I am working for a small company that I realize is doing some illegal things.?

Question

I really want to leave this company but am having a hard time finding another job. I have no degree but have lots of experience. How can I leave this company asap?!!!

Answer 1

The Department of Labor regularly publishes information for job seekers on the fastest growing occupations by education and experience level. I would suggest that you start there. This would give you some idea of what you can hope to find until you decide to continue your education or find your dream job.

I also recommend registering with a few temporary agencies as well. These staffing firms place people in all kinds of fields these days from film talent to clerical help to day laborers.

You may also check websites like indeed.com for the latest openings in your area.

Be sure to have your resume critiqued and get a letter of reference if you can, just in case you happen to need a reference later on.

Answer 2

Stop prioritizing the new job over your exit from this terrible company. You have to quit now, even if you don't have a new job lined up. You're taking a huge risk with each day you stay there.

Get out NOW, before something happens and you get blamed for their illegal activities. You don't want to get tangled up with their garbage just because you happen to be working there when things go south. Get out even if you don't have another job yet -- going without a paycheck for a little while is better than taking the risk of getting investigated, or worse, made into their scapegoat. Do NOT let on to them that you realize what's going on. Just tell them you've decided to move on (you're not obligated to tell them to where) and GO. NOW.

Even working as a janitor or a burger flipper somewhere is better than working for an immoral/illegal/unethical employer. Trust me. At least janitorial work is good, honest employment, and you can do that while sending out resumes, posting your resume on all the online job sites, and networking with everyone you know to get a job in your preferred field.

Good luck and best wishes.

Answer 3

I'm thinking that there are websites out there to handle just that sort of question, if you can find them. Knowledge and intuition or extreme creativity are tools to get what you want out of life. Creativity is becoming the need of the 21st century and knowledge of the new job market. Poets hired in a business careers, new ideas wanted to fuel the economy are making little known openings, but it can help you in you personal search and personal relations also. People skills are a part of emotional intelligence now taught in some major corporations now. If you can relate all that to your situation somehow, that's what you should do. The regular jobs may be scarce, but there are whole new types of work opening up and little known slots in coporations. You could even find something free lance or self employed. Knowlege is power in this case.

Answer 4

Just walk out the door. Better than being involved with a company that may get sued the next door for illegal activity.

Answer 5

Quit to that job ASAP. Before it's too late, have u imagine yourself behind bars with them or worst, in a tomb?
You can find a good job out there or better start a business and be your own boss.

Answer 6

What i would do is....I would give in my two weeks resignation, while also informing the boss on your reasoning. Maybe then you could work out some type of negotiation that way, they still be able to give you a referral, which would make it easier for you to get another job and they would let you use them as a reference.

Answer 7

Just ask around and see what you can find. All you can do is go see what's out there; maybe knock on a few doors and see if anyone will hire.

Answer 8

sue them.