Title pretty much says it all, I was excited about it initially at the interview because they were the first company I applied to to reach out to me and say they wanted me after many painful months of job searching, but the hours are exhausting, either stupid early or unsafe late. Pay is dogshit as well, they pay minimum wage and expect maximum effort and everyone is so goddamn chipper and happy to go above and beyond, it was just a very weird work environment. Not to mention I had to commute to this job because I live out of the city and after doing the maths, essentially half of my pay is just spent on transport.
I was pretty miserable just after my first two days and just chalked it up to growing pains since this was my first ‘real’ job but what really cemented it for me was after todays closing shift when my manager refused to let me leave at my scheduled time because ‘This isn’t the kind of job you can leave when you’re scheduled to, you only leave when everything’s been done’. and made me miss my train home and I almost ended up stranded in a very unsafe area of the city I work in.
She’s got me scheduled for the next three weeks as well as my two week holiday (I’m getting married, told her before she hired me) and has me all set up in their systems and has ordered me a uniform as well so I feel like the sooner the better but I’m also intensely awkward and unsure of what to say. I don’t have any loyalty to their company (actually I think it’s elitist garbage) and I don’t need this job desperately but still, I’m not sure how to quit. One thing is absolutely for sure, I need to get out.
Any tips are much appreciated!