Juggling Job Offers and a Potential

[O.T.I.S.]

This is probably the wrong forum to ask this question ....

I aced my interview today and I am meeting with a district manager that wants me to start this week before she is going on vacation next week. The job is part-time retail with no benefits.


However, I aced an interview yesterday with a bank, their district manager is also going on vacation next week so they stated that it would take time to get back to the applicants.


Both jobs have the same wage but of course the bank job has better hours, full benefits and paid training in DC.

What to do? Should I accept one knowing I *might* get another job offer? Or do I ask to postpone my decision and risk losing a sure thing?

Idk if the fact that the first job was willing to hire me so quickly means that there are no other applicants...
She mentioned she was trying to hire two new managers.

Take the guaranteed one and if the better one fall through keep it real, tell'em you got a better offer...


Or do what I do sometimes and say personal family prevented you from taking it. Half the time it was true to me but I got another interview tomorrow with a company that wanted me 3 months ago after I told them I had family issues... In which I did which prevented me from moving to another country to work there

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Most of the time, companies put you on a 3 month probation anyway. So look at the retail job as just that. They know you can't survive on part time anyway. Leaving shouldn't hurt you that much especially if you already got another gig lined up

 

[CinnaSlim]

Most of the time, companies put you on a 3 month probation anyway. So look at the retail job as just that. They know you can't survive on part time anyway. Leaving shouldn't hurt you that much especially if you already got another gig lined up

That's what I was thinking about the 90 day probation. I thought it was a regular associate job. Then I wouldnt have a problem bouncing but at the interview I found out it's management. I would be responsible for opening and closing the store.

 

[O.T.I.S.]

That's what I was worried about.

One of the reasons they are ready to hire me so quickly is because I worked for that company previously. So I'm already halfway trained, only this time I'll be managing.

You won't burn a bridge if they really like you... Just know, my employers want me to work some crazy shyt tomorrow and Friday... I told them no problem even if it might be wack af... It can't be worse than what I do now (hopefully ) which is me driving all over ATL doing shyt I don't care about. No one else is willing to do shyt and I'm always like ... And my boss literally told me an hour ago how much of a pleasure it is to work with me. And I almost quit today (and they knew it... I snapped on a customer for trying to talk to me crazy and checked that bytch... No bullshyt. I thought I was gonna get fired but I gave this bytch the death stare like don't ever talk to me like that again.. In front of her employees) but I stuck with it.

Make yourself valuable and you'll never burn a bridge. They know how I work so if some fukk shyt makes me wanna quit it puts them in a predicament

 

[1 other person]

I'd like to open my own health store. The retail job will help me learn operations. My whole work history is in retail tho. The bank job will help me learn about finances and comes with perks on services and products. The bank job is what I want but there's lots of competition.

At the group interview, I believe I was the most qualified. But the hiring manager does interviews for the DC area twice a week. The others had restaurant and administrative experience. The bank emphasizes sales but so does the retail job.

Which job do you think will help you see this business out the most? Hours, experience, networking.......

 

[notPsychosiz]

Absolutely accept the offer you were already given. If the other opens at the bank down the line, take that instead if you prefer.
Quiting a job only ever matters in two instances. ONE: If you need that job as a reference later (in this case you do not) and TWO: If the job is in the industry you wish to pursue, so you may run into those people or specific HR people again.

Never be afraid to simply waste a corporations time to advance yourself though, at most you are inconveniencing a company, but no individual is harmed by this in any significant way. They will simply go on to the next candidate if you quit no different than if you were a bad fit.

And don't tell the current job about the possibility of the other. Just... don't.
(The first they should hear of your new job is when you have it already.)

Congrats and good luck!

 

[CinnaSlim]

Which job do you think will help you see this business out the most? Hours, experience, networking.......

The bank is better all around. Because really the banking position is retail. My goal is to sell to customers products and services. The only perk to the other job is that I will see operations from a management position, and discounts on clothes. I also will work up to 30 hours a week as opposed to 24 at the bank.

I mean I dont lose either way but the bank has better benefits, better hours, better training, networking and hires/promotes from within.

 

[Matt504]

Whatever you decide, I'm happy for you. Congrats cinna!

 

[1 other person]

Absolutely accept the offer you were already given. If the other opens at the bank down the line, take that instead if you prefer.
Quiting a job only ever matters in two instances. ONE: If you need that job as a reference later (in this case you do not) and TWO: If the job is in the industry you wish to pursue, so you may run into those people or specific HR people again.

Never be afraid to simply waste a corporations time to advance yourself though, at most you are inconveniencing a company, but no individual is harmed by this in any significant way. They will simply go on to the next candidate if you quit no different than if you were a bad fit.

And don't tell the current job about the possibility of the other. Just... don't.

Congrats and good luck!

Sometimes people forget these companies don't give a shyt about you. If they needed to lay you off or fire you; they would do so without 2 weeks notice. But they ask for more respect from you in turn. Fukk them

 

[O.T.I.S.]

That's what I was thinking about the 90 day probation. I thought it was a regular associate job. Then I wouldnt have a problem bouncing but at the interview I found out it's management. I would be responsible for opening and closing the store.

Look, it's about making enough money to survive comfortably. These employers should know that they're not the only ones looking for your service. My company knew that. They tried to fukk with me and I found a job paying 15k more a year that I took. They needed people bad though so they negotiated a suitable contract for me but I'm still not happy... And I let them know that TODAY. But THEYRE happy for what I brought to the table, which is basically hard work, fast learner, people skills (at least with my coworkers), etc. I'm using this as a learning experience but if a job hits me up paying a lot more with less stress... I'm gone and they know it. But I dedicate myself to a job. Never turned shyt down, taking hours, working overtime, training people that been there for years and I only been there for 3 months...

I will truly have no regrets leaving if I choose too.. In which I was extremely close today. A chick came at me sideways and I literally blacked out... Kept it professional but I was

But kept my cool. I still don't know what's gonna happen... But they know how I work and know that if I got to that point, it's not good

 

[Houston911]

This is probably the wrong forum to ask this question ....

I aced my interview today and I am meeting with a district manager that wants me to start this week before she is going on vacation next week. The job is part-time retail with no benefits.


However, I aced an interview yesterday with a bank, their district manager is also going on vacation next week so they stated that it would take time to get back to the applicants.


Both jobs have the same wage but of course the bank job has better hours, full benefits and paid training in DC.

What to do? Should I accept one knowing I *might* get another job offer? Or do I ask to postpone my decision and risk losing a sure thing?

Idk if the fact that the first job was willing to hire me so quickly means that there are no other applicants...
She mentioned she was trying to hire two new managers.

you'd make more money dancing

 

[CinnaSlim]

Whatever you decide, I'm happy for you. Congrats cinna!

Thanks Mattie!

 

[notPsychosiz]

you'd make more money dancing

Not more money... just faster money.
The only thing stripping prepares you for is hoeing... or porn. Sex workers don't have retirement plans.

So a bank teller/manager/branch manager etc makes more over time.

 

[CinnaSlim]

you'd make more money dancing

I'd have to dance for cacs. 74% in my area and down here they sell redneck/confederate shirts in the mall and name their dogs after Confederate generals.

 

[Houston911]

I'd have to dance for cacs. 74% in my area and down here they sell redneck/confederate shirts in the mall and name their dogs after Confederate generals.

you're a nomad right?

move

Not more money... just faster money.
The only thing stripping prepares you for is hoeing... or porn. Sex workers don't have retirement plans.

So a bank teller/manager/branch manager etc makes more over time.

you can transition from stripping to being a bank teller

or you can stack your paper and start your own business