Author Topic: Should I walk out or give my two weeks? (Read 8597 times)

The Fake Shemp · « **on:** April 24, 2009, 10:14:06 AM »

I've kind of been abused like a donkey the past month and was planning on turning in my notice today.

However, my LONE keyholder is acting like he's going to quit, which would mean in addition to 30+ hour work schedule I was likely going to have to maintain on weekends - I'm going to be working open to close on weekdays too.

My supportive DM sent me this message minutes ago:

"done scanning yet i want to be golfing on a day like this"

Uh. Not sure if the reference is worth this.

demi · « **Reply #1 on:** April 24, 2009, 10:14:50 AM »

jerk off on stuff

demi · « **Reply #2 on:** April 24, 2009, 10:16:22 AM »

also, willco just voted on his own poll

what a dweeb

Tauntaun · « **Reply #3 on:** April 24, 2009, 10:18:06 AM »

Told you we should have been pirate hunters near somolia.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #4 on:** April 24, 2009, 10:18:14 AM »

It probably isn't prudent to burn bridges at this juncture.

2 weeks
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WrikaWrek · « **Reply #5 on:** April 24, 2009, 10:18:22 AM »

It's time to keep it real.

Print a scan of your balls, like 30 copies, send one to demi, one to Malek, and the remaining 28 just throw it allover the store, then kick a stand down, then exit "oof oof motherfuckers"

Keep it real.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #6 on:** April 24, 2009, 10:34:19 AM »

You should quit, but you should move here and become a part of Kentucky Bore.

Plus me and jaybo need a decent chance to kill you and take over your kingdom at the forum.

dammitmattt · « **Reply #7 on:** April 24, 2009, 10:37:49 AM »

Do you have something lined up already? If not, work your two weeks at the very least.

Tauntaun · « **Reply #8 on:** April 24, 2009, 10:39:48 AM »

Two weeks, and also

Quote from: dammitmattt on April 24, 2009, 10:37:49 AM

Do you have something lined up already? If not, work your two weeks at the very least.

Eric P · « **Reply #9 on:** April 24, 2009, 10:49:05 AM »

put in your two weeks

nothing feels better than slacking on those two weeks

Bocsius · « **Reply #10 on:** April 24, 2009, 11:09:18 AM »

Put in your two weeks, maybe they'll release you immediately.

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #11 on:** April 24, 2009, 11:15:42 AM »

I would be keeping any job right now, not matter how shitty it is

Bocsius · « **Reply #12 on:** April 24, 2009, 11:32:40 AM »

Even in 2G2D, there's a breaking point.

The key is to not go right back into retail.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 24, 2009, 11:37:06 AM »

i want more stories like last time willco went crazy and quit

tehjaybo · « **Reply #14 on:** April 24, 2009, 12:04:11 PM »

Two weeks, steal little things from the store, slack off, look for other jobs, move to Kentucky, become my personal sex man-servant (pro bono), eat some chicken strips, etc etc.

Quote from: Bloodwake on April 24, 2009, 10:34:19 AM

You should quit, but you should move here and become a part of Kentucky Bore.

Plus me and jaybo need a decent chance to kill you and take over your kingdom at the forum.

And this.

But no srsly. Two weeks is always a good idea, so when you need a thousandth reference, you can say "Well, these guys worked me harder than anyone ever has. If they give you a good vouch, you know I've gotta be good."

pilonv1 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 24, 2009, 12:08:12 PM »

who the fuck has EVER had their references checked for a job? no one is going to give you a bad reference

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #16 on:** April 24, 2009, 12:09:35 PM »

You guys want me to work 12 - 14 hour days with no days off and a two hour round trip commute per day for two weeks?

He wants me to work 9am - 1am today, 9am - 1am tomorrow and 9am - 12am on Sunday.

What the fuck.

Eric P · « **Reply #17 on:** April 24, 2009, 12:11:52 PM »

no. we want you to get pissed off but keep working there so that way when i ask you to start stealing stuff you say "fuck it, sure" instead of walking out now and me not getting ANYTHING

don't be so selfish

tehjaybo · « **Reply #18 on:** April 24, 2009, 12:12:19 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on April 24, 2009, 12:08:12 PM

who the fuck has EVER had their references checked for a job? no one is going to give you a bad reference

I have.

Quote from: Willco on April 24, 2009, 12:09:35 PM

You guys want me to work 12 - 14 hour days with no days off and a two hour round trip commute per day for two weeks?

He wants me to work 9am - 1am today, 9am - 1am tomorrow and 9am - 12am on Sunday.

What the fuck.

Fine. Just call in your DM, tell him it's an emergency. When he gets there, throw the keys on the counter, kick over a magazine rack, and storm out. Make sure you have a friend in the back of the store with a small video camera to capture this gold on.

