I recently retired after decades of retail management where I was responsible for hiring associates for my stores. If there was one piece of advice I would give any potential job seeker looking for a new position it would be "Never quit your current job before receiving a formal, preferably in writing offer from your new employer" There are several reasons for this. 1) Hiring managers receive more responses to a job opening than they can ever consider. This means that in many cases, regardless of your experience you will not get a response or you will get an auto-generated email telling you the job is filled. Job sites share openings and many times these shared postings remain up long after the job's been filled.2) Any period of unemployment is viewed badly by potential employers. The longer you are without a job, the harder it will be to explain away the interruption. 3) There will always be exceptions, but be realistic when considering a change. The grass isn't greener. The BS is not absent, just different. Make sure you are willing and able weather no paycheck if you choose to quit. Do not be impulsive, think it out. 4) Do not quit without notice or before you have a formal offer in writing. Know your start date and salary. Ask any questions and address any concerns before accepting the new job. No legitimate employer will avoid these important issues.5) If a background check or drug test is required make sure you are clear on both before giving notice. Be honest with yourself. I've had applicants fail background checks who knew they had DUI or other records that would show up. They hoped it would be missed, but it isn't. There can also be errors that can take months to iron out. If you've left your old job, you're in big trouble. Also any false positives on drug tests can be addressed, but it takes time. Time you'll spend without a paycheck. I don't recommend contingency hires, if something shows up they can let you go and you'll be unemployed. There's always good reasons to look for a better job. Just be sure to do it smart and don't impulsively quit without backup. It can be financially disasterous.

I took a job at an optometrist office a couple years ago and was the only male employee. I thought this would be a great opportunity to learn some new skills and I enjoy working with the public overall. Within two months it turned into a nightmare. One of the girls Facebook stalked me and found out that I had several gay friends and that one is HIV+. She proceeded to tell everyone in the office that I was gay and I myself was HIV+, neither of which is true. I went to the business manager and the doctor to file a formal complaint which fell on deaf ears, she was not disciplined nor fired. After another few weeks of basically being ignored and treated like I didn’t exist I quit.

Hey. I have recently started a new job. I work 8 hour shifts with no break. I get degraded at work constantly. I want to quit but I also feel bad for leaving them understaffed. What would y’all do in this situation?

I work in a smaller establishment where our front of the house manager also serves and bartends Also She scheduled herself the best shifts as well as all the private events recently she got a DUI and was a no-call no-show. The staff covered for her knowing she was in jail should I let our boss know what happened and if she's not reprimanded like others have been in the past and even fired should I quit

I started a new job as a helper on a Montana grain harvest. The owners of the grain, land, and equipment are my immediate supervisors. I was told of this job by an acquaintance. I went to the job site and was put straight to work. I thought that before actually starting a job the newly hired person fills out a bunch of paperwork. None was presented to me on my first or second or 3rd day out there. On my fourth and final day I was ignored when I asked for my new hire paperwork. Heretofore on other jobs I had to give a name address, fill out IRS Form W-4 witholdings, something to the child support which I am liable to. I would be driving trucks on public roadways on a daily basis so I'm sure an employer would wish to verify if I had a drivers license or not. I learned that this employer doesn't check to see whether any of his new hires even has a valid drivers license or not. The guy who got me on out there has a revoked drivers license for a DUI. He further told me these guys don't care if he doesn't have a drivers license. He still has a job and he showed me a paycheck that he was given for his last 2 weeks.
There is the Montana New Hire Reporting system where the employer must enter our wage and hour info that goes to the child support enforcement division. I am receiving Social Security Disability Insurance for a bipolar disorder where my daughter gets benefits on an auxilliary plan. I would be liable for part of my wages but none of the child support report forms were not presented to me. My buddy owes back child support but by the employer ignoring obligations my buddy gets out of paying his child support obligation as well. A person has to usually fill out a form stating they are legal to work in the USA. I was not presented with any of that paperwork either. I wasn't even asked what my last name is during the 4 days I was out there. At the beginning of my last day out there (day 4) I asked the supervisor when I was going to fill out my new hire paperwork. He avoided the question as he gave an instruction to do something or whatever. This supervisor began verbally abusing me in an increasing manner as the day went on. I began feeling really stressed with my disability I became unable to do my work. The supervisors behavior was a complete turnabout of his prior civil behavior. Twice he seemed to try to impede me as I was doing my work. At one time I stiff armed him back as he was moving to block my path to a duty I was going to perform.. I finally was left alone and I made a minor mistake which shut the operation down for a time. I was so upset I was unable to do my job. The verbal abuse and blocking me from trying to do my job continued. At nearly the days end my supervisor pulled more subtle shit. As we was going to our vehicles to go on home he walked up to my truck stating it was the nicest truck out there of all the other workers. Earlier that very day he was talking about having our personal vehicles in a spot away from machinery so there would be no accidents. I didn't get any sleep that night and I advised the owner by text message that I would not be going to work that day. I haven't been back since. I got in touch with the state department of labor and industry and they sent a form to fill out that doesn't even contain space to provide such a complaint. I haven't been paid for the 4 days I worked. It would be hearsay if I tried to say I was working out there unless I could get co-operation from the friend who got me on out there.

IN NEED OF ENCOURAGMENT I left my last job 4 months ago because it became to stressful. Since then I have been looking for an office job and even willing to take a cut in pay, however, I have been to several interviews and still nothing. I even went to an interview where I got the job and they offered me the salary which I accepted but then the next day they changed their mind. Who does that?. I can tell you not a professional. I am getting discouraged because I still cannot get a job. I know I am not alone but the funds that I had saved are depleted and still nothing. Anyhow thanks for listening and reading about my situation. I pray to God relieve comes soon. I am 56 year old and not ready to retire yet. Its still too early. Good luck to those who need it like myself.

Today I found out that the managers in the department I am now in complained to the store manager and our operations manager how my old department had the most people and that we dont do anything but walk around the store. These women, have never worked in recieving or in forfullment. How can they know so much about a department that has nothing to do with theirs? I am trying very hard to find someting else before I quit. I hate my job now. I am going to keep looking though. What I really want to do is write. I write science fiction and fantasy in my spare time. Its all I ever saw myself doing, writing novels, not stuck in some dead end job, and broke all the time

So here i am trying to find a job again. i quit my last job because i don't like when you say something and you do something else and it cause disagreement between me and my boss so i quit. i know it is difficult for me to find a job here in the state because I didn't study here and my experience was all from my island Tonga but I just can't stand decision when they make it as if one is special. Am I wrong or not??

If you quit a job for greener pastures, would you go back if things didn’t work out? What’s your pride-o-meter level 1-10? I am a 10. Too much pride is my ultimate demise. Ugh, I hate this about myself. Anyway, what about you?

I'm so frustrated when the owner of the company has no clue what I do for him. Not only do I do all of his Human Resource stuff, I also have 85% of the company that reports directly to me. I've taken on more work with no pay increase. I haven't had a raise in close to 7 years. So, now that I'm looking to leave the company to better myself and my kids lives now he is treating me like crap and jumping all over me for what other managers do wrong. I have every right to better myself. I've been working for him for 10 years. We are looking to move out of State but where we really want to go there isn't any decent paying jobs there. If anyone has any suggestions on what to do and on how to look for jobs in different states. Please let me know.