I left my job that I was miserable in with proper notice last year, as my contract required three weeks notice and I had a family member who was transitioning to full time hospice care and I wanted to spend as much time with him as possible. The inevitable happened and he passed during the three weeks. I ended up telling HR I would stay on, but I’d like an extra week unpaid to grieve. They said they’d prefer I leave. So, good riddance.
At the time, everyone I talked to said now was a great time to quit, that the job market was employees choice and easy to get hired. Maybe that’s the case if you’re planning to not get paid a living wage! My state is going to have minimum wage up at 15 within the next year, but places are still trying to start you way low. Which from experience is so that later on, they don’t have to give you a raise or anything because the wage changed.
I have a good amount of retail management experience, but most retail I’ve looked into wants to start everyone as a seasonal cashier low and “play it by ear”. I have lots of child care experience and recently got an offer of a 40 hour week, only a dollar above current minimum wage, no benefits, no paid time off or sick time until after a year! I also have reception experience, just got bait and switched at an interview that had shown the job posting as 3-4 days a week, 32 hours, with a couple Saturdays bringing it to 36. Even mentioned the work life balance as part of the appeal. In the interview, insisted it was only 32 hours, but the schedule was four 9.25 hour days not including the Saturdays, with unpaid hour for lunch “but we expect you back ten minutes early so we don’t fall behind and we are usually here past the end of day.” 6 month probationary period instead of the standard. Classic “we are a fun work family” line.
Just wanted to vent some personal experience. It’s a tough environment out there, and this sub keeps me sane realizing that I’m not the only one annoyed.