Quitting On My Third Day?!
- Darlah
- Nov 29, 2018
- 5 min read
Updated: Jan 11, 2019

Okay so I got my very first part-time job at a big global company that I cannot name as a Store Merchandiser and it pays really well for a 14-day job. Yay right? I finally get to have a real job experience for my resume but as the title goes; I quit the job on myd day.
Now, people who care would probably ask me the question "why?" There was a number of reasons why I did what I did but first, I want to tell you the background story.

I did not apply for the job a recruiting company found my Naukrigulf profile and contacted me at a Thursday night saying that I need to make the decision right away because she's about to leave the office given that the time was 9:30-ish PM and the job begins on November 2 (Sunday). I was hesitant at first because it sounds like fraud to me but then she reassured me that its not and I got really attracted by the pay so, I said yes.

By the time I got home, I checked my e-mail and saw the details of the job assuming that it was the offer letter and even showing it to my mom because everything was there already and of course, from what I know you cannot start a job here without receiving an offer letter. The next day, I called her back just to clarify everything and with that, I sent my requirements.

At around lunch time on Saturday, I received another e-mail saying that someone will call me from the store to talk to me regarding the job and surprise, surprise I did not receive any call at all the whole day so I e-mailed her again to make sure and she told me that I should still report and with that, I assumed that maybe my papers are with the supervisor of Adidas so I went at the store to start my first day of the job.
I got there and the supervisor doesn't even know me or recognize my name but I told him about my lack of work permit and all he said was that I need to follow-up with the recruiting company about it because working without a permit is illegal but guess what? I still worked and I learned from my co-workers that was hired by the same recruiting company that they signed a contract with them and have already received their permits and so, I contacted the HR again and asked her about my papers and told her about my concerns and then she proceeded to tell me that if I can send my documents to another person in the company because she cannot do it at that time (like what the hell?) but still, I said okay. I got off at around 10 pm that night and when I reached home I immediately sent my documents again expecting to get proper communication this time but nope so, I told my supervisor my concerns so he called the company and the company told me that someone will call me once my papers are processed within the day but surprise! I had to call them to follow-up. I was starting to get pissed off and of course, I am already feeling the hate bubbling in my chest for the job.
Basically,my job was to change the prices of all the products for the upcoming sale and then, removing all the papers inside the shoe boxes and make sure that the shoes are the same pairs and tie both pairs together using the security tag and then, arrange the box alignment. It sounds easy right? nope. We did that for eight hours with one hour break. on one big shelf there are around 240 shoes and if it takes 1 minute for each box, it would take one person 4 hours to finish the whole shelf but then the supervisor keeps expecting us to finish everything in at least 40 minutes to 1 hour. I was so annoyed with the supervisor that I computed it because what he wanted was s unrealistic but I understand that he too is stressed with the upcoming big sale and that more products are being delivered to be put out.
By the time I got home that night, I immediately told my parents that I am quitting my job because:
1. HR Problems
I got no proper communication from any of them, I contacted three people from the company but I got no calls or e-mails and I feel like they did not really give my concerns some importance and probably thought that I will keep working without them putting some proper actions.
2. Legal Papers
I did not want to risk it because I did not sign any contract and I did not receive any proper offer letter and of course, the most important one is that they did not give me a work permit. If I got caught, there's a big fine to pay by the company and would taint the global company's name and my visa might get revoked and be banned but they did not seem to care but as a person who easily gets agitated and paranoid I do not like working without any assurance.
3. I Hate the Job
I probably sound like a whiny bitch now because I just can't deal that I will be doing that for the next 12 days stuck in stockroom. At first, I was making myself feel better that if I succeed this then I'll be able to handle a full-time job in the future and of course, I would get personal growth because it is a challenge for me but my entitled side, does not want to continue the job because everything hurts: my fingers, my palms, my wrists, my back, my legs, and my eyes. I felt really restricted and I'm not used to it.

When I did not report to the office, my supervisor called me so I told the first two reasons and then, he called the recruiting company and then , they called me. And guess what? I finally got proper communication and they finally acknowledged my concerns and he was also surprised that I did not get an offer letter. So, he said that he will arrange it immediately and I can report to work by weekend but I said no. So, now I reflected on my decisions and I know that I disappointed my parents because I just showed them that I am lazy and an underacheiver. I am already nineteen and graduated college but I still depend on them on everything, even with the writing of my "resignation" e-mail. But most of all, I am disappointed with myself because how will I be able to handle a full-time job if I am like this? I can't take on the challenge of a simple sale store merchandiser? I'll probably gonna die poor and a loser. What I did learn is that being ordered around doesn't sit well with me and that I really need to improve on that. And I need to be more mature and flexible and persevering. Also, I should always make sure that I sign a contract and work permit before actually doing work because it is a big risk working without it. What do you guys think?
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