My Aunt (56) said I (31F) should share this story with someone so meh, I'll share it here. Seems appropriate.
For context, I work in service (CSR/AM type stuff) and have for 8+ years.
This job was close to home and hybrid which was a plus for me because my old job was fully onsite and that did a number on my anxiety. I can only take so much office banter before I shut down and literally want to stab my eyes out. So, yay, hybrid! /s
After no training despite being promised (was supposed to be 6 weeks, was dumped on the floor after 3 weeks with no knowledge of what I was supposed to be doing), I was tired of getting baked every day just to force myself to show up. I pull my managers into a meeting and bring up the fact that it's been about 2 months and the lack of training is absolutely unacceptable.
They flounder about it and try to come up with solutions but tell me they thought I was better suited for a 'sink or swim position'. Big, huge, gaping mistake. Training is the #1 thing I ask about and I was promised it was long, intensive, and involved. It was one of the things I was looking forward to after my previous job had me basically figure out everything on my own. My previous job was at LEAST transparent about the training being not up to snuff though so I didn't mind. They paid me enough not to and I got those accounts sorted pretty quickly. If this job had done the same, I 1,000% wouldn't have taken it. So of course, they lie to get warm bodies in seats and wonder why the position has such a high turnover.
I put in my notice (of course) and only agreed to work it because I wanted my PTO payout (it's mandatory in my state but I wanted that and some extra cash so I wouldn't have to job search right away).
I originally gave them a few months because it was a knee-jerk reaction on my part and I felt a little bad. In hindsight, I shouldn't have. Being lied to in the interview, low-balled for the offer, and then being told this was a sink-or-swim position after dealing with some really shitty clients was an amazing way to send a peel of white-hot anger into my gut, ya know?
They were short staffed so they appreciated me giving long notice but told me they had to check with HR (they were both new, and our employee handbook was 6 years out of date). The next day my bosses tell me HR's decision was giving me until the end of the month. Cool. I still have more than enough money to have a great vacay before my next sweatshop. I shrug and give my notice for the end of March.
I had a little mental health episode the week after (unrelated to work) so my managers let me work from home that entire week and a few days the following week (we're 2 out and 3 in). I'm then told on Wednesday that employees who have given notice should be in the office fully in the last two weeks (not in the outdated handbook). Whatever, I'll do it the last week and 2 days in the office. It's only 10 minutes away.
Come back to work on Thursday and lo and behold they 'initiate the separation early.' I ask the HR woman and she tells me, 'No, we're not firing you, we just have nothing else for you to do.' Bullshit. Unless the mountain of work I've been dicking around with for two months because no one knows how to do anything has just evaporated, I think you guys are firing me because I quit. I say nothing, they bring me my shit and I walk out.
I just filed for unemployment. I know I probably won't get it but eh, it's worth a shot. Like I said, I have a good chunk of money to allow me to chill for a while.
So, I tell my Aunt about this and normally she always tells me to try to compromise because I job-hop a lot. I sit her down and explain to her that this job is just the tip of the iceberg. Literally. At least at this job I didn't get groped or called a b*tch or get some type of racial slur thrown my way by a coworker. She was legit horrified so I think she finally gets it. Win in my book! I know I'm probably waaaaay too nice but after this one, I just had to sigh. I am so burnt out.