I walked out on my job tonight!

[MegaMoon]

Literally that. I can't believe it really. Half way through my shift I literally walked out. Phoned my supervisor to explain why. I was so angry at my colleagues I just couldn't stay so I walked out. Phoned my supervisor driving home and explained everything. She said she'd speak to my colleagues and call me on Monday. But as far as I'm concerned now, especially after tonight, I can't go back. I can't work with them anymore. Especially after bloody walking out and complaining to our supervisor about them. If I go back, it'll just be ten times worse. I can't. But I need a job. Can't get my head around it.

I think xingming had a bit too much wine

I like you op. If i was you id find out if you still have a job. If you do, take some more time off sick so you get paid while you're job hunting. If you're not getting paid, then quit.

@XingMing

More fool you. Many jobs are shitty and require lots of crap you don't enjoy, but you booting it into touch and putting it on MN means that you have just made yourself unemployable. As an employer, you would be off my "consider" list instantly. If you want to work again, you need to review everything, starting with your attitude.

"Many employers are shitty"

Your mental health is very important OP but I have a feeling if you do go back to your current job that the two slackers will see you very differently. It may actually be better. Fingers crossed for the NHS role

It's done now Op - don't look back. If your job was making you so unhappy and the management are rubbish you shouldn't go back. Definitely don't email to apologise! Sometimes things aren't black and white and following protocal doesn't fit. I walked out on a job once and i don't regret it. Good luck with your job search. Have you thought of setting up as an independent cleaner instead of working for someone else?

*You said they were doing work that you deemed unnecessary, and you just wanted to finish and get home to your family.

I suggest that they see it as they are doing the job properly, you just want to cut corners, do the bare minimum and then go home.
No wonder they are not keen on you, they probably think you are lazy and not pulling your weight.*

Nope. Cutting corners and doing the bare minimum is what the colleagues were doing by "cleaning" an area that hadn't been used. That's lazy and they weren't pulling their weight.

Morning @MegaMoon

I hope you slept well!

I am here to remind you to start gathering together your information for you job application.

Whatever happens with your old job today just remember, you can do better, you will do better. And that starts with filling out that NHS job application.

You may not get that one but life is way, way too short to work in a poisonous atmosphere, especially when you know management won't do anything. It didn't break you, so you are currently winning!

Best of luck!

t was reckless and incredibly unprofessional of me to walk out

Nope nope nope. You 100% did the right thing.

I'm terrible for doing this, and I'm old enough to know better. I've even walked out of a £55k job before. Walked into managers office and gave her letter with all my passwords and walked out.

Best. Feeling. In. The. World.

Life is too short for shit at work. However the next few months working as a Support Worker a million hours a week to try and feed my kids, was not quite so good. Although loved the role.

Hopefully you'll find a new job soon!

Totally get why you snapped and left. It sounds like colleagues are taking advantage.

It’s just a shame that you haven’t raised this with your manager before. Or did you?

There not your friends just go back ring the boss and ask them what they are going to do about it.
Say very little except the facts and ask them to come up with a solution .

Onwards and upwards!!

Honestly well done. It's not worth the stress for minimum wage. Start looking for new work on Monday

Hmm. I don’t agree with the posts clapping you on and doing the right thing. I understand why it happened but don’t think it was the best way to proceed, especially if you need the income. I think this could come back to bite you if not carefully handled from this point onwards. I suppose if you don’t require a reference from them it may be fine. I hope it’s as easy to find a job as others think (though if it is very easy, why not leave earlier as you say this has been going on for a while AND management are terrible)

I absolutely understand your anger and annoyance, it sounds hard going. But this is an issue you have not raised with your supervisor before and that leaves you wide open to disciplinary action and being sacked, though whether they will bother if you have already indicated you are not coming back is another matter. Perhaps your supervisor will tackle your colleagues, it may have been noted that they are not working as they should (if that is indeed the case)- and then you’ll be fine. Do you think that likely though?

If I were you, and I needed a reference, I think you need to tread carefully and probably not go in with a “I was right, you are all dicks, so stuff you” attitude. I’d apologise for walking out and explain my reasons but also make it clear that you recognise you should have let them know here was an issue before letting it get to the point where you felt you needed to walk out.

If you don’t need a reference/don’t care if they sack you etc, then I would chalk it up to experience and if you are ever in a similar position, report problems to supervisor/management before it gets to this point.

Good luck with getting a new position and hope it works out.

