Enough is Enough!!

LegacyUser

Had enough of my boss, only here 7 weeks and I despise the place and it is not worth it money wise!! Asked if I could leave an hour early due to a funeral and his attitude was appalling! think i'll just leave today and email the nicer boss and say i've had enough. Do you think this is fair?

MitchKoobski

No.

You owe him a proper explanation, and you need to give proper notice if you want to leave.

I am a friend

No!!! Grow the f up.... You were lucky to get a job but it's a bit of a pain for you so you are throwing the job away... This is what is wrong with this country

Esoteric_

Well legally you don't have to give any notice as you're not there more than 13 weeks, but if you really want to quit, I'd be giving a week's notice out of politeness.

I'm having issues in work at the moment which to be blunt are a lot bigger than what you've mentioned and I'm sticking it out because it's hell trying to get a job in the current climate. I don't buy into all this "be glad you've got any job" bull, but at the same time you'd be a fool to throw away a steady income just because you're not a fan of one of your bosses. They don't have to let you off early for funerals, just for the record, unless it's an immediate family member.

You haven't given much information but from what you've said it sounds like you've just decided you don't like one of your bosses and for that reason I'd say you'd be a fool to quit.

JonathanAnon

If you are going to leave, at least face the man and tell him you are leaving.. Sending an email is cowardly..

Kevin Duffy

Never mind all this "lucky to have a job", people have to be treated with respect by their supervisors and employers.

OP, is this the only incident making you unhappy, or is there more to it?

Miss Fluff

Going by your post I assume you are very young. You can't just throw a strop and hand in your notice because your boss is a bit of a prick. In life you're going to encounter lots of people who are rude or whom you don't particularly like but you just suck it up. Sending an email is also very immature and very cowardly imho. Why don't you think about it a little bit more without doing something so drastic and reactionary?

LegacyUser

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

Never mind all this "lucky to have a job", people have to be treated with respect by their supervisors and employers.

OP, is this the only incident making you unhappy, or is there more to it?

+1 , its not worth having your dignity stolen by some nazi on a power trip , i was the victim of bullying in the workplace while overseas when i was twenty , i made the foolish descision of sticking it out , the experience completley and utterly destroyed me

tenchi-fan

I'm having a rough time at work due to internal politics and despite my best efforts I'm tangled right in the middle.

It really hasn't been worth it and I should have left in week 4 when I saw all the problems on the horizon. So I intend to leave my job.

Having said that, I'll try to have an exit strategy. Leave on good terms, give proper notice, help with the transition and training my replacement, and hopefully obtain a written reference.

As for your hour off for the funeral, if you asked on the day of the funeral you didn't deserve the time off.

Naikon

HelpMeQuit wrote: »

Had enough of my boss, only here 7 weeks and I despise the place and it is not worth it money wise!! Asked if I could leave an hour early due to a funeral and his attitude was appalling! think i'll just leave today and email the nicer boss and say i've had enough. Do you think this is fair?

GIve your job to someone else if you aren't happy. Sorry, but this comes across as a petty. Work isn't supposed to be enjoyable. Just get on with it.

LegacyUser

tenchi-fan wrote: »

As for your hour off for the funeral, if you asked on the day of the funeral you didn't deserve the time off.

In fairness, you cant really plan for a funeral!

Besides, people often find out last minute about these things.

LegacyUser

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Out of curiosity, did he end up giving you the time off? How much notice did you give?

LegacyUser

Naikon wrote: »

Work isn't supposed to be enjoyable. Just get on with it.

Disagree with that. You should be able to work in a good environment and enjoy what you do.

tenchi-fan wrote: »

As for your hour off for the funeral, if you asked on the day of the funeral you didn't deserve the time off.

Completely disagree with this. It's a funeral. Often, it is quite short notice for a funeral and you wouldn't have the chance to ask in advance.

I hate all this you are lucky to have a job crap. I worked in a supermarket to put myself through this year of college, and I was not 'lucky' to find the job. I had to take time off for 4 hour interviews and assessments and a week off for training, trekking 2 hours on a bus to their head office before I got the job. Subsequently, the place was completely unorganised, mismanaged and a really crap place to work - all the staff felt like that, the dread going in. I understand it is a difficult climate to find employment, but if the OP isn't happy then instead of coming on here and ranting that the OP is petty, perhaps just suggest the OP move on and offer up that job to someone who is more 'deserving'?

