10 stories of people who quit their first day of work

Miscellaneous / by admin / May 17, 2021

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From inadequate requirements to a paid microwave.

There is a new interesting one on Reddit thread. In it, users share stories about the most unfortunate first days of a new job, after which they decided not to return.

1. I was 17 when I joined a precast company. On the first day, I refused to use the incredibly rusted staircase. My instructor called me a rag and climbed up himself. On the seventh step, his foot pierced through rusty metal and he fell, you could hear something crunching. I called an ambulance and went to my car. — ContributionRoutine

2. I got a job as a waiter, and spent the whole night burning my hands with hot plates, because I was not allowed to use a towel - they said that I just needed to get used to it. Nah, I'm not going to do this. — NorCalKerry

3. On my first day at the warehouse, they explained to me how 15-minute rest breaks work. It takes about 2.5 minutes to go to the rest room, then 10 minutes of rest and 2.5 minutes back. It took me 2.5 minutes to walk to and from my car. — teamfaysal

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4. She applied for a job at her favorite restaurant, where she celebrated her birthdays for several years in a row. I was offered an internship day because I warned me that I was considering several options. I came and washed the dishes for the first hour. Then it turned out that their dishwasher had not taken over, and I was offered to work for a few more hours - with pay, of course. This is not what I wanted, but the staff were nice and I ended my shift by warning the manager that I was not likely to return. He replied that he understood everything and was super polite.

After 2 weeks I was told to contact the owner to collect my salary for that day. I wrote and she literally told me to fuck off and that the internship was not paid. I recalled that the conditions were different, she stopped responding to me. I got angry and brought in the OSHA: they made her pay for both the 3 hours I worked and the hour of the internship. A couple of weeks later I received my $ 40 and never visited the place again. — sleepdyhollow

5. In 2006, I got a job with a small independent insurance company. On the first day, the owner (a very, very old man) said that e-mail and fax in the office are prohibited because he "believes only in communication in person, by phone or by mail." I left for lunch and never came back. It's hard to imagine how ineffective such work would be. — uno_the_duno

6. I was hired as a waitress with a low hourly wage who was supposed to be compensated by a tip. As a result, I washed the dishes for the whole shift, but I still got the money at a reduced rate. A couple of months later, this restaurant was closed due to fraudulent activity. — yellowchaitea

7. On my first day at the burger shop, I was told to close my shift at about 10:30 pm, although we hadn't finished closing yet. Cleaning lasted until almost midnight, my leg was no longer there. — thelonecedar

8. I got a job at a gas station, but felt very uncomfortable in the presence of the manager. I worked the first day and decided not to return. Subsequently, I found out that this manager pinned another girl in a corner, and she barely escaped. That's why it's important to trust your feelings. — Draegyn123

9. First day at a fast food restaurant, I needed to clean the men's room. I went there and saw feces everywhere: next to the toilet, on the ceiling, on the walls and even in the sink. I left the toilet, didn't even close my shift and just went home. It's not worth it. — Alpha_spaced

10. When I saw that there was a charge to use the microwave in the kitchen, I realized that I had to run away. — CaptainArsehole