Controversy: would u QUIT ur new job after 2 days of employment if you can get a better job? please help me

[nanyangview]

UPDATE:
that HP rep won be at my store this weekend which is sad BOOOO..i have to wait till July 28th. NEXT NEXT WEEKEND before i can tell her man plan. AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH i can't sleep, can't eat properly..whenever i see that HP logo in my room or on my printer , i have severe cramp everywhere....


i just pray to lord that the HP rep she has not talked to the maanger yet about her leaving in sept, if she did an a replacement is found..it is astala vista baby (FUCK*D)
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Now i have this weekend part time job with lexmark canada as a Printer Sales representative in a retail environment trying to sell printer. The pay is not bad $15/hour and works only 10-15 hours every weekend. But I have to really PUSH and try extremely hard to sell some printers. And lexmark printers have low commision so those asshole futureshop pple never tries to sell them. Then there is this HP rep, she dun even need to do anything (of course, she do her job) and customers will buy HP stuff. Even when she is not there, those sales associates try to push for HP printers due to the high commision rate. Well, i seen lexmark prints, they are seriously NOT BAD and the price for both the printer and cartridge are very reasonable. I dunno WTF is wrong with the pple ....
I AM NOT BASED ON COMMISION, JUST hourly salary.

So i talked to the HP rep about how she got the job, she told me she was referred by a friend. So i asked if similar referral for me is possible and she said yes, just talk to the manager and yeah i had several months of computer retail experience before this lexmark job. So the question is, shoud l i ask her to refer me so i join HP of stick with Lexmark. Btw, HP rep get paid the same as lexmark reps.

Inside me, there is a moral controversy. I only worked 2 shifts, the manager spent the time to interview, hire and train me and i just leave after 2 days......even though the job is harder this is the equation i came up with: harder = more challenging = more real experience which i can put on my resume or use during future job interviews....

WHAT DO u think guys?? should i do it or not??

 

[amdskip]

So you are working in a retail environment as a rep trying to sell printers?

 

[nanyangview]

yes..hey amdskip...wassup buddy

 

[MacBaine]

Why don't you just try to get yourself fired? You can have fun, and no moral obligations!

 

[bleeb]

Don't do it you asshat! That manager is going to be PISSED and he might have the ability to get some "rumors" out about a former emloyee who is an asshat. You don't want that kind of negativity to be on your conscience?(spelling?)

 

[Ronstang]

Whichever path you take please use some of the money to learn English.

 

[styrafoam]

In the US some Lexmark cartridges run more than the printer itself, and it looks like the same thing is true in Canada.

 

[DaveSimmons]

You'll have to leave the lexmark job off your resume if you abandon it so soon, and what if you don't get the HP job?

> they are seriously NOT BAD and the price for both the printer and cartridge are very reasonable. I dunno WTF is wrong with the pple ....

Well, HP, Epson and Canon all make better inkjets, while HP, Brother, and Samsung make better lasers. Frankly I don't know why anyone who does their research would ever buy a lexmark unless it's free after rebate.

 

[nanyangview]

ouch dave..that hurt more

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: nanyangview
ouch dave..that hurt more

Not trying to be cruel, but if you were spending your own money and not getting any special discount, would you buy a lexmark inkjet or laser? I don't dislike them, and they aren't bad printers, they just never seem to be the best at any particular price/feature level.

In your shoes I probably wouldn't have applied with lexmark to begin with, but a job is a job. If you really learn the product line maybe you can find models that do beat the competition, at least in some specific areas like cost-per-page or black & white image quality, or paper handling, or ...?

 

[nanyangview]

ttt more comments

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Well, you found a better job. You haven't put that much time into the position, so why not?

 

[Hammer]

you're only duty is to yourself. if they felt you weren't needed, you'd be gone in a second. take the other job.

 

[Rapidskies]

Apply for the other job at HP.
Once you have the job secured at HP quit the Lexmark job.
Do not tell the Lexmark people where you are going, tell them you are moving or something like that.
Do not use the Lexmark job on any resumes.
Enjoy your new job.