OP, be smart about it. If you know you need the job to get by, start looking for new work and try put away a lot of your wages to keep you going should you feel the need to leave. And Good Luck!

I am a friend

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

Never mind all this "lucky to have a job", people have to be treated with respect by their supervisors and employers.

I am being treated like a dog by my boss and am 5 months pregnant so I know what I am talking about. I have a baby on the way and a mortgage so I dont have the choice to leave... I am sticking it out cos I HAVE TO.

Wompa1

I am a friend wrote: »

I am being treated like a dog by my boss and am 5 months pregnant so I know what I am talking about. I have a baby on the way and a mortgage so I dont have the choice to leave... I am sticking it out cos I HAVE TO.

Could you look for another job while you are on maternity leave?

I am a friend

Wompa1 wrote: »

Could you look for another job while you are on maternity leave?

Yep. My point is all people who tell the OP to put up and shut up are not doing so cos their work environment is a bed of roses...

Wompa1

I am a friend wrote: »

Yep. My point is all people who tell the OP to put up and shut up are not doing so cos their work environment is a bed of roses...

Maybe. To be honest, I've never had a job I really enjoy. Don't really like most of my work colleagues, get over loaded with work, My health is rapidly declining thanks to my work life. But at the same time part of me thinks it would be great to just chuck it in and let the chips fall as they may...it's just that niggly conscience saying wait, save and move to find a better job. Life can suck sometimes people!

Distorted

It creates a really bad impression to ask to leave early when you have just started a job. Also depends on how close the relative was who died. Surely you also asked if you could work an extra hour the next day to make up the time?

You've been there 7 weeks. All jobs are tough at first until you get used to them. I am guessing that you also aren't that well paid because your skills and experience aren't comensurate with that yet. And what will you do for a reference?

Yes, you should be treated with respect by your boss and employers, but you are also there to do a job and the best respect is earned...

Kevin Duffy

I am a friend wrote: »

I am being treated like a dog by my boss and am 5 months pregnant so I know what I am talking about. I have a baby on the way and a mortgage so I dont have the choice to leave... I am sticking it out cos I HAVE TO.

I don't know why this quoted my post as though it was addressing it as a counter argument, 'cos it doesn't. Regardless of your situation, your employers should be treating you with dignity and respect, as should everyone's, including the OP's.
The OP may be overreacting to being refused time off for the funeral, or maybe there's more. Maybe they don't have a good work ethic, maybe their boss is a complete asshóle, there isn't enough in the OP to judge any of that, or to snap that they're lucky to have a job.

And the idea that being treated shabbily by your boss while your pregnant somehow qualifies your opinion more than other people's is nonsense.

I am a friend

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

And the idea that being treated shabbily by your boss while your pregnant somehow qualifies your opinion more than other people's is nonsense.

Its all about the bump :rolleyes: - actually apologies cos I HATE that attitude from women. It wasnt meant like that but the main reason he is discriminating against me (refusing holidays) etc is because I am pg....

Kevin Duffy

Bit OT I know, but your issue then is that he is treating you unfairly. If it's unfair on the basis of pregnancy, then it may be discrimination - either one should be addressed through the appropriate mechanism, not by gritting your teeth and saying "lucky to have a job".

Ickle Magoo

Could posters please direct on-topic and helpful responses towards the OP. If anyone else has an issue they wish advice on, could they post their own thread.

Many thanks.

Turtwig

OP,

I worked very briefly in an environment where any issues regarding personnel relationships had to be dealt with immediately. If someone was unsatisfied with something they had to say it, because God forbid if they didn't and weren't cooperating fully with everyone else a very serious accident was pretty much guaranteed. In any work environment a good relationship between the team members and supervisors is essential for good productivity and, depending on the environment, safety!

Unfortunately, it depends on where you're actually working. Some companies have excellent procedures in place and highly value worker satisfaction. Others simply don't give two ****s. I sincerely hope that your place of work is the former. There is a procedure which you can normally follow to air you dissatisfaction but before you go down that road see if can you make things up with the boss first. It may have just been a simple misunderstanding, or he may just be an asshat. Either way you have to give everyone the most positive of assumptions first. Leaving the job should always be considered as a last resort and only considered when every other avenue has been thoroughly exhausted.

However, if the company doesn't have any such avenues in place just leave them. Companies like that shouldn't be given the virtue of being allowing to exist in this day and age and odds are you will just be wasting years of your life convincing yourself that the displeasure is necessary for the money or some other crap.

Wish you luck and hope that you can resolve the situation successfully.:)