Can you voluntarily leave a job that is not right for you and reopen a claim? Please help. (reapply, work)

[Graceful2]

I was on unemployment for 2 months and was offered a new position. I started this new position 1 1/2 weeks ago and reported it to unemployment yesterday. The job is way over my head with work load, the demands and the management uses bullying tactics. I feel like I am physically getting sick from the stress.


Can anyone give me feedback on whether unemployment would allow me to reopen my claim if I left the job or do I have to be fired. I feel like I am not qualified for this environment and I am drowning. Please help!

[seain dublin]

I believe you would need to let go by this current company. If it is as bad as you say then they will let you go for not being able to meed the demands of the job.

But are you sure you're not getting ahead of yourself? You're kind of rushing to judgement in a only a week and a half, new jobs take time and you may find things start to "gel" and fall into place.

[Graceful2]

I've been told they do not let people go. It is a very large corporation and the particular place I work at is very troubled. I already know several people that recently started over the last month and they are looking to leave as well. As I said, I feel physically sick from the stress. Any reasons for leaving voluntarily that are acceptable to reopen a claim?

[Ariadne22]

A quit is always problematic. Under the UC code of most states, you have a duty to attempt to preserve the employment relationship. You might have good cause if the job you are performing is not the job for which you were hired. A toxic environment with abusive superiors which causes you physical distress is not considered good cause. Of course, you can visit doctors, get medication, cite stress, quit, reapply and expect to appeal. NJ is very backlogged. You will be many months without benefits.

[seain dublin]

Originally Posted by Graceful2

I've been told they do not let people go. It is a very large corporation and the particular place I work at is very troubled. I already know several people that recently started over the last month and they are looking to leave as well. As I said, I feel physically sick from the stress. Any reasons for leaving voluntarily that are acceptable to reopen a claim?

Well that doesn't make any sense. If someone is screwing up and costing the company time and money, they're going to be let go.

Because there are 100 people behind you who want the job.

Whether it's the receptionist who can't transfer calls properly to the accountant who is making costly mistakes, if you're not doing the job and causing additional work due to someone having to go back and correct problems or losing business($$$$), then that person will be out the door.

I really don't think a week and half is enough time to give up on a job.

Years ago I was hired for a job that I really didn't have a strong background in, on my first day I was informed my boss was going to be out on disability for at least a month.

It was very stressful and I made a lot of mistakes and learned as I went along with not too much help. I thought about quiting(and there was no unemployment to go back to) as like you I went home feeling stressed every night and asking myself "what have you gottten yourself into?".

But it got better as time went on, and I stayed there 5 yrs. I ended up getting promoted after the first year, I believe mostly because the director of the dept. knew I came into the job under difficult circumstances.

Only you know your situation and what your stress level is, but IMO you should give it more time.

[rgarjr]

I would just take it easy and do what u can.

[Graceful2]

Thank-you all for your responses. I appreciate your input. Need to regroup and consider working this position at my own pace. I agree that leaving on my own would be problematic.