Eric P · « **Reply #19 on:** April 24, 2009, 12:13:24 PM »

Quote from: tehjaybo on April 24, 2009, 12:12:19 PM

Quote from: pilonv1 on April 24, 2009, 12:08:12 PM
who the fuck has EVER had their references checked for a job? no one is going to give you a bad reference

I have.

yeah i've had my references get pulled into hour long conversations about me.

Bocsius · « **Reply #20 on:** April 24, 2009, 12:16:55 PM »

I've had people call my references, but my references were never my direct managers. Coworkers, acquaintances, friends of a like mind and skillset. Never somebody who would be involved in an official performance evaluation.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #21 on:** April 24, 2009, 12:23:54 PM »

I know two Training Store Directors that I worked under - both would give me recommendations. Glowing. Both totally understood if I walked today.

Yeah.

Yeti · « **Reply #22 on:** April 24, 2009, 12:39:49 PM »

It sounds like you've already made a decision, especially if you voted in your own poll.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #23 on:** April 24, 2009, 01:18:31 PM »

So what do you plan to do once you quit?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #24 on:** April 24, 2009, 01:46:03 PM »

Find another retail job, make braggadocio thread, lose job, make defiant thread

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #25 on:** April 24, 2009, 02:22:40 PM »

walk. doing a job you hate just for security's sake is a recipe for future victimhood.

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #26 on:** April 24, 2009, 02:23:57 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 24, 2009, 01:46:03 PM

Find another retail job, make braggadocio thread, lose job, make defiant thread

ouch, Willco annihilated

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #27 on:** April 24, 2009, 02:26:46 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 24, 2009, 01:46:03 PM

Find another retail job, make braggadocio thread, lose job, make defiant thread

PD

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #28 on:** April 24, 2009, 03:36:31 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on April 24, 2009, 02:22:40 PM

walk. doing a job you hate just for security's sake is a recipe for future victimhood.

if you don't need the money then fucking walk today

then take a week off to go to Thailand with me

did someone say LADYBOYS

Robo · « **Reply #29 on:** April 24, 2009, 03:38:54 PM »

evilbore polls are never wrong.

Sideshow Raheem · « **Reply #30 on:** April 24, 2009, 04:31:03 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on April 24, 2009, 12:08:12 PM

who the fuck has EVER had their references checked for a job? no one is going to give you a bad reference

This is wrong, completely wrong.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #31 on:** April 24, 2009, 06:32:04 PM »

just leave. you've obviously got money because you're considering leaving, and you don't need to worry about good references. no reason to exhaust yourself for some shit company that doesn't care about fucking you over. go now and plan a nice little vacation.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #32 on:** April 24, 2009, 10:29:28 PM »

Quote from: Sideshow Rahib on April 24, 2009, 04:31:03 PM

Quote from: pilonv1 on April 24, 2009, 12:08:12 PM
who the fuck has EVER had their references checked for a job? no one is going to give you a bad reference

This is wrong, completely wrong.

worded it wrong - no one is going to put a bad reference on their resume

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #33 on:** April 25, 2009, 12:47:34 AM »

JUST WALK AWAY.

drozmight · « **Reply #34 on:** April 25, 2009, 02:04:30 AM »

If you don't care about ever wanted to work there again, or just don't like them, just walk away.

I walked away from a contractor position once and I was officially put on some sort of blacklist by the contractor and the company that I was working at... lol.

At first I was like, "huh, what?" because the thing I signed said I could terminate at any time without warning (first real job I'd ever had). But after 2 minutes I realized I didn't give a shit because I walked away for a better job.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #35 on:** April 25, 2009, 08:13:49 AM »

Leave, son.

Even in a shitty economic climate, you're getting used and abused. What is worse is even if things get better, economically, your boss (and their bosses) know that they have a footstool in you because if you worked 12-14 hour shifts for a few weeks, you can do it for a few weeks more, etc. So they'll cut back on hiring you additional help because of your hard (read: foolish) work ethic.

Rman · « **Reply #36 on:** April 25, 2009, 08:25:06 AM »

Sadly, that's retail. Some places are better than others, but overworking salaried employees in retail so common it's not even funny.

Not sure if Wilco is salaried or not, but most managers in retail are, which kinda sucks in the end since you may not qualify for overtime in some cases.

Ecrofirt · « **Reply #37 on:** April 25, 2009, 08:59:37 AM »

You're thinking about walking out on a job when the economy is in shambles and the unemployment rate is high?

