FabSwingers.com forum: Four days

By *mm_n_Zed OP Couple
over a year ago

Fareham

I started a new job last Tuesday... quit on Friday.

It took just four days to hate it so much I had to jack it in. So that's my record - 4 days. What's your shortest spell of employment?

Emm

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not far off yours, five days. I was fired after a shitty reference though

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ajorwetMan
over a year ago

poole

I managed two days, absolutely hated it

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lol life's too short for shit3 or people you can't be ars3d with,self employed digger driver,turned up on site,said 'morning' foremans first words,here's machine keys,if I don't get them back end of week won't sign timesheet

no probs pal keep em,walked back to van he shouted after me,cos they needed machine working,told him we wouldn't get on so might as well fall out now as waste time,so 5 mins lol

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

goodness - what was it about it that was so awful - was it very different to how it was advertised or wre the people just horrid ??

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm quite partial to jacking my job these days.

I quit 3 last year, the first I gave notice, the second I left with immediate effect, the third I called in new years eve and said I was done.

Currently unemployed and I've got to be honest I'm enjoying it. Hubby probably not so much haha.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One day in an office job then quit. The longest, most boring, day I've ever had in any job

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *estinysswingersCouple
over a year ago

Worsley

18 months - only left for a better job!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *mm_n_Zed OP Couple
over a year ago

Fareham

"Lol life's too short for shit3 or people you can't be ars3d with,self employed digger driver,turned up on site,said 'morning' foremans first words,here's machine keys,if I don't get them back end of week won't sign timesheet

no probs pal keep em,walked back to van he shouted after me,cos they needed machine working,told him we wouldn't get on so might as well fall out now as waste time,so 5 mins lol

I think the record goes to redr

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Over 20 years ago I lasted one day in a part time vacation job in the Summer break from Uni. It was in a factory and my colleagues were c**nts so I didn’t bother going back the next day.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

3 days. That was at mcvities in Carlisle.

Put new starters on the fastest most difficult line. I was in tears as I so didn't want to go. Was bloody awful.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *mm_n_Zed OP Couple
over a year ago

Fareham

"goodness - what was it about it that was so awful - was it very different to how it was advertised or wre the people just horrid ??"

The people were lovely... the kids were demons

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I started a new job last Tuesday... quit on Friday.

It took just four days to hate it so much I had to jack it in. So that's my record - 4 days. What's your shortest spell of employment?

Emm

Lol what was you doing?

My shortest employment was turning up to a building site at 7:45am. Got inducted, was then asked to carry bricks up a ladder. I was at home within an hour.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *mm_n_Zed OP Couple
over a year ago

Fareham

"I started a new job last Tuesday... quit on Friday.

It took just four days to hate it so much I had to jack it in. So that's my record - 4 days. What's your shortest spell of employment?

Emm

Lol what was you doing?

My shortest employment was turning up to a building site at 7:45am. Got inducted, was then asked to carry bricks up a ladder. I was at home within an hour. "

That's impressive! I actually hated mine within an hour but stuck it for the rest of the week. They tried to get me to stay until the end of the month but it wasn't happening - I was outta there asap

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *verysmileMan
over a year ago

Canterbury

When I was in my late teens, my mother phoned me to come and pick her up after 35 minutes in an office receptionists job. I arrived and she got into the car. She asked me to go in and get her coat. She warned me that the boss was sitting in the reception area with blood streaming from his face, having been struck with a cup. I can only assume what had happened.

And she is such a gentle soul.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *irestorm 500Couple
over a year ago

coventry

Had 7 jobs in total last year wasn't in a very good place so have decided to have some time off and look after my health and then hopefully find a job I like and stay with x storm x

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I started a new job last Tuesday... quit on Friday.

It took just four days to hate it so much I had to jack it in. So that's my record - 4 days. What's your shortest spell of employment?

Emm

Lol what was you doing?

My shortest employment was turning up to a building site at 7:45am. Got inducted, was then asked to carry bricks up a ladder. I was at home within an hour.

