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I quit my job yesterday, due to unsafe conditions and now I regret it. What can you do when the situation that your in, is unhealthy and with several requests they wouldn't change it. Back to looking for a job, or begging for my job back.
I don't want to ask for the job back, but they probably would hire me back because they are already short staffed.
What to do?
I quit my job yesterday, due to unsafe conditions and now I regret it. What can you do when the situation that your in, is unhealthy and with several requests they wouldn't change it. Back to looking for a job, or begging for my job back.
I don't want to ask for the job back, but they probably would hire me back because they are already short staffed.
What to do?
If your job conditions were bad enough to make you quit and if it was bad enough for you to make several requests for them to make the situation safer,....
you've probably done the right thing.
Don't second guess yourself. Just look for a better place to work.
Last edited by World Citizen; 03-05-2010 at 07:10 PM..
I quit my job yesterday, due to unsafe conditions and now I regret it. What can you do when the situation that your in, is unhealthy and with several requests they wouldn't change it. Back to looking for a job, or begging for my job back.
I don't want to ask for the job back, but they probably would hire me back because they are already short staffed.
What to do?
Hey, the only reason why you will not ask for your job back is because your ego has taken over.
Check your ego and go in and say...."oops, I got really frustrated and I made a poor choice. If at all possible, I'd like to have my job back."
Say it and move on. Don't let your pride and ego get in the way.
I absolutely HATE my job and my lazy a** boss. I can't stand the clients nor my coworkers. I feel as if I am doing a disservice to myself. And I am. But I am not going to allow all of the stuff I have to deal with to drive me out. It's rough right now and it sucks to high hell that I have to live like this until things get better but I have to do it. I hate it! I will not go out like that. The only person that loses is ME~.
I deal with the down and out of society, the black sheep and outcasts, drunks, druggies, mentally ill, felons, you name it, they are at my shelter. When I say they have ISSUES you better believe it. I am talking serious issues. I have to manage 65 clients in pis* poor life situations all by myself. They are very dependent on "the system". Many will never live a normal stable life. I hate the job with all of my heart. Imagine going to work and arguing, breaking up fights. Getting cursed out. I'm black so I get called Ni**er from time to time by clients. That SUCKS. Sometimes I really feel like crying. But I have to keep going. So do you!
When I lost my previous job( Financial analyst) the shelter was the only place that called. I had to take the job to get the bills paid.
So I know what you're feeling but you cannot just quit your job and you have nothing to hold you over for a long period of time.
Hey, the only reason why you will not ask for your job back is because your ego has taken over.
Check your ego and go in and say...."oops, I got really frustrated and I made a poor choice. If at all possible, I'd like to have my job back."
Say it and move on. Don't let your pride and ego get in the way.
I absolutely HATE my job and my lazy a** boss. I can't stand the clients nor my coworkers. I feel as if I am doing a disservice to myself. And I am. But I am not going to allow all of the stuff I have to deal with to drive me out. It's rough right now and it sucks to high hell that I have to live like this until things get better but I have to do it. I hate it! I will not go out like that. The only person that loses is ME~.
I deal with the down and out of society, the black sheep and outcasts, drunks, druggies, mentally ill, felons, you name it, they are at my shelter. When I say they have ISSUES you better believe it. I am talking serious issues. I have to manage 65 clients in pis* poor life situations all by myself. They are very dependent on "the system". Many will never live a normal stable life. I hate the job with all of my heart. Imagine going to work and arguing, breaking up fights. Getting cursed out. I'm black so I get called Ni**er from time to time by clients. That SUCKS. Sometimes I really feel like crying. But I have to keep going. So do you!
When I lost my previous job( Financial analyst) the shelter was the only place that called. I had to take the job to get the bills paid.
So I know what you're feeling but you cannot just quit your job and you have nothing to hold you over for a long period of time.
Go ask for you job back!
Ron
But what if they are being exposed to something that is dangerous or they're being asked to work with machinery or are being otherwise asked to put their physical person in danger because of unsafe working conditions?
