I don't want to but one of my earlier posts today mentions some issues i'm having at work and I'm just a bit done with the all the stress of it. Ideally i'd like to have something to go to before I resign. And I'm worried about how i'm going to juggle having to do phone interviews or actually go to interviews if I'm working all the time and can't call in sick unless my shift is covered.
Got a call for in person interview for one of the jobs I applied for which is great. But now begins the stress of trying to get my shift covered and as i'm potentially going to the interview straight from work dressing in a way that doesn't give the away i might be having and interview while also dressing appropriately for the interview. Also the nature of my job means that I can't just call in sick without my shift being covered. Should i just quit my job and wait for after then to attend interviews?
Yeah that was it! I ended up having a conversation with the employee as my boss insisted on giving him a written warning despite my advice to just go a letter of concern and make it an informal warning. I was just honest with him about the whole situation and he's contacted fair work . I have a feeling when my boss returns from leave in a few days, she going to be pissed at me and from what I've been told from other staff who have been at this business a while, she can be very vindictive when she feels crossed by people. I'm too old to put up with that shit so I'm probably going to give notice this week or next.
So I've been talking a lot about my recent bouts with anxiety which stem from an issue occurring at work. No one probably remembers me posting about this but my boss wanted me to fire someone without following correct fair work process and while i managed to put that fire out other stuff has eventuated because of it which has been cause for my anxiety.
Anyway this morning I woke up to a life preserver from the universe in the form of a hefty tax return that is enough for me to live off for a couple of months if i decide to quit my current role. I've already started applying for jobs and my plan would be to give 2 weeks notice which will give a nice boost to my savings. So I think I'm going to go ahead and quit. Hopefully I will have something lined up in the couple of weeks but if not i'll at least have some savings to dip into.
Yeah I am pretty over retail, It's not a stable industry and my current employer and previous one has toxic people at the top. I'm also not interested in moving up the retail ranks to be an area manager or national or anything like that so there's not much more room for me to grow. The only answer is to move into the larger customer service industry where the majority of skills i have learned are transferrable and see what happens. I agree with you about multiple rounds of interviews. Such a complete waste of everyones time. I also find them to be a bit of a dick move on the part of the employer. It's like they know how inconvenient it will be for you to take more time off. But if you really want the job you will jump through the hoop, then most of the time you don't get it anyway.
I'm looking for office based customer service roles as I'm trying to get out of retail and store management. Addressing selection criteria is the blurst I can even imagine how annoying it would for academic jobs. It also doesn't help that employers seem want you to provide a really detailed responses with as little words as possible. Like sure let me just truncate 20 years of experience into two paragraphs.
As someone who was friends with her, Erin Patterson is not some dumb country, working class, bumpkin. She is incredibly intelligent and last time I spoke to her she was studying veterinary science and could calculate PI to a ridiculous number of places in her head. Both of her parents were academics and she came from money. She could be really manipulative and could hold a grudge, but when I knew her there was no way she would ever intentionally harm someone like she is being accused of doing.
Ahhh that sucks. The process is completely cooked. Bring on universal basic income I say. But I hope you find something soon. What type of jobs are you applying for?
Feeling better today anxiety wise. A couple of jobs popped up on seek that sound pretty chill so I applied for both and now about to put some nuggets in the oven for lunchie munchies. Also having a laugh at the expense of the greek family next door renovating the rental that they own. They are having the most mundane, polite conversations but speaking to each other in a tone so aggressive that they sound like they're all about to have a punch on.
Shower had, lemsip made and in bed about to listen to Vikki Petraitis's podcast on the frankston murders. Oddly, listening to it has been helping to distract my anxiety about life.
No need to apologise friend! Sometimes a dose of cold water reality is needed. Something low pressure, where i just have to be responsible for me and my output and down have to work for a cowardly, manipulative boss would be an absolute dream come true right now.
And now i'm back to 'in two weeks i'm going to be out of a job and i'm going to lose my apartment because i can't pay rent and be homeless or dead" fuck I hate anxiety so much
Yeah I think I was romanticising a bit. I'm just super anxious about a situation at work that I'm worried is going to blow up in a week or so and I'm anticipating needing a new job in the next couple of weeks. I'm a casual working full time hours but in this economic climate I haven't been able to accrue much savings. So I'm just very stressed out and looking for any solution and thought getting my RSA and going hospo and start studying would be it.
I don't want to but one of my earlier posts today mentions some issues i'm having at work and I'm just a bit done with the all the stress of it. Ideally i'd like to have something to go to before I resign. And I'm worried about how i'm going to juggle having to do phone interviews or actually go to interviews if I'm working all the time and can't call in sick unless my shift is covered.