That's impressive! I actually hated mine within an hour but stuck it for the rest of the week. They tried to get me to stay until the end of the month but it wasn't happening - I was outta there asap"

It was also pouring down with rain with wind around 50mph lol.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

One of my brothers mates went through a phase of...youthful career exploration. Seemed for a long time he couldn't find anything he wanted to do.

He's still known as "Jack friday"....

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *w79Man
over a year ago

Stalbridge

I've been in a job I HATE for 15 years & nearly 2 months, but as jobs where I live are few & far between.

Needs must when you've got a mortgage etc to pay.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *inzi LTV/TS
over a year ago

The Garden of Eden in Beautiful North Wales

I lasted 2 shifts (6 hours total) stacking soap powder in a supermarket... it cost a fortune in alcohol after trying to get rid of the taste!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Half a day when during my induction it became apparent the employers had a very different idea about the package I was getting than i was expecting.

Also emailed an employer on the day I was due to start and told them I wouldn't be starting after researchin the company a little deeper and realising that they were as dodgy as fuck

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *rank n BettyCouple
over a year ago

Not meeting

I left 1 job after less than 4 hours. Luckily I was in college. And got another job a few days later. I never ate in that restaurant again though.

B x

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

11 years...

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One day!!! Started a job in a care home and did not like the way they did things so left as I knew I wouldn’t be happy there. Although I did take a new job offer at the end of last year, gave my notice in at my current job, signed all the paperwork for my new job and my old job offered me the same hours as my new one and it was more money per hour sooooo didn’t even start lol.

Geeky x

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *mm_n_Zed OP Couple
over a year ago

Fareham

"One day!!! Started a job in a care home and did not like the way they did things so left as I knew I wouldn’t be happy there. Although I did take a new job offer at the end of last year, gave my notice in at my current job, signed all the paperwork for my new job and my old job offered me the same hours as my new one and it was more money per hour sooooo didn’t even start lol.

Geeky x"

Quit before you started? Impressive!!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

3 hours. Call centre. Left after first 3 hours of 'training'

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At work now""

Walked out of last job after one day. Told boss he expected to much. His reply.. you will never keep a job down.

Been here 25 year now

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ieman300Man
over a year ago

Best Greggs in Cheshire East

1 day. Was on the rock n roll. Took a low paid thing to tide me over. Didn't realise they only had 1 days work

. I had to re sign on and wait 3 days before I qualified again. So technically I paid to work that 1 day!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *BWandhusbandCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

Five days. Called in sick for one of them too. Hated it.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

Think I'm missing out been in same job for 20 years

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *laymate007Man
over a year ago

Cambridgeshire

Went to site, got inducted, had a look at the job I was meant to be doing, went back to the office and spoke to site manager and said to him do you think I'm some kind of mug, he smiles and said what's up, I said shove the job up your fucking fat arse dickhead and walked off, an hour give or take

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

2 months and that was due to the fact that the venue I worked at thru who I was employed by changed hands and the company not having another venue for me to work at

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Didn't even turn up for the job interview... does that count

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Half a day working for Royal Mail. Took me to long to sort mail, posted letters that should have been signed for, I got lost and fell off the bike I was issued.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

Half a day.

Years ago I did temp work. One Tuesday morning I got an urgent call from my agency, could I work as they had an urgent assignment. It was half term, but my husband who had also taken the week of encouraged me to go.

Went to the assignment and they led me to a desk. An Asian woman was sat there. In front of every one the manager told the woman to pack up her stiff and leave, she wasn't up to the job.

It was embarrassing and the manager took such glee in the women's embarrassment. I phoned the agency to say I wouldn't return and why.

At the end of the day I asked the woman to sign my time sheet. She said she'd sign it on Friday. Told her I wouldn't be there Friday, couldn't work with someone so unprofessional and lacking management skills and common basic decency.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My shortest wasnt even a single minute...

I was moving to Hereford to be with my then girlfriend, had an interview one day at a local manufacturing plant soon after moving, I didn't hear anything of them untill a phone call the following Monday morning asking where I was???

