dani_starr
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Cavy Slave
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I completely am regretting taking a 2nd part time job right now, and want to quit.
I wasn't even job searching, I was helping a customer (older Indian gentlemen with strong accent, moderate English speaking, hard to understand) with his take out order at my current food service job. He is a regular, and I've always been very nice to him, even though he can come across as not the nicest person in the world when in a hurry, but I digress.
Anyhoo, he casually asked me how long I was working there at my current job. I replied about 2 years, and he asked me if I was looking for another job. I replied, "I'm not sure. Possibly?" (as I have been toying with the idea of a 2nd part time job for awhile). He gave me his card, and asked when I got off, and told me to come by his spice store when I get off.
As soon as I got off, I went over to the store (it's tiny, like the size of a bedroom). In my mind, it was going to go something like this. He'd ask me some basic job questions (what my availability is, why I think I'd make a good fit for his store, basically an impromptu non formal interview), along with give me a basic description of the job. And then ask me if I was interested, and for me to bring in a resume, or come back for an interview.
Nope, he launches into what days he needs me to work, where to find the apron that I need to wear, shows me the dress code (hand written- black flats, black blouse-I asked, he said button down, black pants (no tights or sweats) or black knee length skirt, hair down or in a low pony tail, no high buns), and shows me the closet sized stock room/office/etc room.
He eventually asked my name, and asked what I was currently making. I told him minimum wage, and he told me that at the end of the week I would get a check for the number of hours a week I worked, and that it was "up to me if I wanted to pay taxes on it at the end of the year." He said he did this, because it wasn't fair for minimum wage people to get I lot of money taken out of their checks.
He wanted to start training me that night, but I had to go back to work. He asked me to text him my work schedule.
I did, and he wrote back that I have to talk to my current manager about my schedule on Sunday, as it conflicts with the times he needs me (just want to note, I hadn't even worked a single day for him when he's saying this). His exact wording was "I am working on your schedule everyday but Sunday she can't hold you by giving mid afternoon, so you can't work anymore, talk to her."
Tonight was my first night, training for closing. I get there, 30 min early dressed to the nines in brand new black flats, black slacks, a black button down, and my hair just so. The girl there was wearing black sneakers, a black t shirt and black cardigan. I was so mad, as I spent 5 hours yesterday driving around trying to find black button downs and pencil skirts.
She could barely understand me, she spoke VERY little English. This is the person who was training me, as the manager wasn't there. She informs me that she was training me on closing, so I could open tomorrow. I wasn't even asked, she just told me that the manager said that I was opening by myself tomorrow, and gives me the key to open the gate. She put him on the phone with me, and he told me that he would be late, as he lives far away, and that I would have to open alone. Then he asks for me to put the other girl on the phone. I started mentioning I didn't feel comfortable opening by myself, but it was briskly brushed off with an "it's easy."
I asked her multiple times if I should clock in, but she couldn't understand what I was saying. Eventually she showed me a log book, and I was able to convey what I was trying to say. She told me to write 6pm, even though I was there at 5:20pm. I asked her if I could write 5:20, and she said that I need to write down whatever the manager scheduled me for. I don't think I am getting compensated for that extra 40 min. We left 20 min late as well. Don't think I am getting compensated for that either.
We had to package more spices, and were using a scale. The bags say 1lb, yet when she was weighing it out, she put in approx only 10oz. I found this strange, and asked her how many ounces we in a pound. She says 10, then 12. I say it's 16oz. There is NO way ANY of the bags could fit a full pound, when they are bursting at only 10oz. The other bags made before had maybe 8oz or so in them. Either they are scamming people, or people just don't know how to use a scale or ounces in a pound.
I accidentally spilled a tablespoon or so out of a 10lb bag of rice. She told me that I need to be far more careful tomorrow, as the manager would get really mad about that. We had to sweep it off the table, and back into the packaging. I could of counted the grains of rice that spilled. She told me repeatedly how mad the manager gets about wasting anything. I understand trying to save and conserve money, but like 40 grains of rice? Really?
The best part, he tells on the phone that it's not fair to *me* that my current manager is making me work Sunday mornings, how it's going to make me run ragged having to work the afternoons there, and it will be bad for me having to do this. How inconvenient it is for *me* to have to work the hours I was originally scheduled for and told him I could work.
After I have said multiple times, I want to keep Friday's as my day off, he asked me to come in to open (9am), just for a few hours til he gets there (as he lives far away) and then just stay a couple hours after he arrives, and then I could leave around 3pm if I needed too.
I told him I wanted/could work 3-4 days a week, and already he has me scheduled for Wednesday-Sunday this week, and 5 days next week.
I went in with good intentions, and now I just want to quit. It seems so shady, and that any concerns I voice (via my schedule, availability, opening by myself after one three hour shift of training) are ignored. I also am very accident prone, and the freaking out over 40 grains of rice spilled out of a 10lb bag worries me too. The job itself is sooo easy though.
Should I at least stick it out for a week, or do you think I'd be better off quitting with in the next 2-3 days?
