I’m currently on the fence about quitting my job and I’m looking for opinions on what you think would be the smartest move. Some background information, I’m 22M, work in Human Resources, and have been working in HR throughout my entire college experience full time, which amounts to about 4 years of experience.
I started working at this company about 3 months ago. I left my previous position since I just obtained my bachelors degree and wanted to utilize it. I was offered this position making 8 dollars more an hour than I was. There have been red flags from the start, but here we go. I was informed in the interview process I would be a full time employee with benefits, etc. On the day I’m offered the position, I’m told it had to be a 3 month contract which will convert to full time in July. I don’t need the benefits so ultimately I said okay to this and accepted the position. I let them know I had a vacation planned about 4 weeks away and they were fine with it.
I started working there, the distance being about an hour from my house. On my signed offer letter, It states that I would work 8a-4p. was told that I had to work 8:30a-5p. No big deal, but the traffic getting to and from is horrible and giving me over an hour commute. I ask if there was any flexibility of me being able to do the 8a-4p that was outlined in my offer letter, but was told no.
I brushed that off, then we hired an intern. Everything is good for about 2 weeks, until it’s time right before my vacation. I go on vacation and when I return, Im told that they want to know if Im serious about this position and that I’ve been slacking and Im not putting in effort. The woman I work with has an attitude all the time, puts her finger in my face when asking a question, refuses to give help when asked, says she’s too busy to assist, the whole nine yards. I enjoy the money, so when Im told this, I just oblige and say that I will work harder and I apologize if I came across not wanting to be here right before I was getting ready to go on a vacation. For about 3 weeks, I worked so hard, putting in extra hours, making my work was completed and correct, and was told Im doing fine. This past week, I called out on Monday due to my acid reflux flaring up overnight. When I return the next day, I’m told that I’ve been not doing work and that I really need to consider if I want to be there.
At this point, I was fed up because Ive been working tirelessly for weeks and this was just thrown in my face again. I said I wasn’t feeling well and was out sick the rest of the week, even though I wasn’t. I found out the next day that the same woman was going through my personal file and reading through my documents and telling the intern that she thinks I’m lying about my experience. I took this time to reflect and I’m genuinely considering not returning on Monday at this point. My mental health here has been causing my acid reflux to flare up, and my anxiety has been getting worse the longer I’m there. This week at home I’ve had no medical issues and I’ve felt so relieved knowing I haven’t had to go back. I’m trying to decide if it’s really smart to just quit and leave, or try to force myself back into this situation just to provide for myself. I have enough o pay my bills for the next month, and I’m debating on just quitting and really hoping I find a new position within the next few weeks.
EDIT: I’ve been searching for new positions, but haven’t had much luck because I’m unable to attend interviews due to work. They won’t allow me to leave early, come in late, take any days off, or step out of the office without them knowing what for and how long I’ll be out. I’ve even been reprimanded for using the bathroom for more than 10 minutes. It’s a very small old house that was turned into an office so there’s not much wiggle room.