Hey all,
Throwing this out here because I think it’s got a wide audience with some good opinions. I (22 F) recently took on a new job about six weeks ago. It’s alright, but there aren’t as many hours as I thought there’d be and I don’t really feel accepted by the team despite my best efforts (I’ll try to contribute to conversations and they just talk over me and exclude me, since it’s a small town and they’ve all known each other for years.)
I was recently offered another position with cheaper rent and a much higher pay with guaranteed hours (salary versus hourly wages). I currently live in staff accommodation with my boss and fellow coworkers, so it’s a really awkward vibe, especially considering I want to leave.
The town as a whole also sucks ass and are very judgemental and have closed ranks (as in don’t accept newcomers). The other job offer is with a good contact of mine in my more desired field, with cheaper rent and a much nicer town.
The catch is, my current job is expecting me to stay longer. They’re not getting any new staff until late November and my next job starts on November 1st. I actually was meant to start with all the other new staff here, too, but got an email out of the blue from my boss asking if could start two months earlier because the guy in my current role left to travel. He only gave me a weekend to decide and basically said that there might not be a role for me around November if I say no now, so I panicked and took the earlier employment.
On top of that, his dad is also technically the main boss and I can’t STAND him, he’s so arrogant. He was asking me about my plans a few weeks back, asking if I was gonna stay, and I was like idk, there’s a few months of travel I missed out on that I’ll have to try and figure out (I was travelling before taking the job). And he was really stern and said with a pointed finger almost, “Well, you HAVE to stay at least until the end of February.”
I don’t, it’s not in my contract, he’s just referring to the end of the busy season.
I don’t know, guys… On one hand, I feel bad because I know they’ll be super short and for the most part everyone is cordial enough, on the other I really just want to get out of this town and move on to bigger and better things.
Thoughts?