I hate my job already, it's been 10 days. Will a new job think I'm a quitter?

Question

I started this job last week, about a week and a half ago. It is nothing like it was described to be, a lot of menial tasks and heavy lifting and cashier work when I was hired as a designer (I have a degree in art). Also, I really can't stand one of my co workers who is abusive and rude.

So I am applying for this other job and I am wondering:

1. will 2nd new job (if I get it) think it a negative thing that I only last a week or two at first job? (better to realize it now than after a year, right?)

2. Do I need to even mention it if they don't ask (not to lie but just don't explain it if not asked)

also should I not mention the rude co worker at all? how about to my boss if he asks why I am leaving, should I say a) I have a better offer, and b)Coworker X and I don't get along ?

Answer 1

I think it is better to realize and get out now, if you get hired at the other job i would not mention my reasons for leaving in specific, this is not professional. And you could/should tell the boss about the rude co-worker after she is not a co-worker anymore. Someone needs to make them aware of her nastiness. God bless and Good luck on your next job, hope you get it.

Answer 2

A. Be honest with both employers.
B. Tell the old - the environment and job were just not what you expected.
C. Tell the new exactly the same thing.
D. All of the above - you do not and will not ever start at the top. There is a period of being the lackey no matter how much education you have. Education in the real world only represents the fact that you have the staying power to stick with a job. It does not equate you with being the "expert" in your chosen field. Education N-e-v-e-r has much to do with the job at hand. You will have to start at the bottom just like the high school drop out and learn the job.
E. Work is not fun - that is why it is called work instead of being called fun.
F. You don't like everybody and everybody does not like you. Some who do not like you will work where you do and you have to get along. At Work - it is not your choice who you get along with.
G. Work is a four letter word and as you may know four letter words are often Bad.
H. That is why it is often said that life is a biotch and then you die.

I hope that you are able to see the point here. I am not trying to be negative or mean - just hoping that you can see that although you work hard, life in the workplace will never be fair until you have worked long enough, and proven yourself, and maybe one day you will be the boss.

Answer 3

I think as long as you haven't been chronically switching jobs, your new employer wouldn't think you're a job hopper. These things happen all the time and I think you have good reason for wanting to leave. You weren't fired or anything.

In my opinion, you won't even have to mention you worked at that company at all. It was only 10 days, not even enough to cover a probation period.

If I were you, I'd tell my current boss that I'm leaving because the job presented a different sort of exposure than what I had hoped for and it's not quite in line with my career ambitions. Mentioning the rude colleague is probably not a good idea - it's a small world and you never know who you'll bump into in the future, so best not to trample any toes.

Anyway, I'm inclined to think your boss probably already knows that you're multi-tasking and not doing what you were hired to do - bosses like that ALWAYS know but like to play the good guy.

Answer 4

The second job might ask you about it in an interview. They might have a reason to be concerned if they see a short-term job on your resume. However, if it's the only one, it probably won't be a big deal. They'll be more concerned if you have a list of jobs; that makes a person look undependable.

In fact, if you are worried that it might bother them, you can even bring it up in the interview, but show it in a way that points out your positive points. For example, you could say, "I'm hoping to get a job that really takes advantage of my training and expertise in design." Instead of being negative about the old job, just be positive about your future.

Answer 5

If the job is not what you where told it would be, then by all means leave it. You will not be happy and make mistakes. This job will not ask why you are leaving. The new one may ask why you are leaving job one. Tell the truth. It was not what the told you it would be. Do not say anything about the abusive and rude one.

Answer 6

The new job won't think your a quitter. They will probably say you didn't adjust to your job. But I would get out of that job as soon as you can. But give them a two week notice before you just up and leave.

Answer 7

i would probably not put the current job on my resume.....and definately avoid talking badly about coworkers at a job interview-it just makes your potential boss think you can't work well with others.....and i probably would just tell the boss when you leave that you got an offer you couldn't refuse some-where else, and wouldn't mention the other coworker

Answer 8

Try to get another job right away, because that way you can simply drop this one from your resume and never mention it at all. you don't want to ever talk bad about another job that you didn't like, or especially not mention that you didn't get along with anybody at another job... the new employers will think you are a complainer and not a "team player".

Answer 9

OMG - I have been there. I once quit a job after 3 days (they kept forgetting me for lunch, asked me to clean the bathrooms, and the doctor kept calling me "Carmine" rather than "Karla") - I was hired to be the medical transcriptionist.

Anyway - I quit and did not list it on my resume. After all it was such a short time. I would do the same thing in your situation - just pretend it never happened.

Answer 10

Dont even mention your new job. I wouldnt. It could cost you your job otherwise. They will have no idea either. Its only been 10 days, not a few months, so it wont look like youve been out of work for very long.