I wasn't even job searching, I was helping a customer (older Indian gentlemen with strong accent, moderate English speaking, hard to understand) with his take out order at my current food service job. He is a regular, and I've always been very nice to him, even though he can come across as not the nicest person in the world when in a hurry, but I digress.
Anyhoo, he casually asked me how long I was working there at my current job. I replied about 2 years, and he asked me if I was looking for another job. I replied, "I'm not sure. Possibly?" (as I have been toying with the idea of a 2nd part time job for awhile). He gave me his card, and asked when I got off, and told me to come by his spice store when I get off.
As soon as I got off, I went over to the store (it's tiny, like the size of a bedroom). In my mind, it was going to go something like this. He'd ask me some basic job questions (what my availability is, why I think I'd make a good fit for his store, basically an impromptu non formal interview), along with give me a basic description of the job. And then ask me if I was interested, and for me to bring in a resume, or come back for an interview.
Nope, he launches into what days he needs me to work, where to find the apron that I need to wear, shows me the dress code (hand written- black flats, black blouse-I asked, he said button down, black pants (no tights or sweats) or black knee length skirt, hair down or in a low pony tail, no high buns), and shows me the closet sized stock room/office/etc room.
He eventually asked my name, and asked what I was currently making. I told him minimum wage, and he told me that at the end of the week I would get a check for the number of hours a week I worked, and that it was "up to me if I wanted to pay taxes on it at the end of the year." He said he did this, because it wasn't fair for minimum wage people to get I lot of money taken out of their checks.
He wanted to start training me that night, but I had to go back to work. He asked me to text him my work schedule.
I did, and he wrote back that I have to talk to my current manager about my schedule on Sunday, as it conflicts with the times he needs me (just want to note, I hadn't even worked a single day for him when he's saying this). His exact wording was "I am working on your schedule everyday but Sunday she can't hold you by giving mid afternoon, so you can't work anymore, talk to her."
Tonight was my first night, training for closing. I get there, 30 min early dressed to the nines in brand new black flats, black slacks, a black button down, and my hair just so. The girl there was wearing black sneakers, a black t shirt and black cardigan. I was so mad, as I spent 5 hours yesterday driving around trying to find black button downs and pencil skirts.
She could barely understand me, she spoke VERY little English. This is the person who was training me, as the manager wasn't there. She informs me that she was training me on closing, so I could open tomorrow. I wasn't even asked, she just told me that the manager said that I was opening by myself tomorrow, and gives me the key to open the gate. She put him on the phone with me, and he told me that he would be late, as he lives far away, and that I would have to open alone. Then he asks for me to put the other girl on the phone. I started mentioning I didn't feel comfortable opening by myself, but it was briskly brushed off with an "it's easy."
I asked her multiple times if I should clock in, but she couldn't understand what I was saying. Eventually she showed me a log book, and I was able to convey what I was trying to say. She told me to write 6pm, even though I was there at 5:20pm. I asked her if I could write 5:20, and she said that I need to write down whatever the manager scheduled me for. I don't think I am getting compensated for that extra 40 min. We left 20 min late as well. Don't think I am getting compensated for that either.
We had to package more spices, and were using a scale. The bags say 1lb, yet when she was weighing it out, she put in approx only 10oz. I found this strange, and asked her how many ounces we in a pound. She says 10, then 12. I say it's 16oz. There is NO way ANY of the bags could fit a full pound, when they are bursting at only 10oz. The other bags made before had maybe 8oz or so in them. Either they are scamming people, or people just don't know how to use a scale or ounces in a pound.
I accidentally spilled a tablespoon or so out of a 10lb bag of rice. She told me that I need to be far more careful tomorrow, as the manager would get really mad about that. We had to sweep it off the table, and back into the packaging. I could of counted the grains of rice that spilled. She told me repeatedly how mad the manager gets about wasting anything. I understand trying to save and conserve money, but like 40 grains of rice? Really?
The best part, he tells on the phone that it's not fair to *me* that my current manager is making me work Sunday mornings, how it's going to make me run ragged having to work the afternoons there, and it will be bad for me having to do this. How inconvenient it is for *me* to have to work the hours I was originally scheduled for and told him I could work.
After I have said multiple times, I want to keep Friday's as my day off, he asked me to come in to open (9am), just for a few hours til he gets there (as he lives far away) and then just stay a couple hours after he arrives, and then I could leave around 3pm if I needed too.
I told him I wanted/could work 3-4 days a week, and already he has me scheduled for Wednesday-Sunday this week, and 5 days next week.
I went in with good intentions, and now I just want to quit. It seems so shady, and that any concerns I voice (via my schedule, availability, opening by myself after one three hour shift of training) are ignored. I also am very accident prone, and the freaking out over 40 grains of rice spilled out of a 10lb bag worries me too. The job itself is sooo easy though.
Should I at least stick it out for a week, or do you think I'd be better off quitting with in the next 2-3 days?
Why do you care about making him mad? Since it's not a job you are concerned with keeping what does it matter if he gets mad? The only thing he can do is fire you. Also, you know a BIG secret about him that the IRS would love to know. You're kind of the one with the power in this situation, since he was dumb enough to tell you about his belief on taxes.
