Was I right in doing this

[Tmckinnin56]

So I just left two jobs reasons to follow

So I had a housekeeping job for a hotel but after 3 days didn't fancy it or wasn't as I expected plus thoughts in my head as all I was doing was cleaning rooms as was this this all going to be all my life clean rooms for a living sicne leaving school or uni and never once thought I would do this

So this other bank admin job came up or so I thought after 3 days including today I thought it was admin work but turns out to be telephone based work and telemarketing and basically call centre work so I told the boss and hand in my resignation letter as talking to customer and being on the phones is not my strong point plus one of the bosses on day 2 pulled me up even before i did anything for the way i talk and the way i spoke and told me to concentrate on how i say my words

so was i right in leaving these jobs as am focused more on admin side like data entry and the likes so was i right or dumb/stupid etc to do what i did as if i stayed in the bank job (got to remember that the bank job was temp and outsourced via teleperformance) and call centre work not my confidence what so ever as i prefer admin work over phones and talking to people customer wise is not my strongest point

I do have a few other jobs coming up but was i right in doing this or stupid in leaving them

 

[STDFR33]

You can do what you want.

Leaving jobs in quick succession won’t look good on your CV and may hinder your future prospects.

You should take job offers more seriously in future before accepting them, and only apply for jobs that you will be happy to do (unless you’re desperate for an income).

 

[Mr D]

Don't think anyone starts housekeeping as a job with the intention of doing it all their life.
If you can afford to leave jobs that don't meet your criteria then up to you. Easier to not accept the jobs in the first place.
Have known some great people in lovely jobs that in the past have done call centre work or housekeeping work.

 

[AnneLou]

You are just the sort of employee that makes me really mad!

What exactly are you seeking? Truly, really, there is no perfect job - and you are being disrespectful to all the cleaners and call centre operators who have to carry out their roles and stick at it.
I own my own company but I still have to get down on my hands and knees and scrape the chewing gum from under the table tops or clean the urinals or hose down the car park. Then when I'm done and I've paid the bills, settled the payroll and slogged and anguished over the rotas, I receive text messages from crappy employees like you who quit with no notice because they didn't expect it to be hard work!

I employ in the service industry and I particularly avoid CV's from people who bounce around a lot - except chefs! We're not picky about chefs - We take any chefs! Don't retrain to be a chef though - you couldn't take the hard work and self-discipline.
Seriously, follow the earlier advice and apply more seriousness to your employment search.

 

[Tmckinnin56]

Hi are u hiring as I need a job please help me out as I need admin job

 

[Root 66 Woodshop]

Got to love that Reply!!

 

[Mr D]

Hi are u hiring as I need a job please help me out as I need admin job

Your willingness to do jobs and quitting after a short time counts against you with some employers. Does anyone know if you will quit another job after a few days?

 

[Tmckinnin56]

I don't quit jobs on the whim u got me wrong what it is that I don't like call centre work and I was lied to and thought it was only admin as I am not comfortable speaking to customers on the phone but am strong admin person like data entry and data processing and such like paperwork so willing to learn but not phone based work so I don't quit jobs so easily hence why its like that

 

[STDFR33]

You're strong at data entry? Have you heard about monkeys, typing and Shakespeare?

Have you considered getting a job in a zoo? It involves running around, making sounds and occasionally, slinging faeces at the zookeepers.

 

[Gordon - Commercial Finance]

I don't quit jobs on the whim

Sorry but the evidence suggests maybe you do. However I love your boldness!

Hi are u hiring as I need a job please help me out as I need admin job

Was the fact that your temp job was outsourced to a company called Teleperformance - should that not have been a giveaway?

 

[Mr D]

I don't quit jobs on the whim u got me wrong what it is that I don't like call centre work and I was lied to and thought it was only admin as I am not comfortable speaking to customers on the phone but am strong admin person like data entry and data processing and such like paperwork so willing to learn but not phone based work so I don't quit jobs so easily hence why its like that

Who does like call centre work? Not usually the people working in a call centre in my experience. Have worked in more than one.
Not comfortable speaking to customers on the phone will severely reduce your options for admin jobs. Learn to be comfortable. Pretty much every admin job I've had has at some point had ringing people up on the phone as part of the job - suppliers, customers, official bodies, other admin people, competitors etc.

Edit - if cannot see yourself doing housekeeping can you see yourself doing data entry jobs? Equally as boring, equally as dead end?

 

[AnneLou]

Hi are u hiring as I need a job please help me out as I need admin job

I have no admin jobs available to people who are too lazy for correct grammar - u or you! But, I do have work for chewing gums scrapers, urinal cleaners and car park washers! However, I wouldn't hire you based on your inability to demonstrate stability and commitment.

 

[BustersDogs]

Do what's best for you. I've walked out of jobs I don't like, although not after 3 days. Once I walked over a table to get out of a meeting because I was hemmed in and people next to me wouldn't move.

But finding a job that's perfect is hard unless you create it yourself.

 

[STDFR33]

I wouldn't hire you based on your inability to demonstrate stability and commitment.

And probably ability.

 

[AllUpHere]

Please tell me the opening post wasn't written by someone with a University education.

