leave job after 2 weeks

memet

basically as the title says..is that possible ? are there any contract implications?

the problem is that i joined a company which i knew they didnt have a great reputation , but i didnt think they were this bad..
i actually think that i wont improve at all by stayin here seeing how they do things, also i might have an offer which pays more from a better company so the re is no problem for that
i just would like to know if i can leave this soon

Stheno

Does your contract state anything about a. a probation period and b. notice periods?

SheroN

A lot of companies give you a contract where you only have to give a weeks notice during your probation.

AARRRGH

Although your contract might say X weeks notice, in my experience if someone new says "this isn't for me" they will be let go immediately.

kayos

AARRRGH wrote: »

Although your contract might say X weeks notice, in my experience if someone new says "this isn't for me" they will be let go immediately.

Yup I've seen one guy last 3hours in a place before he said that.

eth0_

kayos wrote: »

Yup I've seen one guy last 3hours in a place before he said that.

I don't understand people who do that...how can you possibly formulate an opinion of a place after just a few hours?

AARRRGH

eth0_ wrote: »

I don't understand people who do that...how can you possibly formulate an opinion of a place after just a few hours?

Maybe they spotted an ex girlfriend working in the accounts department.

Gone West

AARRRGH wrote: »

Maybe they spotted an ex girlfriend working in the accounts department.

I know of a guy who has an ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend as a direct superior. He came in, saw the guy, went to HR and left. Took about 15 mins.

eth0_

That's a bit of a childish reason to leave, unless the new bf and him had "history".

Firetrap

I left a job after 2 and a bit days. I was supposed to get on the job training for this new job but I realised very quickly that I'd walked into a badly run company. The girl who was supposed to train me was being caught up in some sort of office politics that was upsetting her and stopping her from training me properly. The woman I was supposed to work closely alongside was a right patronising beeeatch. Day 2 I woke up and wanted to cry my eyes out about going back in there. Same with Day 3. I had a row with the horrible woman around about 11am and walked out. There were no implications from that company's point of view, though I did have to go on the dole for a while and found it tough to get another job. In hindsight I don't regret it because it set in train a series of motions that ended in my getting my current job that's great. The company that I walked out of is gone now

dazberry

I knew a guy that left a job after 2 days claiming the job wasn't for him. My take on it was that he left because he couldn't do what he claimed he could do and although he'd managed to get away with it for a fair few years in other companies by getting other people to help him out - this was a very small company - and well there was no where for him to hide

D.

Waxing the Gaza

kayos wrote: »

Yup I've seen one guy last 3hours in a place before he said that.

There was a girl working with us (Financial Services Company) + she left straight after lunch on the 1st day, she got back to her desk and announced "Im off to Join the Guards" and we never saw her again. I sh*t ye not....

CatFromHue

Did you leave or what did you do memet? im really interested to know.

I started a new job this week (monday), and am feeling that it isnt for me. I wasnt 100% sure on what the role was fully before i started and its different than what i expected. Its quite different than my previous jobs and experience.
I didnt lie on my C.V. or anything like that (if anything i actually dont portray myself to the level that i should), i could/can do the job but after working contract jobs since leaving uni i'm looking for a job that'd do for a few years. unfortunatly i dont think this is it.

I havnt had any training in or anything like that i've been kinda left alone. It is a small company but i did expect something.

Im ranting now, apologies but this is really frustrating!

the_syco

CatFromHue wrote: »

I havnt had any training in or anything like that i've been kinda left alone. It is a small company but i did expect something.

Approach the manager about it, as they may not know what to do with a new person. They may even think that as your qualified in, say, planting a tree, then you should know how to plant a tree, but you may not know where to plant it, what sort of tree to plant, etc. My point: asking the manager for some direction, or what he wants from you may resolve your issue.

If he gives you some sort of "you should know what to do" answer, look for another job, but mostly they'll tell you what they want. A weeks gap can disappear on a CV, esp as you want long term, and not short term.

memet

cat unfortunately i didnt leave the job even if i wanted to..

prob is that i was waiting for hearing back from another job which i tought i had a good chance to get, but this week i found out that i didnt get it so considering i need experience im gonna stick to what i ve got , but my difference to ur situation is that i know i ll be stayin even less than a year and then move on to do postgrad, if ur considering stayin in a job for a few years and be unhappy, then its not worth it
however u just gave it a week , give it a little bit more time and as said approach ur manager
u could still look around for other jobs, its always easier to get a job when u have one already
best of luck