Terrible job (min wage restaurant, LONG)

pkr2k5 · #1 06-18-2006, 01:59 AM

So I'm 19, going into my sophomore year of college. I'm back in my hometown this summer and I had a lot of trouble finding a job. I finally found one waiting tables at a restaurant. I had considered an internship but the only ones I found were unpaid, and I kinda wanted to make some money.

I have worked in restaurants throughout high school. I can sort of tell how decent the restaurants are as far as making money.

I can immediately tell that this is a [censored] job (payrate wise). I am, as a waiter, not even making 10/hr. I've had jobs as hosts\bussers where I've cleared much more than that , and those jobs tend to pay less. So that, along with a 25 min drive to work, $1.50 for parking\day has me hating this job very fast.

Will it hurt my future to just drop this job? I don't plan on working jobs like this full time, I'll have a degree in a few years, but I wouldn't mind doing restaurants to keep money flowing during the summer (playing a sport at college, so have no time to work during the year).

It feels so wrong to me to jsut tell them I'm quiting right away.

PS - I wouldn't quit right away, but I'd probably quit within a month as opposed to the 2.5 months I was originally going to be giving them. Would just shoot for 1,000 instead of ~3,000 dollars for the summer.

Cliffnotes: Will it hurt my future to just drop this job?

PPS - I suck at poker so won't be making $ there.

illeagle · #2 06-18-2006, 02:00 AM

Do whatever you want. Just leave it off your resume and future job applications.

szw · #3 06-18-2006, 02:00 AM

Are you serious? You can't figure this out yourself?

edfurlong · #4 06-18-2006, 02:12 AM

"Will it hurt my future to just drop this job?" No it won't.

I'd be a man and work through whatever I was scheduled that week though. I had a similar situation where I worked for a day and called the dude the next day to tell him I wouldn't be back.

Iplayragstoo · #5 06-18-2006, 02:14 AM

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Are you serious? You can't figure this out yourself?

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My thoughts exactly... [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

RunDownHouse · #6 06-18-2006, 02:15 AM

Well, it will definitely go on your permanent record.

Iplayragstoo · #7 06-18-2006, 02:16 AM

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"Will it hurt my future to just drop this job?" No it won't.

I'd be a man and work through whatever I was scheduled that week though. I had a similar situation where I worked for a day and called the dude the next day to tell him I wouldn't be back.

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Hell I was at a job where a new hire didnt come back after lunch.

edfurlong · #8 06-18-2006, 02:18 AM

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Hell I was at a job where a new hire didnt come back after lunch.

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I've told a new hire not to come back after lunch. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

KAknight · #9 06-18-2006, 02:30 AM

2 weeks notice is standard in the US for leaving a job. Give them the notice and you will have nothing to worry about.

Or you could just never show up again. It's not like they are going to put a black mark on you "permanent record."

pkr2k5 · #10 06-18-2006, 02:30 AM

I guess I already knew the answer.

I wasn't really 100% sure what future employers would look at. All current jobs (read: the [censored]\temporary ones that I am eligible for) say that they call your previous employer to ensure that you aren't a [censored] up.

I guess it was just some part of me feeling [censored] about just leaving right away.