 

[Reel]

I am told that by my professors that when I get my first job, I should expect to stick around there no matter what for 2 years because that is how long it would take for them to make any money off of me. Think about it this way, how many man-hours have they spent on you so far? How much money have you earned them so far? And most likely, the answer is that you are screwing them badly by leaving so soon.

 

[Rapidskies]

When you take a job, your not signing on to be an indentured servant. Once you find a job that is you enjoy, and is a good company to work for, then develop some loyalty. Just remember, companies in tough times have very little loyalty, especially at larger ones that you are working for, signing over 2 years of your work life when better oppurtunities come along is being obtuse (shawshank Roxoorz Joo!).

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: ReelC00L
I am told that by my professors that when I get my first job, I should expect to stick around there no matter what for 2 years because that is how long it would take for them to make any money off of me. Think about it this way, how many man-hours have they spent on you so far? How much money have you earned them so far? And most likely, the answer is that you are screwing them badly by leaving so soon.

That is only looking from one side of the equation, and it isn't from your side.

 

[Reel]

Originally posted by: Whade
When you take a job, your not signing on to be an indentured servant. Once you find a job that is you enjoy, and is a good company to work for, then develop some loyalty. Just remember, companies in tough times have very little loyalty, especially at larger ones that you are working for, signing over 2 years of your work life when better oppurtunities come along is being obtuse (shawshank Roxoorz Joo!).

You're right it is obtuse if you are such a desirable candidate that a potential employer would never need a letter of recommendation or contact your previous employer. Companies really look favorably on interviewees that just screwed over their last employer.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Whade
When you take a job, your not signing on to be an indentured servant. Once you find a job that is you enjoy, and is a good company to work for, then develop some loyalty. Just remember, companies in tough times have very little loyalty, especially at larger ones that you are working for, signing over 2 years of your work life when better oppurtunities come along is being obtuse (shawshank Roxoorz Joo!).

All true, most corporations have zero loyalty to their workers these days and will outsource, downsize, or ship overseas your job in a heartbeat if it will help with their short-term profit.

So I have to agree with this too:

Apply for the other job at HP.
Once you have the job secured at HP quit the Lexmark job.
Do not tell the Lexmark people where you are going, tell them you are moving or something like that.
Do not use the Lexmark job on any resumes.
Enjoy your new job.

It also should be much easier to sell HP, since they make better printers.

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: ReelC00L

Originally posted by: Whade
When you take a job, your not signing on to be an indentured servant. Once you find a job that is you enjoy, and is a good company to work for, then develop some loyalty. Just remember, companies in tough times have very little loyalty, especially at larger ones that you are working for, signing over 2 years of your work life when better oppurtunities come along is being obtuse (shawshank Roxoorz Joo!).

You're right it is obtuse if you are such a desirable candidate that a potential employer would never need a letter of recommendation or contact your previous employer. Companies really look favorably on interviewees that just screwed over their last employer.

If you only worked there for 2 days you just never refer to that company again. It's as if you never worked there. You are under no obligation to ever tell anyone. My opinion is, who gives a fvck if the company hasn't made money off of you. You can be certain that if they need to, they will lay you off without worrying if you can make your rent payment.

I am not proud of this but I once quit a job the day I was supposed to begin work. It was a small company and they closed down for Christmas for 2 weeks, in that time I found a better job for $20k more per year. I was unable to contact anyone at the company until the day they got back, which was supposed to be my first day. That's how it goes.

 

[nanyangview]

this is getting really hard on me

 

[nanyangview]

help me guyz

 

[Rufio]

Originally posted by: Ronstang
Whichever path you take please use some of the money to learn English.

AHAAHAHHAHAHA

 

[poopaskoopa]

I've quit after 6 days. I didn't feel bad about it. I hated the job so much that I quit the job even though I didn't have anything lined up.

 

[Bootprint]

Go for it, jump ship. It's part time so it won't be missed on a Resume.

Can you use the excuse on Lexmark that you don't think your cut out for sales?

Some people in manual labour jobs can't handle it, so they quit the next day, so don't think you're the first to do it...