Im wasting my life away....i feel trapped...help!

[Ooh Marty]

No

But brehs, Ive been slaving away at this lousy ass job of mine since March....i legit HATE THIS fukkIN JOB YO!

I chose the wrong career path. My intent was to go to school, earn an associates degree, find a job in a law firm to see if its worth going to law school for.

I am currently trapped brehs. This job doesnt offer anything! No 401k, no PTO, no healthcare benefits NO NOTHING! THis is exactly what I get for taking the first job offer that was offered to me instead of knowing my worth. I know my worth now and I want out. Im 24 yrs old and I just really needed a decent paying job and of course gaining the experience was a plus at the time. (24 and being an office manager for a boutique law firm in Downtown Chicago is sort of a big deal right???) I hired 2 people since Ive been here, both fukkin quit! Im so stressed out and overwhelmed at this job yo. I legit have grey hairs growing out somewhere.....i believe. But heres the thing before u ignorant ass nikkas come with your dumb ass remarks: I got this job thru a temp agency, boss hired me after 2 weeks, had to pay 10k to hire me, he will owe the agency 10% of my yearly salary......can someone tell me how this will effect me? I didnt sign any type of contract but I dont know if when I do quit, will I have some type of obligation to my current employer or nah?


Also, I really want a career change, I might just re-enroll in school and finish up getting my bachelors in business administration and go to graduate school. I already have my assoc. . (Yes a nikka got two degrees.....not bad for a ratchet from the west side of chicago )

BTW, I currently have a few job offers on the table for me. First offer :its the same salary but with all of the benefits I need plus a whole lot less work Other job is a higher salary plus benefits but the same amount of work (office manager.)


Im 24 and I dont really have anyone in real life to discuss these types of decisions with since most of my friends are either in graduate school or working minimum wage jobs and wont have a clue of where Im coming from.


HELP

 

[Ooh Marty]

can someone move my thread to higher learning

thanks

@concise @Emperor_ReinScarf @Always-Right Liggins

 

[Jello Biafra]

I would advise you to take the higher salary gig with the benefits while you reconsider your career goals. But you definitely need to get the fukk away from that job that offers no benefits ASAP.

 

[Ooh Marty]

I would advise you to take the higher salary gig with the benefits while you reconsider your career goals. But you definitely need to get the fukk away from that job that offers no benefits ASAP.

thing is, how can i find out if i have obligations to this job without them finding out that Im going to quit before I actually tell them?

should I contact the job agency that hired me?

 

[Jello Biafra]

thing is, how can i find out if i have obligations to this job without informing them that Im going to quit?

should I contact the job agency that hired me?

Is the new job through the agency? Did you sign a contract that explicitly states you agreed to work at this place for a specific period of time?
If not I would give them the courtesy of a week tops and bounce. You don't have any obligation to any job that doesn't offer any benefits, bruh.
Just request a meeting with whoever you report to and inform them that you have accepted a new position and will be ending your employment with them. Keeping things professional and respectful is a good move if you want to be able to get a reference from your current employer for future job searches.

 

[acri1]

Only advice I have is -

1. If you do decide to quit, give at least two weeks notice (more if possible). Somebody that's thinking about hiring you in the future might call them and ask about you, so make sure you leave on good terms.

2. Think about your financial situation if you quit. It could take a while to find another job (maybe longer than you think), so be sure about how you're gonna pay the bills if you leave. Especially since in most states, you can't get unemployment if you quit.

 

[Jello Biafra]

Only advice I have is -

1. If you do decide to quit, give at least two weeks notice (more if possible). Somebody that's thinking about hiring you in the future might call them and ask about you, so make sure you leave on good terms.

2. Think about your financial situation if you quit. It could take a while to find another job (maybe longer than you think), so be sure about how you're gonna pay the bills if you leave. Especially since in most states, you can't get unemployment if you quit.

I am usually down with the 2 week notice but I wouldn't feel right as a man giving a job that doesn't offer healthcare, PTO or anything else more than 1 week.

 

[TransJenner]

I'm working at a factory right now but also have a car dealership job lined up , is the money really worth the stress

 

[AyahuascaSippin]

thing is, how can i find out if i have obligations to this job without them finding out that Im going to quit before I actually tell them?

should I contact the job agency that hired me?

I run a recruitment agency, and do this exact kind of thing all the time; warm up cold leads with a 'fantastic candidate', hit them with the bullet point presentation of 'statistics', search for a candidate on a job site>recruitment login, negotiate a fee in the region of 10/20%. If you signed anything with the company then you may be liable, but they would have been paid as soon as you were placed, so it wont do any harm to ask unless you have a copy of anything you signed (ask for facts, dont let them convince you into just giving it a shot, you staying is good for their rep with the company). However, 9 times outta 10 you owe nothing after being placed. All companies pay a fee to train, you should just go ahead and make the switch to one of those offers you have, people in your situation would love to have those kinds of choices, dont let it slip.