Christmas temp job

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I struggled to find work for the 3 months after I finished my postgrad degree in September - so from November last year I got a minimum wage job in a supermarket. I hate it. It's demoralising that that's all I could get with 3 degrees. I've suffered with depression.

I was interviewed on Friday for a relevant and good role in my industry and was offered the role on the spot. CEO wants a meeting this coming week, with a view to start role at the end of the week.

I am on a lot of hours in the supermarket this week to cover holiday. I am aware that it will look awful to just quit and give no notice, and it's a headache for the people involved in management as it's quite a small shop and not many people in.

My contract is only 12 hours, but I am doing something like 35 this week coming.

I really want/need this job and I am so excited, I just don't know what to do about the supermarket! I can reasonably work tomorrow, but the meeting is likely Weds.

AIBU to just go in tomorrow and quit and give no notice? Will I still get paid for the last 2 weeks' work?

Or should I tell the CEO I have to work notice? The meeting can't be re-arranged. He told me to just quit and not go back.

Congratulations on the potential new role.

Read your contract with the supermarket - what notice are you required to give? If you are still in a probationary period, it's probably quite short.

See your current manager after the meeting on Wednesday, and tell him what has happened - they'll probably be happy for you to work your shifts until the end of the week. How far in advance do they plan the shift rota?
They can't withhold pay for hours already worked, and you'll be entitled to any holiday pay owing to you.

I'm always slightly worried about a prospective employee that is prepared to break contractual notice - they are as likely to do it to you in the future.
Make sure that you get the offer and contract is writing from the new employer before you start, and read it - you seem remarkably unaware of what is in your current contract with the supermarket.
If new employer wants you to start quickly, they should be able to turn that around fast - my most recent job offer, the written offer letter had been emailed within 15 minutes of me leaving the building.

he asked what my notice period was in the temp role, I said I wasn't sure

Well, find out! If you have a contract, it's in that. If you don't, you don't need to give notice.

Don't miss out on this opportunity, call in sick for wed though just to be sure.

Don't worry about the supermarket, they will be used to it. It happens and with a temp job it really doesn't matter to them. The new CEO business sounds a bit concering though

Some advice - just leave - if the supermarket didn't want you in they would quickly get rid of you - whatever you may think AND WHOEVER YOUR EMPLOYER is you are unlikely to ever find loyalty that works both ways, look after your own interests and let them look after theirs.

I would inform your manager and ask what the notice period is and then work it before you start the new job. Hopefully all will go well at your new job but if you move on from there your next employer will ask for references and you will have burnt bridges at the supermarket. No new employer should put pressure on you for a start date e specially if you have a prior job where a notice period would be expected.

Congratulations! First of all, check very carefully what your supermarket should be. Really, you should have known this before you applied for any job - consider this a lesson learned. Second, be a bit wary of your new CEO if his attitude towards employment law is as casual as you infer (but your impression may paint the CEO badly).

I understand you’ve had a bit of a rough time employment wise and this could be a fantastic opportunity but you sound a bit uninformed about employment law and contractual obligations. Use this experience / opportunity to really read up and learn so you don’t get caught unawares in the further. And best of luck and bloody brilliantly done to do so well academically. I hope the new role is great!

*supermarket CONTRACT should be (sorry)

Prioritise your new job on all accounts.

Get an offer letter and contract in your sticky paws before you do anything. If you're temping properly then a day's notice is probably ok but check your contract. If you break it, so may they.

Very odd that a CEO would tell you to leave another organisation in the lurch. Will you be needing a reference from the supermarket at any point in the future?

It’s a job in a shop...

Any employer can get rid of any employee at any time.