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so i just got a job in the deli department of a organi food market, and it sucks monkey balls. but i would feel really bad if i quit after just 2 days of work, are there any good ways to do this, or am i kinda stuck with it for a few months before i can quit without feeling guilty?
any feedback would be appreciated!
Come in to work completely naked and start slicing meats.
Just be the worst employee you can be, so you still get a weeks worth of pay before they fire you.
or
"I'm so sorry, but another job opportunity opened up and I feel like I should pursue it."
I'm usually not too polite about it.
Hand deliver a letter of resignation, thats what you should do, never ever feel like you HAVE to do something if you dont want to, its your life mate, live it.
EDIT: btw, its etiquette, I hope, LOL!!!
You could tell them that you have gotten allergies from the foods and you can't work there anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Black Water Park
If it were time to reduce staff, they probably wouldn't hesitate one second to cut you loose.
Oh by the way give it a few months. I work at a grocery store and they usually tend to either move you if you don't want to be their or you meet some really cool people. Almost everyone smokes at a grocery store and it gets a lot better if you work their for like 5 months. You basically do nothing but talk with your co-workers and tend to a customer every once in awhle.
Common courtesy requires a two week notice before you resign. If during those two weeks your boss is an ass simply because youâ??re leaving and he doesnâ??t care report him to the Better Business Bureau.
pull a half baked. fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, your cool, fuck you i'm out, and then through a meat slice at a costumer
yeah thats the way i see it, the ppl i work with are chill. you could try to move to another dept, or give it atleast a month to really judge how it is. when you quit, letter of resignation, and atleast a 1wk's notice. act like an adult.Quote:
Originally Posted by Smokin EnDo
Figure out a way to lose them about 300-400 dollars in one dayQuote:
Originally Posted by Black Water Park
Or say one morning "Hey, fuck you buddy" in a southpark style voice.
Everytime I quit a job it is because I can't take another day there and am fed up with the managers treating me like a peice of shit idiot. Rarely do I give two weeks notice, rarely am I nice about it. But than again I rarely find part time jobs that treat their employee's like human beings.
However if you respect who your working for than just be nice about it. Don't be an ass like I usually am.
When I worked at walgreens, I got over the speaker system and sang a little song about how much I hate the job, the customers, and the store manager, and walked out. I tend to leave in bad way's when I seriously hate a job. All I have to think about is how it is buisness and they would have no problem cutting me loose if the needed to cut back on manpower.
Just be an adult about it and tell the boss the truth. One can never go wrong when telling the truth. It may hurt someones feelings but, feelings are not facts and do change with time.
thanks alot guys, i appreciate the imput! i think i will give it a few weeks, i am starting to get to know the people there, and they seem pretty nice. although i really do like the idea of throwing the meat slicer at an unruly costomer. anyways, thanks:thumbsup:
When I worked at McDonald's, there was a guy who was going to quit. He came in, whispered to me, "I'm tripping balls on acid right now and I'm gonna quit today, and it's gonna be funny!" He was the guy who cooked the meats for the burgers, I was one of the cashier flunkies. He went to do his job, and I went to do mine.
So, I'm standing there processing orders and stuff, and this irate-looking customer comes up to me and thrusts her tray in front of my face. On the tray is a burger and seared into it is: "Fuck off". I immediately realize what's happened (the tripping dude is frying words into peoples' burgers), and I just bend over double laughing...which does not make this old lady happy at all! She starts screaming at me that it's not funny, and my manager comes over and calms her down with a $50 book of gift certificates or something.
The manager calls the tripping cook dude over, and tells him he's fired. The dude bends over laughing, pointing past the manager, at more people coming forward with their profanity burgers looking to score gift certificate books too. The tripping dude says, laughing, his pupils all dilated, "I know I'm fired, man! Did you think this was my way of asking for a fucking promotion! Eat shit!" And then he leaves, just like that.
Omg, that dude was just the bomb, he made my whole day! What a way to go out! I don't even remember his name, as I had only been working there like two days, but I will never forget him!
THAT is proper etiquette! ;)
hahaha.. owwww?:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Smokin EnDo
Doesn't really matter unless you plan on using that on a resume. Most of the time I always give 2 weeks.
just say you got a better job and put in your two weeks.
Just go to work all stoned and when the munchies kick in jus start eating shit off the shelves lol!
walk in stoned and just whip out your dick and lay it on the counter.
and say how may i take your order.
A lot of this advice is fucking with you.
Here's the proper thing to do:
Write a professional-sounding letter giving two weeks' notice. So if today is Oct 1, you give them your last day of work as Oct 15. In it, you can say something like "the job wasn't what I expected it to be; I don't see myself being satisfied in this job. I appreciate the opportunity to be employed at XYZ Employer, but I just don't think it will work out. My last day will be Oct 15, 2000." Then you work for two weeks if they want you that long, and if not, peace out no hard feelings. They might even give you a nice recommendation for a future job you are trying to get if you are really nice about everything.
Trust me, it's not like a friend, you can just leave after two days as long as you are professional about it, no one will harbor any bad feelings about it.
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Originally Posted by TheSmokingMonkey
Unless you live in a place with an extreme cultural lag, letters of resignation were dropped at least 10 years ago.
If you plan on using them as a reference give 2 weeks notice, otherwise see how much you can steal before they catch you.
Since it's only a job cutting meat or whatever, i wouldn't bother writing a letter. I'd just say "look im gonna have to quit in 2 weeks, for whatever reason" Not that it matters seeing as you already did. Or you could do it the fun way, go take a dump on you boss' desk, i think he'll get the idea.
