Antiwork

I am in the process of trying to get hired for a job that could pay $15-17/hr. I am currently working somewhere else for just $12. I already have an interview set up with the new place, but what should I say for why I am switching jobs? Is it 'appropriate' to be honest and say for better pay? Also should I drop current job cold turkey if I get hired or do the whole 2 week thing? Figured y'all would have a good perspective for this

I got fired Sept 2020, out of the blue on a Monday at 4:30pm. Told I was great, my work was great, everything I did was awesome and they were letting me go. I worked so hard and made over $1M in personal sales in 14 months and over $1.5M with a shorthanded team during the pandemic and a poorly-planned and chaotic roll-out kickstarter/igg style campaign that skyrocketed the startup. I had been trying to help my supervisor by whistleblowing when I found out that the entire dept was actively looking for new jobs and they were all new hires. We couldn't keep staff for more than a year and now they were going at 3 and 6mos. My supervisors were burnt out training and hiring. They were too scared to say anything to anyone because of the conditions there. They thanked me for speaking up for them that day…

And this reddit has me dreading entering the civilian job market. SO MANY horror stories here.I have some skills that employers may find useful, LSS Master Blackbelt, BA in Organizational Leadership, AA is Business Management, and a 2 year ADN Registered Nurse. But I am literally dreading retiring and trying to start over. I'll be 45 and no one wants to start some old white guy when they could have a younger person. I'm in the Midwest so at least cost of living is generally cheaper, but it sounds terrible out there.

I was hired as a server at Chili's in Santa Fe, NM sometime in 2020 after our first shut down was lifted. I had been hired with GM (and still current GM) knowing full well I had 2 other jobs and the server position I was applying for would be my 3rd with no intention to quit the other 2. I managed for a private licensing company and was a basic worker at McDonald's- adding Chili's server. Within 2ish weeks or so into my training Santa Fe had another shut down. I continued to work my 2 other jobs until there was issues at one of the local McDonald's. (Another story for another time) When the 2nd shutdown had lifted after about 2and a half months, all the servers and I had gone back to work. Some context- in New Mexico an employer has the right to fire you within…