There are many reasons why someone might decide to quit their job, such as being unhappy with their boss, getting an offer for a better job somewhere else, or just wanting to try something new.
On the other hand, most people don’t quit their jobs on the first day because they like to put in a few shifts before deciding if the job is right for them or not.
One woman who calls herself a “non-quitter” went on TikTok to explain why she quit her job after only one day, and many TikTok users agreed with her that her reasons were good enough to justify her decision.
The woman said she was a manager, even though she was paid very little and wasn’t allowed to take lunch breaks.
In a video she posted to TikTok, the unhappy woman talked about the job she had to quit after just one day. The video has been watched close to 2 million times.
She started off her video by saying that she had recently started working as a sales associate at a store.
Sales associates usually have to greet customers when they come into the store, help them find the products they want, keep the sales floor looking nice, and run the cash registers.
But when the woman showed up for her first day of work, she was told that she would have to do things that weren’t part of her job title.
She said that she was only paid the minimum wage, but she was still willing to work the job even though the pay was so low.
It’s minimum wage and it’s a job,
she says.
As soon as the person in charge of the woman’s training greeted her and welcomed her to her first day, she began going over the different things she would be responsible for as a sales associate.
She starts explaining how to open up the store, how to turn off the alarm, she starts counting the til, telling me that this is my job to count the til, check emails, send packages online…to work an entire system as a sales associate,
the woman shares.
If you have worked as a sales associate before, you know that’s not your job. A keyholder is a person who does all of this.
When she told her trainer about this, her trainer said that all of the things she listed were part of a sales associate’s job.
She also gave the woman a set of keys to each of the five stores in the area with the expectation that she would open and close the stores, count the money in the register at the end of the shift, and run the stores on her own.
If you want me to do these things, it’s really not a problem, but you’re paying me minimum wage when I should be getting paid at least one or two dollars more per hour,
the woman points out.
Even with all of this, I’m still like, ‘you know what, it’s a job, a job is a job, and I already know how to do all these things so it’s not a big deal, but they’re trying to rip me off.
The woman planned to stay in her job for the foreseeable future. However, her plans started to change when she found out about a policy that she thought was unfair.
What got me was no breaks,
she reveals.
That means I work eight-hour shifts because I’m the only one in the store, the entire shift I get no breaks.
She goes on to say that the no-break rule wasn’t just for the first day of work and would apply to the rest of the days she worked at the store.
During her first shift, when she was in charge of the whole store, the woman didn’t even have time to eat lunch.
It just blows my mind how people work like this,
she says.
When the woman got back to her car at the end of the workday, she gave herself a pep talk and told herself to give the job at least a week and to keep going.
I hate quitting, I’m not a quitter,
she says of herself.
On the other hand, as soon as the woman got into her car, she felt an overwhelming urge to quit her job for good and never look back.
She has said that she doesn’t dislike the company she worked for or the other people she worked with, but she doesn’t agree with what was expected of her.
How can you expect this out of me, come on. How do these things even happen?
she wonders.
TikTokers said that they agreed with the woman’s choice but didn’t like the company’s rules.
Congratulations! You did the right thing,
one user commented.
Employers really do be asking TOO MUCH for so little!
Even if it’s not minimum wage, no breaks? That’s damaging in the short AND long run. You did the right thing,
another user pointed out.
After five hours you are literally required by law a 30-minute break,
said another user.
We’re not settling in 2023 babe and we’re certainly not working beyond our pay grade! You’ll find a fitting job soon enough,
another user encouraged the woman.
In the comments section, the woman said that she had told the company exactly why she was leaving, hoping that they would change their policies and pay rates as a result.
