SO, I ... uh... quit my new job yesterday. I have NEVER in my history of employment just plain walked out on a job before with no future prospects and no notice. Monday my boss FUCKING EXPLODED on me over the phone because he couldn't find the house of one of his potential clients. So, even though I printed out two sets of detailed directions (one from mapquest and one with visual markers specifically from the woman's mouth) and a map, I needed to "get my head out of my ass." He "didn't understand why [he] hired me if [he] was going to have to fucking do everything" blah blah blah blah blah. Cue more obscenities. This is just one of several episodes of verbal abuse from him. SO! I decided my self-respect is worth more than $12 an hour.
HOWEVER, I received a very professional and conciliatory email from him today, asking me to return and that he'll leave my job open until the end of business Friday in case I decide to reconsider. SO HERE IS THE SITUATION:
* I could come back Friday, have the weekend to chill out, and then return to work Mon-Wed until the office closes.
* The office re-opens on the 4th, BUT my boss will NOT be back in town until the 14th. The 15th is payday.
* SO, I could work the next 4 business days, then work 9 more without him and only 1 with him, and then get paid a solid chunk of change and decide THEN if I need to quit again.
* IN THE MEAN TIME, I can still be applying for jobs and seeing if I get a better offer (ie something with BENEFITS).
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Do it! I'd write him back telling him you won't take him yelling at you for no reason and then when he probably explodes again in a few weeks you can just quit again.
ReplyDeleteyeah, milk it for now. sounds like you're going to have the upper hand with him for the next month-ish. but all the while be looking for something better, of course.
ReplyDeleteI do love milking the incompetent rich.
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