Before I even begin, thanks for reading!
Im currently working my ‘notice period’ for the worst employer I’ve ever had!
It’s a small retail business with around 6 part time employees. None of us have ever had contracts (i gave them notice to be polite & avoid any issues as they’d just not pay me if I didn’t).
The boss can be aggressive & the mood swings are horrendous. You never know what you’re going to get, mood wise, from day to day.
There are no facilities for staff at work, with the exception of an outdoor toilet. There is no break room, nowhere to put personal belongings, there is no form of heating (fine at this time of year but the winter is harsh with us in scarves and gloves!) personal belongings and lunch are taken in your car (if you’re lucky enough to get a lunch!).
The boss sends angry WhatsApp messages to the ‘work chat’ about things we haven’t ’done properly’. They are always aimed at someone without the person being actually named, but you know who they mean. The boss says awful things about us all behind our backs but forgets that we do talk to each other.
Today we have all received another aggressive WhatsApp about our failings. The anxiety it causes me surrounding going back feels like it’s too much to cope with.
I don’t need a reference (got another job) & I’m supported at home if I don’t want to go back (which I don’t!) my question is,
how do I say it?! I’m happy to do it via WhatsApp, the same way they communicate with me.
I want to say that I can’t cope with the environment (or them!) but it will fall on deaf ears because they think they’re perfect and that we’re all lucky to work for them!
id love to say ‘shove it’ 😂
id really love some thoughts of how others would handle this.
Thank you 🙏🏻