Shooting Myself in the Foot

[Manic]

...metaphorically, of course.

After 3 years of passed up promotions, ass hat assistant managers, b**** supervisors, angry customers, and unholy levels of bureaucracy that somehow cause managers to "forget" to give you the vacation you put in for, I have finally quit my job in sales & lower management at my local Fry's Electronics.

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And I did it during one of the biggest economic slumps the US has seen in years.

:facepalm

So as of this week, I am back on the job hunt... along with countless other people across the nation. I'm sure the search for work will be unbelievably competitive, but believe me, after working retail during the Thanksgiving Weekends and Christmas Seasons several years in a row, I'd be willing to take one of the jobs from that TV show Dirty Jobs.

Anything to keep me away from "Excuse me. This $5 DVD has a slight tear on the corner of its shrinkwrapping. Can you take $3 off its price for me, even though there are no indications that the disc has been damaged or tampered with in any way? If you say no, I'll ask to speak with a manager, who will tell me 'no' until I complain to both you for 10 minutes straight-- after which, I'll receive a $2 discount just to shut me up. I'll reject this discount, however, and tell you I'm shopping at Best Buy. There goes roughly 15 minutes out of your day. I hope you didn't have anything important to do that will require you to work a few minutes overtime to complete, causing you to get yelled at because you have 0.25 hours of overtime on your next paycheck."

 

[Rando]

you can get discounts if the disc may be damaged?

the pat 4 i bought were rolling around in the case... they were fine though.

but i digress.

good luck finding a job.

 

[black_dust]

You shall now be poor for 3 months. Good day to you

 

[amazingfantasy15]

...metaphorically, of course.

After 3 years of passed up promotions, ass hat assistant managers, b**** supervisors, angry customers, and unholy levels of bureaucracy that somehow cause managers to "forget" to give you the vacation you put in for, I have finally quit my job in sales & lower management at my local Fry's Electronics.

t:

And I did it during one of the biggest economic slumps the US has seen in years.

:facepalm

So as of this week, I am back on the job hunt... along with countless other people across the nation. I'm sure the search for work will be unbelievably competitive, but believe me, after working retail during the Thanksgiving Weekends and Christmas Seasons several years in a row, I'd be willing to take one of the jobs from that TV show Dirty Jobs.

Anything to keep me away from "Excuse me. This $5 DVD has a slight tear on the corner of its shrinkwrapping. Can you take $3 off its price for me, even though there are no indications that the disc has been damaged or tampered with in any way? If you say no, I'll ask to speak with a manager, who will tell me 'no' until I complain to both you for 10 minutes straight-- after which, I'll receive a $2 discount just to shut me up. I'll reject this discount, however, and tell you I'm shopping at Best Buy. There goes roughly 15 minutes out of your day. I hope you didn't have anything important to do that will require you to work a few minutes overtime to complete, causing you to get yelled at because you have 0.25 hours of overtime on your next paycheck."

Never quit a job unless you already have another lined up.

 

[November Rain]

your crummy job is going to look a whole of a lot better when the bills start piling up...

find a rich woman quick...

 

[Kable24]

You should have at least held out until Black Friday when you could tell them to frig off!!

 

[Abaddon]

I'm planning a heist, let me know if you're in.

 

[millennium movies]

Can i shoot you?

 

[terry78]

Better find something part-time while job hunting like I had to do. Working in a bookstore warehouse scanning filthy books....the nightmares. But we did get paid weekly.

 

[Majic Walrus]

Thanks for adding to the unemployment rate by quitting what sounds like a relatively desirable job because you were tired of it.

Hopefully your next job at collecting welfare will be fun for you. I'm sure going to enjoy paying for it.

 

[Zephyr Alexian]

So as of this week, I am back on the job hunt... along with countless other people across the nation.

Not exactly insider news, but try Monster or Careerbuilder. With a few certifications, you could land a new gig in a short amount of time.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Thanks for adding to the unemployment rate by quitting what sounds like a relatively desirable job because you were tired of it.

Hopefully your next job at collecting welfare will be fun for you. I'm sure going to enjoy paying for it.

Jeez. Captain Economy over here

 

[The Guard]

Never quit a job unless you already have another lined up.

What they said.

Anything to keep me away from "Excuse me. This $5 DVD has a slight tear on the corner of its shrinkwrapping. Can you take $3 off its price for me, even though there are no indications that the disc has been damaged or tampered with in any way? If you say no, I'll ask to speak with a manager, who will tell me 'no' until I complain to both you for 10 minutes straight-- after which, I'll receive a $2 discount just to shut me up. I'll reject this discount, however, and tell you I'm shopping at Best Buy. There goes roughly 15 minutes out of your day. I hope you didn't have anything important to do that will require you to work a few minutes overtime to complete, causing you to get yelled at because you have 0.25 hours of overtime on your next paycheck."

Heh. Gotta love the public.

 

[Manic]

I would've loved to have quit my job after I found a new one, but the management F'd with me one too many times last week. I was supposed to be on paid vacation this week. I'd applied weeks ago, told my department manager, and got her to sign my request form. Then on Friday afternoon, my manager dropped off this week's schedule and just as soon left the store. Not only did she deny my vacation, but she gave me more hours to work. You have to put in for vacation weeks in advance, and we're not allowed to take any time off through November and December. This wouldn't have bothered me so much, but my manager had previously let one of the supervisors go on two full weeks of vacation with as little as three days notice.

When that final thing was added to 3 years worth of bull**** they'd already done to me, I just kinda snapped and quit.

Thankfully, I still have last week's paycheck, this week's paycheck for last week's work, and a check for 1 1/2 weeks of untaken paid vacation coming in the mail. If I cancel a few accounts with recurring payments, curb my spending, and stick to canned soup, I should be okay for a while.

In the meantime, I'm off to the Temp agency, and standing on the corner dancing that ol' softshoe.

 

[The Guard]

Oh. Well, at least you have the vacation pay coming. Although, it's probably not a good idea to tell a job you apply to that you snapped because your old job "****ed" with you...

 

[Manic]

Oh. Well, at least you have the vacation pay coming. Although, it's probably not a good idea to tell a job you apply to that you snapped because your old job "****ed" with you...

The official story is that my previous employer failed to provide me with all agreed benefits in a timely manner, and I didn't feel secure working under such inefficient (and possibly illegal) business practices.

When I want to, I have more spins than cable news.

 

[Bunker]

How much did you make an hour?

 

[Manic]

$10/hour. Decent pay anywhere else, I'm sure, but the cost of living in California is so high that our minimum wage is $8 and people still can't live off that.

 

[Captain Planet!]

I wanted to see a bullet wound, dammit!

 

[Jennifer Walters]

I too am currently unemployeed. Gugh. Worst time to be unemployed, but hoping for something come along in no time.

 

[Gilpesh]

Manic... just remember, in your time of need... someone is always there to make you laugh...


Futurama dvds. Now you have the time to enjoy em

 

[Majic Walrus]

Jeez. Captain Economy over here

t: Duty calls!

 

[Manic]

By the way, I wasn't planning on collecting welfare, but since you put up such a fuss, I'll do it just to spite you.

 

[terry78]

By the way, I wasn't planning on collecting welfare, but since you put up such a fuss, I'll do it just to spite you.

Now that's the negro way.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Haha