I agree. The worst thing I ever did was stick out a job for too long with the most hideous, unprofessional boss I’ve ever had. Not only did it impact my health in the end but I still left under a cloud due to something that is too long winded and fanciful to get into. My point being there was no prize at the end even though I stuck it out. What I should have done was left when it started to become a hateful place to work.

but why would anyone want to do unpaid overtime?
if they were slacking and finishing on time that would be understandable, but they are not hurrying so you say and you finish late, with no pay.
quite unusual for folks to do unpaid overtime

and your supervisor will call you on monday, you go back and look for another job in the meantime if nothing changes.

less drama

and a million other people will be applying for the NHS admin job

Maybe I've worked in very different environments but in my previous job in a quite high stress finance/admin role, people frequently lost their tempers or walked out. Not one of them have ever been sacked or even disciplined - people lose it sometimes especially in high stress/high stakes environments

When I worked in homelessness prevention/support, walking out was generally held to be a failure on the part of management. It was usually because of unmanageable workload, either in terms of capacity or because they had too many tough or especially challenging cases.

Sadly, there have been a lot of changes there now and loads of my former colleagues have left because they feel unsupported.

@Inthevirtualwaitingroom

and a million other people will be applying for the NHS admin job

I believe one of them in particular, likes being at work because she says it's the only time she gets to herself so she is in no rush to leave. And the other woman just goes along with the first one. But you're right, it's odd that they're happy to do unpaid overtime. I don't understand it myself.

And I realise the chances of me getting the NHS admin job are slim but I do have a background in customer service and admin and ultimately, the chances of me getting the job are even less if I don't bother applying in the first place!

Nope. Cutting corners and doing the bare minimum is what the colleagues were doing by "cleaning" an area that hadn't been used. That's lazy and they weren't pulling their weight
I clean areas in my house that are not used because it still gathers dust.

In any case, it's open to interpretation. It might indeed be that the others think of OP as just wanting to do the strict minimum to get out quicker.

The bosses are happy, so ultimately, they are doing what is expected. If OP's behaviour walking out on a strop reflects her overall attitude, then I can see why they haven't taken up to her too well.

Oh, now you mention the NHS, I've seen an admin job advertised this evening with the NHS, three days a week which would work for me so I'm going to try and apply tomorrow

That's the spirit, OP! Onwards and upwards. Treat it as an opportunity. The NHS job would be a good move imo.

Good cleaners are worth their weight in gold imo. There's a couple of women in my area who charge £20ph and have a waiting list of potential clients. When a friend moved away from the area, people were begging for her cleaner's details. Anyone decent can pick and choose who they work for, and when.

Even if the NHS job doesn't work out, I'm sure you'll have no trouble finding something else.

I've only ever flounced out of a job once, and it was unbelievably satisfying. I told the owner of the business exactly what I thought of him, in front of everyon, with plenty of swearing. Some of my colleagues later said they were struggling not to applaud.

And I was approached by another firm within a fortnight and got a 50% pay increase.

Life is far too short to be working somewhere you hate. I have walked out of jobs before when I was at the stage of crying on the way to work. When I walked out the feeling of relief was physical. I didn't have another job to go to and Ilive in an area of high unemployment, I survived. Good luck OP

Do I understand correctly that you all have all the tasks together and it's up to you how you split it in between?

I'm asking because I'm cleaner as well and working with team, but each of us having separated tasks and dedicated time for it- so you don't need to think about the others.

I agree that you should raise this issue with your manager earlier,but it's done now.

Don't stress about it now- maybe try to speak to your manager, as you seems to be calmer now a discuss the further action.

good luck then op with future applications

@RosieRoww

Do I understand correctly that you all have all the tasks together and it's up to you how you split it in between?

I'm asking because I'm cleaner as well and working with team, but each of us having separated tasks and dedicated time for it- so you don't need to think about the others.

I agree that you should raise this issue with your manager earlier,but it's done now.

Don't stress about it now- maybe try to speak to your manager, as you seems to be calmer now a discuss the further action.

Yeah, that's right. It would be much better if everyone had their own individual tasks.

Wow sounds like they really pushed you to the edge! Good for you for finally standing up for yourself OP. If I was your manager I’d be inclined to ask you back but working alone, and have a very close look at what the others are up to.

Obviously it could have been handled better but it’s done now and sounds like your colleagues were awful.

A recruitment agency contacted me today, they want to put my details forward for a job that I have six years experience in, (the exact same role), it's a good wage (24k basic plus bonus, I've never earned that much before), but long hours and a long commute sadly. 40 mile round trip. 45 minutes each way. Out of the house 7 until 7. I just don't think I could manage that with my mental health.