I quit my job

[dorktv]

I was working at a school for aesthetics (skin care) as a receptionist, I made 375 a week (salaried so they could avoid overtime) with no benefits, and was required to come in at 7:30 AM and leave at 5:00 PM with a "hour lunch" that was usually a half hour. They never trained me so I was constantly told I was doing the job wrong yet never was told how to do it right in the first place. I did not have another job lined up right away. Was I wrong to leave?

[lapfog_1]

1. Hmmm

You were making $8.33 an hour, I suspect that you could do better
than that but then I don't know where you live and what other
opportunities present themselves.

[blueknight]

2. it depends,

if you were really in turmoil over it, no it wasn't a mistake.your health and peace of mind is worth more then $8 something an hour

[Spinzonner]

3. They were in violation of wage and hour laws

Regardless of what they call you or have you on salary, a receptionist job would never qualify by itself as exempt from the laws requiring overtime for those hours.

This is independent from whether you were so-called 'doing the job wrong' and that is pretty moot anyway since you quit instead of being fired.

You probably have a claim against them and if this is common practice there so may other employees. Whether the fact that you are no longer employed there affects your case I don't know.

[dorktv]

6. Even with the new rules in place?

[Spinzonner]

9. I believe the over-40-hours provision still applies

even though there is no 8 hours per day applicable in your state since it appears not to have separate-from-federal laws.

So unless you worked less than five days per week, it appears that your over 40 hours per week would qualify you. You need to check with the state or federal agencies to be sure.

Note, you would probably make much less from any compensation that the company would cost in penalties.

[mahina]

4. Depends on what your best alternatives are

and what will happen to you with no paycheck.

And I would be really careful about listing them on your next apps if you left without giving notice.

Sounds like the best thing you can get out of it is a clear understanding of how you could have prevented the communication problems. I would also be really careful about dissing them to your next employer in your interview if you do list them on your app; employers think if you will shoot your old boss down you will do the same to them.

Good luck!

[dorktv]

7. Honestly? Arizona is not perfect but

I think I can get a better job elsewhere.

[Merlot]

5. As long as you feel ok about quitting, don't worry

It's hard to look for a job when you have one. If you can manage it, wait for a better job with more to offer. Unless you wanted to be an aesthetician some day, staying there wasn't doing you much good anyhow.

[ProgressiveConn]

8. Good Luck!

As long as you don't have children to care for what you did was fine. Now if you have kids and no savings it might have been a bad idea.

I quit my job last week as well. Even though the job sucked something awful I left because my hours would have interfered with my class schedule when classes start up again. I hated the job with a passion. Desperately anti union company who regularly violated their own "this is why we don't need a union" policies. Open door policy? Pffft anything said to management would be used against you. Speaking out against the company even in a conversation with management was grounds to be disciplined.

[The Backlash Cometh]

10. I looked at the paper today. Surprisingly, there are a lot of

low-paying jobs. Just find one that you actually want to learn something about and don't forget to ask in the interview if there's any on the job training.

[B Calm]

11. You weren't happy, at least you have the guts to quit.

Better things will come, hang in there.

[Floogeldy]

12. You did the correct thing

You were apparently surrounded by incompetents.

You can get a better job.