Apparently I was supposed to start work then but hadn't been informed by any one at all, so since they couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery I declined thier offer of work... lol

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *mm_n_Zed OP Couple
over a year ago

Fareham

"Half a day working for Royal Mail. Took me to long to sort mail, posted letters that should have been signed for, I got lost and fell off the bike I was issued. "

Brilliant!!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *mm_n_Zed OP Couple
over a year ago

Fareham

"Half a day.

Went to the assignment and they led me to a desk. An Asian woman was sat there. In front of every one the manager told the woman to pack up her stiff and leave, she wasn't up to the job.

It was embarrassing and the manager took such glee in the women's embarrassment. I phoned the agency to say I wouldn't return and why.

That was shockingly bad behaviour on the part of the manager! I'd have done the same as you.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *hoenixAdAstraWoman
over a year ago

Hiding in the shadows

An hour!

After going through a huge selection process, numerous interviews, recalls.

I turned up for a 'trial shift'

I'd not net the actual manager at any point previously.

He was a 'large jolly' looking chap, who's first comment to me was quite sexist, an hour later I'd had enough of his bigoted attitude & sleazy comments.

I walked out!

I stayed with the company though, got promoted and a year later had the pleasure of sacking him

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I lasted about 3 hours on one (young and thought I had the world in my hands)

My sister was the record holder though. Going back years now and got a part time job in a peanut factory. She walked through the door, gagged from the smell and walked straight back out. I don't think she even lasted 1 minute.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ringles0510Woman
over a year ago

Central Borders

I quit once before I actually started. Does that count? Agreed to a temp job, but had nightmares about it the night before I was due in (was a job in a slaughter house, my dream was about chickens hanging from their legs and I had to pull their feathers out). Phoned in the morning to let them know I wouldn't be there. They did try to persuade me to still come in and that the job wasn't actually butchering animals, but gave it a miss anyway

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *thwalescplCouple
over a year ago

brecon

5 minutes.

Got the job, walked in to be shown what I would be doing, and realised they'd changed the job from what I'd applied for, the job I would be doing was mind-numbingly boring and tedious, turned round to the supervisor and said "I'm out"... walked out.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

I've never quit a job in my life until I've had something else to go to in, despite having a few I've grown to hate. I did do a year of agricultural labouring for a staffing agency after I left college though and refused to go back to one pig farm they sent me to after a week there, it was a disgusting place where the livestock were kept in the dark in pens that hadn't been cleaned out in years and there were decomposing pigs with rats crawling all over them outside, grim.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *anda and CatCouple
over a year ago

I made it to first break time. Was agency work everyone bused to a massive freezer in the middle of no where folding boxs, was there 2 hours, took me 3 to walk home!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

In my teens I worked on a turkey farm I lasted lasted a day.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

20 mins. Got shown the factory and thought fuck that's not for me

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

A day.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago

North of The Wall - youll need your vest

"Half a day working for Royal Mail. Took me to long to sort mail, posted letters that should have been signed for, I got lost and fell off the bike I was issued. "

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

10hours started work at 2am at a cheese farm playing the smell of the separated milk at that time of the morning was just too much I didn't even go back for the one shifts wages

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

1 day

I moved to be with a ex and the jobs available were not what I was trained in so I went for all sorts.

One of them was for next, well I’ve never worked somewhere I hated so much. Had to go in 2 hours before my shift to watch a shitty training video. Then I got told that as I was a temp (news to me!) I couldn’t wear the clothes I had as all temps had to wear white shirts. ( I was dressed smart and presentable!) and everyone was so unfriendly. Anyway wasn’t due back in for 3 days, in that time I got another interview and was employed somewhere else and stayed there 4 years!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *mm_n_Zed OP Couple
over a year ago

Fareham

Wow - some of the comments in here put my 4 days to shame!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *icky-discoMan
over a year ago

oxford

1day money wasn’t the same as advertised so I left

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

Post new Message to Thread

Four days - and done!