My dilemma: Hate my new job

[Stig]

My last job was an everything at Wal-Mart, I took care of at least six or seven different jobs (considering I was only hired on for one) and got paid 25 cents or so over minimum wage. Suck it the f*ck up.

It happens like that.

 

"You only have to waiter and tend the bar and we pay you this much"

 

"Oh I forgot to mention you need to help the chef's prepare the meals? Yeah that's right, someone called in sick so you are now learning food preparation and how to bake cakes, also can you do the delivery? Can you write up the roster? Can you organise for this person to come in and can you plan that for 175 people?

 

Responsibility piles up with work, but it's all good experience, maybe you get lucky and get a raise.

Indeed. Saying yes to any extra random sh*t at work has almost doubled my salary in 18 months to what it was in my previous job.

 

Good to hear it's going well now. Super overkill training did sound odd for an 8 week contract. It would take you that just to get up to speed on everything.

Saying yes to any random work at Walmart will only get you as far as being the guy who says yes to do all the bullsh*t work. You don't get raises for working harder there. You get a 50 cent raise every year after your first 6 months, and that's it. I believe that's how it works, been a while since I quit that sh*thole though.

[TheGodDamnMaster]

My last job was an everything at Wal-Mart, I took care of at least six or seven different jobs (considering I was only hired on for one) and got paid 25 cents or so over minimum wage. Suck it the f*ck up.

Dude, WalMart is so f*cking bad. Store #2285, they had me doing maintenance jobs when I was supposed to be stocking shelves in grocery. f*cking prick managers, too.

 

 

But yea, stick it out pussy. You're not dumb, you just gotta learn the ropes. Don't expect to have it down pat in 2 days.

 

EDIT - Also just read your update, good for you dude. At least you'll be able to grasp it now!

From what I hear, Walmart is cancer to its' employees. I read a story about a woman who was a cashier at one of the stores for 12 years and she got laid off. There was another one where a teenage girl dropped a jelly jar and cut herself by accident, and they made her sign some release form before calling 911.

[ryuclan]

My last job was an everything at Wal-Mart, I took care of at least six or seven different jobs (considering I was only hired on for one) and got paid 25 cents or so over minimum wage. Suck it the f*ck up.

It happens like that.

 

"You only have to waiter and tend the bar and we pay you this much"

 

"Oh I forgot to mention you need to help the chef's prepare the meals? Yeah that's right, someone called in sick so you are now learning food preparation and how to bake cakes, also can you do the delivery? Can you write up the roster? Can you organise for this person to come in and can you plan that for 175 people?

 

Responsibility piles up with work, but it's all good experience, maybe you get lucky and get a raise.

Indeed. Saying yes to any extra random sh*t at work has almost doubled my salary in 18 months to what it was in my previous job.

 

Good to hear it's going well now. Super overkill training did sound odd for an 8 week contract. It would take you that just to get up to speed on everything.

Saying yes to any random work at Walmart will only get you as far as being the guy who says yes to do all the bullsh*t work. You don't get raises for working harder there. You get a 50 cent raise every year after your first 6 months, and that's it. I believe that's how it works, been a while since I quit that sh*thole though.

A lot of people don't realize that they will get treated like sh*t until they make some noise. I used to be one of those guys.

"Can you take out the trash?" Yes

"Can you go pick up some parts for us?" Yes

"Can you clean out the drains?" Yes

"Can you come look at this please?" Yes

 

 

But then I noticed that I wasn't getting paid for all of this extra sh*t. I was just being used. So I talked to my manager and told him that I didn't feel like I got paid enough. If they wanted me to continue working there and doing the things I do that are NOT a part of my job description then they need to pay me more. This was a month after I started. Anyway I got a raise the next day and will be getting another one soon. Nobody is going to just throw more money at you. Sometimes you need to make some noise.

[TheTerminatorNY]

Like others have said, it's only been two days! Pretty much every job is a little confusing at first. If you don't feel like they are properly training you to perform, you should speak up and let them know. Don't just go with the flow.

 

 

Has anybody else ever been in my shoes in a new job? Where you basically feel anxious and absolutely mindboggled?

 

Try being thrown into some of New York City's worst neighborhoods the day after you graduate from the academy! Talk about being anxious and mind-boggled!

 

Just stick with it for a couple of weeks. Like I said before, let it be known that you feel your training is not going well. There is no shame in asking for more help.

[ghost420]

I'm also in the same conflict...I have been working in one area at my job and then they changed my area to another part of the building and now I know jack sh*t. I will be working by myself tomorrow for 5 hours and I've only really had like 30 minutes of training. I'm a one man army pretty much... just got to tough the f*ck up in the end.

[DarrinPA]

Why quit? Most jobs only fire people if they do something wrong, you can't do anything wrong if you don't do anything at all. Just sit back and see what happens.