 

[Chris Ashdown]

Welcome to the real world, where nobody cares about you and life is what you make it

You don't say if you passed a degree or walked out after three days because you did not like being told what to learn or any other reason

The basics are that you start working wherever you can get a job; and make the most of it until a better job comes along, many people hate doing something, as they don't have any confidence, but again most work at it; and it gets much easier, few jobs these days don't involve some phone work, so that will limit your jobs unless you solve the problem

 

[MartinCivil]

Please tell me the opening post wasn't written by someone with a University education.

Uh Oh! Lets not start this one off again!

 

[Mr D]

Here's something from Yahoo.
I'm tempted myself. Can sit down at the job...

https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/can-earn-16-hour-christmas-santa-one-elves-122438710.html

You can earn up to £16 an hour this Christmas as Santa or one of his elves
Mark Dorman,Yahoo Finance UK 1 hour 23 minutes ago

• retailers, it’s a golden opportunity to cash in – and what better way to tempt shoppers into the store than by having an in-house Father Christmas, a few elves and a grotto.
  
  As more and more seasonal jobs become available, many casual workers will perhaps not be so keen to spend long nights in “fulfillment centres” or re-stocking supermarket shelves.
  
  
  So why not really buy into the Christmas spirit by getting work as a temporary Santa or one his helpers?
  
  Specialist recruitment site Great Grottos is on the hunt for workers to fill upwards of 700 roles up and down the country.
  
  Some pay very well indeed – £15 an hour, which is double the minimum wage.
  
  The three main roles on offer are:
  
  
  
  
  Many retailers, such as Selfridges, have already opened their Christmas departments (Dominic Lipinski/PA Images via Getty Images)
  Father Christmas – clearly, this is a role where older workers may well have a distinct advantage over youth. Beards would be good, too.
  
  “Could you embody the values of Father Christmas?” asks Great Grottos. “Could you talk to children about life in Lapland, Rudolph and what they want for Christmas this year?
  
  “Experience is not essential. A warm heart and gentle demeanour is.” Full training is given, as is the uniform – and padded bellies are provided.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Santa always needs his elves to help him out (John Lamparski/WireImage)
  Santa’s elves – maybe something for the younger jobseeker, this role calls for excellent customer service and some experience in performing.
  
  “The position of Santa’s Elf allows you to explore an imaginative performance role whilst delivering exceptional customer service,” says the site.
  
  Candidates may also be operating till systems where Christmas Grotto photo souvenirs are purchased.
  
  
  
  
  Grotto managers will need to run the whole experience (Great Grottos)
  Grotto managers – well organised candidates with people skills are being sought for this role. The grotto manager oversees all aspects of running the attraction, from organising staff, to dealing with customers.
  
  “The goal of the Grotto event is to create individual and magical experiences for each family and to ensure that all Grotto staff work towards this.”
  
  
  Candidates will be DBS checked for any criminal records and jobs are usually available from the beginning of November right up until Christmas Eve.
  
  LaplandUK, for example, in Wokingham, is looking for a Father Christmas for its Christmas experience, at £16 an hour.
  
  And Centre Parcs, Penrith, wants various people to fill full and part-time roles as Santa at £9.55 an hour.
  

 

[Chris Ashdown]

Many thanks, hopefully this will do me well for a couple of months, make a change being cheerful rather than grumpy though. Maybe Byre will join me he can be a Elf and Clinton the manager

 

[Tmckinnin56]

That might be ok for some but I need a long term job and stuff that involves just admin but not call centre work I don’t mind phoning the odd department or the odd call but not bombarded with calls it’s not something I want to do

 

[Mr D]

That might be ok for some but I need a long term job and stuff that involves just admin but not call centre work I don’t mind phoning the odd department or the odd call but not bombarded with calls it’s not something I want to do

Then find your ideal job. May have to search for years.

Or better yet, create your own job. Start a business and set up the job you want within that business with everything you do not want to do farmed out to staff or service providers.

 

[tmckinnin]

I do want to start my own business were I want to offer rest bite or weekend or overnight stay for those living with alcoholics parents and partners and I want to provide that service and what or whoever can attend and need support to setup so if anyone can help me please PM ME

plus I only want a easy admin job were I sit in an office in the city in a corner somewhere typing up letters and enter data etc why so hard to get those roles

 

[Mr D]

I do want to start my own business were I want to offer rest bite or weekend or overnight stay for those living with alcoholics parents and partners and I want to provide that service and what or whoever can attend and need support to setup so if anyone can help me please PM ME

plus I only want a easy admin job were I sit in an office in the city in a corner somewhere typing up letters and enter data etc why so hard to get those roles

May want to consider respite care too.

The easy admin job you want - lots of competition as they are pretty rare? NHS is the only place I can think of that has both together and even then its a lot of contact on the phone to other people.
Sorry, if I was taking someone on for admin tasks they'd be able to do quite a bit of admin. And a ton of calls.

 

[tmckinnin]

May want to consider respite care too.

The easy admin job you want - lots of competition as they are pretty rare? NHS is the only place I can think of that has both together and even then its a lot of contact on the phone to other people.
Sorry, if I was taking someone on for admin tasks they'd be able to do quite a bit of admin. And a ton of calls.

yeah what is respite care and I cant do calls as I don't have that voice not confident as got fired over a doing call centre a few yrs back when I made a mistake over fraud calls but yeah I have done admin work before were I did office or back office processing and paperwork and no over the phone calls what so ever

 

[Mr D]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respite_care

You will find admin jobs are rarer where you can avoid calls. If you ever deal with the benefits system they may not agree with you about what jobs you accept and how you quit. So try and avoid benefits system.