I once had a job that was working me every single day 9 hours a day because they would not replace the 4th employee who quit, running a 24/7 location.
I told them that if they didn’t hire somebody I would quit.
I gave them a week and they hadn’t even made an attempt to hire anybody.
I offered to the manager that two days a week we would each take a 12-hour shift, so that each of us in turn would get one full day off each week.
My manager said no.
To my manager’s shock and surprise I quit on the spot, and my manager and my coworker each got to work a 12-hour shift for the next 6 weeks every single day until the other person quit and they had to close the business down until they hired in replacements.
This is some self imposed (not you) dystopian stupidity. Good on you for giving them warning, telling them straight, and then following through. Hope you went on to better and brighter things.
Oh yeah. I work a flat 40 sitting on my ass and make about 10x what I did then.
I definitely had to go through a lot of shit but that one was probably some of the worst of it job-wise.
Hell I didn’t even own a car at the time but that walk home was the most baller stroll I’ve ever had in my life.
I got home, told my girlfriend at the time I had quit my job and then I went and slept for 14 hours without a care in the world, and then the next day I went out and found a job that paid a dollar an hour more.
Often, staffing is the #1 concern as a small business develops, so having the capital to pay enough employees is a big deal. This owner completely failed to plan.
I once had a job that was working me every single day 9 hours a day because they would not replace the 4th employee who quit, running a 24/7 location.
I told them that if they didn’t hire somebody I would quit.
I gave them a week and they hadn’t even made an attempt to hire anybody.
I offered to the manager that two days a week we would each take a 12-hour shift, so that each of us in turn would get one full day off each week.
My manager said no.
To my manager’s shock and surprise I quit on the spot, and my manager and my coworker each got to work a 12-hour shift for the next 6 weeks every single day until the other person quit and they had to close the business down until they hired in replacements.
This is some self imposed (not you) dystopian stupidity. Good on you for giving them warning, telling them straight, and then following through. Hope you went on to better and brighter things.
Oh yeah. I work a flat 40 sitting on my ass and make about 10x what I did then.
I definitely had to go through a lot of shit but that one was probably some of the worst of it job-wise.
Hell I didn’t even own a car at the time but that walk home was the most baller stroll I’ve ever had in my life.
I got home, told my girlfriend at the time I had quit my job and then I went and slept for 14 hours without a care in the world, and then the next day I went out and found a job that paid a dollar an hour more.
Fucking hell how are people this fucking dense 🤦♂️
This is so absurd to me. What kind of small business need to be open 24/7?
Diners. Manufacturers. Some service-providers.
Often, staffing is the #1 concern as a small business develops, so having the capital to pay enough employees is a big deal. This owner completely failed to plan.
Genuine next-level stupidity.
Walmart used to have lots of locations open 24/7. Gas stations, restaurants, and various places in heavy tourist areas like New York or Vegas or LA.