I was gonna post this on true off my chest, but I felt like this was a better place.
I've worked retail since April and I landed a great bartending job last week. I start next week and I'm giving my current job a one week notice.
My last straw was seeing I was scheduled for 6am-3pm on Halloween. Here's the reasons why this set me off:
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I don't own a vehicle
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I have to uber most days which basically eats the first hour and a half of work time so if I only work 4 hours, it was a complete waste of my time showing up.
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they did not ask me if I would be available or have rides that early (no offers either).
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I don't even get paid enough to cover $250 rent plus any other bills. Unless I somehow turn immortal and never need to eat again.
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I'm 26(f) and so tired of being treated like an inexperienced 17 year old by militant managers who tbh act like 17 year old mean girls themselves.
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They've bullied people into quitting so their friends can have that position.
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There is absolutely no way to advance in the store unless you've sold your soul to them (having a completely open schedule and complete flexibility).
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Having a ridiculous work load and being expected to do it in a third of the amount of time it actually takes, then getting talked down to because we can't meet times.
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THEY KEEP HIRING PEOPLE instead of paying the workers better and giving the hours to current employees.
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They're always somehow “over on hours” and I hope I never hear that dumb fucking statement ever again. It's a crock of shit.
The list could go on. I'm just tired. Tired of it all. I'm sure it's disrespectful to only give one week notice, but I think it's disrespectful as hell not to ask for availability and expect so much when they have the lowest base pay in the entire mall with no sign of a raise larger than 5-10 cents.
I'm so excited to finally contribute my half again to household bills and have money left over for whatever. So by next Friday, I'm finally free 🥰
Edited for formatting… I didn't realize how terrible it read