While I agree with Ron that at this point in time any job is a good job, I would caution Asitshouldbe to trust his gut instinct. If the job conditions were so unsafe, you might be safer away from the place. But (there are always "buts"!), is there any way you could speak to someone else in Management about correcting some of the most dangerous or unsafe conditions? You don't tell us precisely what they are .... Can you get your job back and then call a government agency to report "unsafe conditions". At the very worse, you would be fired - but at least then you would get unemployment benefits.
Also, how difficult is it to get a job in your area in your employment field? Do you have money saved to carry you while you look for another job? What about health benefits? Since you quit, you will not get unemployment - do you still have enough money? Do you qualify for COBRA? I am ALL about following gut instinct, but given the environment we are in, there are other factors that need to be weighed in. It's really tough out here in the Land of the Unemployed, my friend. But to me, NOTHING nothing would be worth losing a limb or my health.
I'm under the impression if a job is bad enough to make you decide to quit, you're more than likely to quit/want to quit again, especially since you've indicated the reasons you quit aren't likely to change. The question you'll need to ask is how long would you be able to tolerate working in those conditions, again.
Also, keep in mind once you quit a job, and employer and coworkers could view you differently. Even if the employer and co-workers are glad if you do decide to return, there's likely to be some resentment because you "quit on them;" especially since your comment implied they were already short-staffed even while you were working, and are even shorter now that you've quit. They may also think you'll leave again, even if you don't quit a second time. Consider if you can tolerate this possibility if you do decide to return.
I suggest thinking it over a while, and weighing all the pros and cons of your options. You don't want to go back only to regret your return. It may be harder if you later quit second time, and will display indecisiveness that may affect the opinion of possible future employers.
Look...........everyone is this thread can say what they want to say and try to sound all "logical" about the situation.
Bottom line, if the OP has no way of supporting themselves for a long period of time until they find something. The OP needs to go back and ask. Stop with all of the weigh the pros and cons BS.
I love how WE try to sound so smart when it comes to other peoples problems but when it comes to our own, sometimes you cannot find your way out of a brown paper bag.
Only the OP really knows what's going on. Only the OP knows their situation. If they posted a thread saying " I regret". That's a indication the OP needs to be encouraged to go ask for the job back.PERIOD.
In life, you do what you have to do. Right now is not the time to be acting like a irresponsible kid and just walking out on your job and then regret it the next day. EVERYDAY that I go to the shelter, I feel like saying F**K IT! I can't do that. I am 35 and not getting older. I have to keep truckin', as they say.
It'll get better. My business venture we take off and I'll be out of that job THIS TIME NEXT YEAR!
I know with all of my heart.
OP, go ask for your job. So what if people "look at you different". They already look at you different anyway. Who gives a hoot if they talk about you, they probably already do.
Most people you'll ever meet in life DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU!
Even if you did put in a 2 week notice, no one says they'll give you a reference anyway. So what, you made a mistake. You're not the only person that has ever done this before. You'll get over it and move on. You'll look back 10 years and it would have not affected you.
Look...........everyone is this thread can say what they want to say and try to sound all "logical" about the situation.
Bottom line, if the OP has no way of supporting themselves for a long period of time until they find something. The OP needs to go back and ask. Stop with all of the weigh the pros and cons BS.
I love how WE try to sound so smart when it comes to other peoples problems but when it comes to our own, sometimes you cannot find your way out of a brown paper bag.
Only the OP really knows what's going on. Only the OP knows their situation. If they posted a thread saying " I regret". That's a indication the OP needs to be encouraged to go ask for the job back.PERIOD.
In life, you do what you have to do. Right now is not the time to be acting like a irresponsible kid and just walking out on your job and then regret it the next day. EVERYDAY that I go to the shelter, I feel like saying F**K IT! I can't do that. I am 35 and not getting older. I have to keep truckin', as they say.
It'll get better. My business venture we take off and I'll be out of that job THIS TIME NEXT YEAR!
I know with all of my heart.
OP, go ask for your job. So what if people "look at you different". They already look at you different anyway. Who gives a hoot if they talk about you, they probably already do.
Most people you'll ever meet in life DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU!
Even if you did put in a 2 week notice, no one says they'll give you a reference anyway. So what, you made a mistake. You're not the only person that has ever done this before. You'll get over it and move on. You'll look back 10 years and it would have not affected you.
Considering that the OP hasn't been back to this thread since posting, I bet he already did go back...
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