That was fucking funny as hell! rotflmfao!:cool: :clap: :pimp:Quote:
walk in stoned and just whip out your dick and lay it on the counter.
and say how may i take your order.
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Originally Posted by Black Water Park
it's spelled "ediget" homes :) sweet
cuz there was this dude named ed who ed.............................nevermind... :)
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Originally Posted by Ol Schwaggy Bastard
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
don't burn bridges, don't store up crappy references
You don't have to list every job you've had as a reference...and I dont think "yeah, he was cool for the two days he was here before he quit" is a great reference anyways.Quote:
Originally Posted by wonderbear
No, it's spelled ettiquitte. Google that fucker.Quote:
Originally Posted by wonderbear
what are you talking about? A letter of resignation is what you do, its just the way things are done. its polite, yu leave n good terms and there is absolutely no confusion about your osition, hell most places ask for it in writing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
i would just simply say.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Black Water Park
i was lookin for a job when i found this one
dont need to work like you need to work
you look like you;re under pressure
i was lookin for a job when i met you
and then i would say.......
this kind of work is easy to come by
you know how easy fast food workers are
you better watch what you say to someone who has nothing
cause it's just like having it all
and then i would say....
you make this guys sandwich
i quit:dance:
dai*ma:stoned:
Are you counting out emailed letters of resignation, too, Breuk? Because I resigned from a huge technology company back in August after 17 years of employment, and for professionals and executives who were leaving, a letter of resignation was standard fare, either a hard or soft copy. That's still standard practice among all the fortune 100 companies in this area. It makes your intentions clear, just like the company's letter of intent to new hires does during the offer and hiring process, and it spells out the details of your departure in a clear, concise and well-mannered way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
Black Water, I'm not sure that a formal letter of resignation is always required by a teenager working a job at a deli, but you can almost never be too courteous when it comes to dealing with managers/employers. I think the courtesy of providing two weeks' notice is always nice, and often what happens is bosses will tell you it's not necessary to work out that full two-week period, especially if you're a fairly new addition to the staff.
You got some good advice from others about not burning bridges with employers. Sometimes it would feel very good to do that. But good recommendations and references are nice things to have, especially when you're just entering the work force. Good luck to you!
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Originally Posted by Cassiopiea
Yes, you're both about the letter of resignation. It is still done, but I was thinking of something else in a similar vein.Quote:
Originally Posted by birdgirl73
You could just never go back, if you can do that.
You cant talk to me like that bossQuote:
Originally Posted by birdgirl73
i dont care who you are
if you dont want to have to make your own sandwich
then dont push me too far
this kind of work aint hard to come by
you know how many food workers there are
you might be the one runnin' the show
but that dont mean you;re in charge.
i got to tell you birdgirl...
hell would freeze over before i ever took a job making food for rich kids.
my advice to this cat?
learn a skill/trade, do it well, and set your own rules.
i dont think he'll learn much at a food joint others than how to place the onion before the tomato, but after the lettuce. wowie.
Some might say, well, he/she will get good experience working with people and dealing with different situations when it comes to dealing with costumers.
but, i wouldnt say that.
dai*ma:stoned:
i've been through seven managers
five labels
one thousand picks
and patched cables
three bands
a van
a buncha guitar stands
and cans and cans and cans of beer
and bottles of booze
and bags of pot
and a thousand other things i forgot i thought that i;d be dead by now......
but i'm not :confused:
Daima, I'll say one thing for you. You're never short on poetic/lyrical style. And you're a cat with attitude.
I'm glad you're not going to build sandwiches for any rich, organic-eating deli customer kids. I agree that skills and trades are good things to acquire, but I still know an awful lot of kids who do time in the food service industry to earn some cash while they're training for their vocations. I was certainly one of them when I was his age. I was waiting tables and running the cash register at a barbecue place while I was spending my days learning things at college. Didn't you ever work a restaurant job as a young man? I know not everyone's meant to do that sort of thing--and not everyone learns much from it. But that sorta work did teach me a thing or two when I was on my way up. Frankly, restaurant work was good prep for being a wife and mother (a domestic waitress).
Much love and light to you, Daima!
I LOVE IT!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by birdgirl73
Doing Time !
I am happy that you were able to see my humor. I tip my hat to any working person. Much love and light back atcha;)
dai*ma
i got a job working weekends
and i'm wearing this hat
i hope you have a good night
would you like fries with that?:D
people at where I work got arrested for that. they show up to work, and theres a cop in wait, tapes from the security cameras already out for show.Quote:
Originally Posted by andruejaysin
so that would be a very bad idea.
I'd give the 2week notice, but being you havent worked there long and I doubt your going to use it as a reference, I'd either do a one week'r or wait till the buisness is having a suck day, really busy, or if your manager is being an upfront ass to you. :thumbsup:
What kind of meat rofl?Quote:
Originally Posted by Smokin EnDo
As someone else has already said, "don't burn your bridges" . Always be professional when quitting a job. Don't steal, be an ass, or do anything stupid to get yourself fired. The world can be a very small place and you never know who you'll run into 10 years down the road.
True, you'll probably not need this job for a future resume. Bit you never know how something could come back and haunt you. You may hate the job and not take it seriously.The guy working next to you, however, just might. Some day he might be sitting on the other side of a desk from you, with your resume in hand.
"Hey, you look familiar to me. Have I met you before? Wait, I know! You worked in the organic grocery with me 10 years ago. You were the guy who did (insert mornic action here) and got fired. Thank you for coming Mr. Black Water Park but I don't think you're what we're looking for."