Question:
Should I quit my job after 2 shifts??!?
2011-03-26 09:37:04 UTC
so I just started working as a server at a local chain restaurant, its extremely casual and laid back.the people i work with (like the other servers) are pretty nice and helpful but i always feel like im bothering them when i ask too many questions, as for the managers and supervisors, they are decent, kind of nit-picky about everything i do, but its understandable. This is my very first job and I'm not really sure it was the smartest idea for me to be a waitress for my first experience with work. I'm not super shy but I just dont open up to people quickly and i dont have really have conversations with complete strangers. I honestly would ,much prefer a job where im just stocking shelves or pushing carts or something. i dont enjoy dealing with customers and as a sever...thats basically all you do. ive only worked 2, 4 hour shifts and tonight i have to work again. im honestly dreading it. the job just doesnt match my personality at all, even when i told my friends i was going to be a waitress they were pretty surprised. i can tell that the manager notices i have a quiet personality and i dont think he likes it. i honestly can't help, i try to be nice and friendly and outgoing with each customer but all i can really do is smile and take their order. i'm just afraid of what everyone that works there will think of me if i quit after only working like a week. also on new job applications it always says "list previous work experiece" i dont want to have to list them because they are going to tell my new employers bad things about me!! im not in desperate need of a job right now, id just like to have one for the summer and before the college kids come home. if i had to work at this place all summer, idk i might have a complete breakdown. ive read other peoples questions that were like this and all the answers said "give it some time.." ive been aware since before i even applied for this job that waitressing was not for me. also letting them know im quiting like a week in advance? isnt that kind of awkward when you have to go back the next day and all the other servers know you are quitting so soon and that you don't want to be there??..ugh idk what to do, i hate that i even got myself in this mess i shouldn't have taken the job without really thinking about it!!!
Three answers:
Simpson G.
2011-03-26 15:31:37 UTC
i waited tables for YEARS and hated every single minute of it. I did it to put myself through college and no other job paid like serving did.



If you need the work and need the money, then you'll have to find a way to be a little more cheery and inject some personality into your serving, and you'll just have to deal with you hate of the job so that you can pay rent.



If making rent isn't an issue, then quit, and get a job that pays less but that makes you happier.
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2011-03-26 17:00:31 UTC
Krist En~

I'm excited for you, and here's why:

YES, by all means, quit, get the heck outta' Dodge. This job was but one step on your way to finding the Perfect Fit (the job or career that satisfies all your requirements, the $, the types of tasks, the personal joy in the workplace, etc.). The workplace is a learning environment as well as the place we earn a living at. What you learned here resonates with your knowledge of yourself. You don't need to "give it some time", you already know you're not going to change, thus little may improve (& potential is strong that things get harder). That you realize this job is all wrong is great. Take your revelation to your boss and say something like "I wanted so much to work here, that I didn't realize until now that I'm not suited to this position". Ask if they have (or know of anybody who has) the kind of work you would enjoy. This is how professionals communicate: direct and to the point, and like people helping each other by speaking up about needs/desires. Your current employer may actually give you the contact to your next, and more satisfying, job. If not, you can still approach your next interview with pride and confidence that you know where you don't belong, AND may get a terrific reference for your wise decision and candid honesty. This sounds like a terrific growth experience to me, wow, congratulations on that count, as well.

Any employer with sense will be looking to maximize on the natural talents and interests of his/her employees.

Very best wishes.
whyme?
2011-03-26 16:54:50 UTC
You can never be your best at a job that you don't like. Be honest with your supervisor, he will probably be relieved that you decide to quit because as you said, if he is not happy with you,it will save him the difficult task of letting you go. No manager likes doing that. the other servers might appreciate it too, if as you say you may be bothering them. As for prospective future employers, be honest with them too, telling them about your previous experience. I am not trying to be negative but managers prefer honesty and would much rather have an employee who is happy in what they are doing, than someone who is just there.


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