monday, and team bonding every thursday from 8-10/11
My boss encouraged unethical business practices to me
example:for a buy 5 tools get one free, he wanted me to hide the cheap ones so they customer would only buy the expensive ones and if the customer asked about the cheap ones tell them they're aren't part of the deal, when it says but ANY 5 tools get one free
also he is a micromanager,(call him after every sale and listen to what I did wrong)
and finally he is an donkey-cave
example: I told him I needed to go down to Kentucky for a close family member's funereal, and as I left he told me to "have lots of fun and a good time in Tennessee"
sorry for ranting dakka, would you quit in this situation

Sales jobs suck. Not as bad as retail, but not far from it. The hours tend to be flexible though, so you can keep heading out for interviews and no-one will ever know, but other than that sales jobs always suck.

By all means look elsewhere, but make sure you've got something else lined up first, and accept that if you're going in to another sales job it'll probably suck as well.

My friend made 220 dollars one night waiting. And that was her average haul. I need to start waiting.

@Huffy - How possible is it for you to go (back) to University/College? At least then if you have a gak job (like the one I have...) you'll feel like you're working towards something. It's astounding how much gak that helps you put up with.

CitizenPrime wrote:

Geemoney wrote:Jobs are overrated.

You:

A) Inherited money and have no need for a job

B) Are homeless

C) Are a criminal

D) Live with your parents

E) Are trying to be cutesy cuz you are an overzealous Deadpool fanboy (no offense... afterall, you have other choices )

I wouldn't say I rate my job. Its a job. If it were fun, it would be called a hobby or a sport. Unless you enjoy your job it is simply a means to an end.

1. Citizen wins the thread
2. See #1. Mamma taught me never to argue with someone with a chainsaw strapped to a gun.