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I just started this job about two weeks ago. How bad does it look to ask my manager that? I got a retail job in the mall. When I got the job, I thought I would get much longer shifts so I didn't mind that it wasn't too close to my house and to be honest I was just so happy to have gotten a job. Instead I've been getting only 3 and 4 hour shifts which really isn't as long as I wanted. I also did not realize how bad the traffic would be around the hours he asks me to come in. It takes me an hour(sometimes longer) just to get there. I feel like it's not worth it to go just for 3 or 4 hour shifts. There's another location that is closer to my house and college. I originally applied there awhile ago, but never got a reply. With the location I'm at now, I got lucky and when I asked about them hiring since I was in the area and thought I would try my luck it turned out the manager was there and gave me a job within a week. I thought I could just deal with the distance(not knowing my shifts would be so short) and I really didn't realize how far the job would be with traffic. I'm not really even sure how to ask for such a request and don't really want to explain to him how I originally tried applying at the other location, but never got a reply since that might just look bad.
I've never heard of someone in a retail position being granted "relocation assistance". Are you that good that they can't replace you locally? If so, plead your case; although I don't think you can prove anything after two weeks. I would just keep quiet and continue to look for a job that is closer.
I've never heard of someone in a retail position being granted "relocation assistance". Are you that good that they can't replace you locally? If so, plead your case; although I don't think you can prove anything after two weeks. I would just keep quiet and continue to look for a job that is closer.
I guess you're right. I'm just going to look for another job close to my house and then put in my two weeks.
Yes, I just wanted to transfer to their other store in the mall closer to my house.
"Transfer" is totally different than "relocation"; thanks for clarifying. I would only ask for a transfer if the other store has a current opening. My guess is that they don't, otherwise you would have applied there. They aren't going to create a position in the location closer to you, just to accomodate you; certainly not after just two weeks.
("Relocation" implies asking the company to pay for you to move closer to work.)
Id suck it up and deal with it for now and then ask to transfer over there after you have proved yourself. Right now, asking within two weeks, I'd see some major red flags that this person wasn't the right hire in the first place. It wouldn't necessarily ruin your reputation, but I'd view you as whiny right off the bat and I'd think there were personality issues there where like I said, I'd wonder why I hired you. Think about it this way -- in most positions, your first three months are a probationary phase. In those first three months, you need to act professionally and build a good reputation. Requesting to transfer two weeks in doesn't really go to help build your reputation, so I'd wait until after you have established yourself as a hard worker there before I'd ask if it were possible to transfer.
You just started there 2 weeks ago. You haven't proved yourself yet and they may be very reluctant to transfer you to another location (if there's even an opening). You're probably better off just starting all over again and looking for a new job closer to your home/school.
I would definitely suck it up and deal with it until you get another job. Let you manager know that you 'love' your job, can you get longer shifts? This way the commute will be worth it. Keep looking elsewhere, but don't quit until you have found another job!
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