BlackMage · « **Reply #38 on:** April 25, 2009, 11:03:21 PM »

I support your decision willco, whatever it may be... i mean how can i not? they are both so deliciously depressing. on one hand you can stay at the job and be fucked in the ass by corporate and probably eventually go postal and kill either someone else or yourself or both. on the other hand you can quit right now and be a dirty poor bitch and live in the streets of DC while washing your asshole with peoples garden hoses... god i cant decide but i will tell you this.. im masturbating right fucking now..

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #39 on:** April 25, 2009, 11:09:46 PM »

Wilco hasn't posted here in a while. To busy working wilco?

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #40 on:** April 25, 2009, 11:15:55 PM »

Quote from: Father_Mike on April 25, 2009, 11:09:46 PM

Wilco hasn't posted here in a while. To busy working wilco?

And I even worked in a Road Warrior reference for him.

Trent Dole · « **Reply #41 on:** April 25, 2009, 11:16:53 PM »

BAIL

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #42 on:** April 26, 2009, 01:39:37 AM »

Quote from: Father_Mike on April 25, 2009, 11:09:46 PM

Wilco hasn't posted here in a while. To busy working wilco?

At a bar, hoping to give myself alcohol poisioning and avoid opening tomorrow.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #43 on:** April 26, 2009, 01:41:48 AM »

Did you even give your two weeks or have you decided to stay completely?

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #44 on:** April 26, 2009, 01:44:51 AM »

democracy doesn't work.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #45 on:** April 26, 2009, 01:45:46 AM »

Can't type - drinking without caution!

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #46 on:** April 26, 2009, 01:48:28 AM »

time to slip a little something in your drink; you're practically asking for it.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #47 on:** April 26, 2009, 01:50:34 AM »

Maybe your next rapist will part time as a murderer. That way your won't have to walk out or give your two weeks notice Wilco.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #48 on:** April 26, 2009, 01:53:09 AM »

arvie, fans of the band "Wilco" are going to be disappointed when their google searches send them here.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #49 on:** April 26, 2009, 01:54:34 AM »

I always spell it with one l. The other l is stupid.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #50 on:** April 26, 2009, 01:57:10 AM »

yeah, it's a completely superfluous "l," not like his name is Will.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #51 on:** April 26, 2009, 01:59:16 AM »

I thought his name was "You there, ya you, work 12 hours a day for the next week".

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #52 on:** April 26, 2009, 02:43:47 AM »

Now is the time to demand a raise or you are quitting. You have them over a barrel.

That way, if you leave, you can tell your next employer that it was because you were not being fairly compensated.

cloudwalking · « **Reply #53 on:** April 26, 2009, 07:12:01 AM »

Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 26, 2009, 02:43:47 AM

Now is the time to demand a raise or you are quitting. You have them over a barrel.

That way, if you leave, you can tell your next employer that it was because you were not being fairly compensated.

yep, this is the only correct answer.

TVC15 · « **Reply #54 on:** April 26, 2009, 07:14:50 AM »

Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 26, 2009, 02:43:47 AM

Now is the time to demand a raise or you are quitting. You have them over a barrel.

That way, if you leave, you can tell your next employer that it was because you were not being fairly compensated.

What if they actually gave him a raise? From what I understand, Willco does not appear too interested in keeping the job, even if there is a raise. It makes demands of him thathe is simply not happy with, and from his complaints, I doubt money would heal all wounds.

BlackMage · « **Reply #55 on:** April 26, 2009, 05:45:49 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on April 26, 2009, 07:14:50 AM

Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 26, 2009, 02:43:47 AM
Now is the time to demand a raise or you are quitting. You have them over a barrel.

That way, if you leave, you can tell your next employer that it was because you were not being fairly compensated.

What if they actually gave him a raise? From what I understand, Willco does not appear too interested in keeping the job, even if there is a raise. It makes demands of him thathe is simply not happy with, and from his complaints, I doubt money would heal all wounds.

AAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

border · « **Reply #56 on:** April 26, 2009, 07:34:46 PM »

The company you work for is a distant second in an industry that will probably be dead within a decade. It only makes sense that they would try and squeeze more and more out of salaried employees as their relevance dwindled. Why were you so optimistic about this job in the first place? Not to say "Oh you suck you should have seen this coming", but I never quite understood why you thought it would work out well.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #57 on:** April 26, 2009, 08:08:41 PM »

Quote from: Malek on April 26, 2009, 01:53:09 AM

arvie, fans of the band "Wilco" are going to be disappointed when their google searches send them here.

Disappointed...yet strangely aroused.

Fresh Prince · « **Reply #58 on:** April 26, 2009, 08:33:00 PM »

Willco, you secretly love this job don't you?

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #59 on:** April 27, 2009, 12:44:46 AM »

Federwang, you better have turned in your notice at the very least.

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