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[Mr. Giggles]

5 years ago when I was temping at a job I also had nothing to do, it was boring as hell and yes torturous. But that was during the age when Smartphones were just up and coming. Now that I got a smartphone, I can do nothing all day.

And get paid.

 

[RustyNails]

OP I am 28 years old and I have been struggling to find a 9-5 corporate job for nearly a year now and you get a given a what is a free ride thanks to your mum's connection and you squander it by quitting the job because you had nothing to do and was bored. Which made reading your post so frustrating as I would have loved it if someone could open doors for me to step on the Job front instead of trawling job listing and sending out 3-6 application per day and get either nothing or "rejection" back.

You could have initiative and look around the office, get to know the people, the company, research on what your role involves.

But nah you were like "lets quit, make my mum look bad in the process and post this on gaf."

I feel sorry for your mum.

Sorry man. Hope you land something soon.

Reading OP's post is all the more infuriating because his hiring manager is never going to take a chance with a fresh, inexperienced candidate again. That's a door shut forever to countless inexperienced but earnest candidates who wont be utter dumb nuts in the first 2 hours of landing their door in the corporate world.

 

[EdibleKnife]

Interesting seeing "I/They weren't given anything to do" when it seems like the OP basically didn't try to do anything. They sat on their hands for two hours then went to give their boss a piece of their mind instead of asking around, asking to shadow someone, seeing if one of your co-workers could use an extra pair of hands in the mean time, looking up possible spots for lunch in the area. And hell, even if you were basically told to spend all day at your desk, I would have sat there until goddamn closing time if need be. But instead OP headed home, not to interview at another job, not to make it to their other job, not to go do any kind of income generating activity of any kind, but headed home and spent the time they probably would have spent at the training session or having their computer finally set up texting and calling the people in their life to tell them how badly they fucked up. Learn some patience for goodness sakes.

 

[lastplayed]

It was a huge adjustment for me going from retail/McDonalds environment to a corporate IT environment. I was so used to being told what to do every minute, and then all of a sudden I was sitting at a desk all dressed up and everyone else but me is doing something. I didn't know what to do or who to ask or how not to fee like an idiot. But it happens eventually, now I wish for the days where there's nothing to do.

 

[balgajo]

Man, your life would be better now if the thread title was:
"Gaf, first day at work and I'm already bored."

Though it wouldn't be as epic.

 

[Pancakes]

This can't possibly be a serious thread. Even after reading 10 pages of this I just can't fathom how a person could do something like this. Especially at 28 years of age. What makes this worse is that it seems OP got handed a cushy corporate job and tossed it away while regular people slave away with constant applications per day with no responses.

 

[Oxn]

This can't possibly be a serious thread. Even after reading 10 pages of this I just can't fathom how a person could do something like this. Especially at 28 years of age.

Man-babies exist.

 

[HariKari]

This can't possibly be a serious thread. Even after reading 10 pages of this I just can't fathom how a person could do something like this. Especially at 28 years of age.

If you live a very sheltered life, a lot of strange behavior is possible.

 

[Rykuen]

Oh man I wish I would have caught this thread when it was new, I have been sitting at my desk for close to a year with no actual job to do (my anniversary is on march 23rd) 2.5 hours seems like no time at all.

 

[SpecX]

That is the worse reason to quit. Other than orientation, I've never been trained on day 1 of the job, especially not within the first couple hours. If anything they give me documents to read and maybe tour the facility, but the first couple days tend to be gravy and you should be happy for the free money. As others mentioned, you gave up sitting on a job waiting for work and getting paid for it to sit at home and do the same shit which is dumb.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

So odd

I had my first job at 14

Good luck in the future

 

[Milly Osworth]

Just go back and pretend it never happened.

 

[AlphaDump]

19 pages should tell you enough.

Show up tomorrow, apologize to your manager first thing. Simply say, it won't happen again, and then don't ever do it again.


You have an entry position in an accounting firm, you'll be busy soon enough. Being present (and respectful) is a very large part of life and its success.

 

[Dunlop]

Just go back and pretend it never happened.

OP just needs to learn from this hopefully and move on

 

[Skeyser]

19 pages should tell you enough.

Show up tomorrow, apologize to your manager first thing. Simply say, it won't happen again, and then don't ever do it again.

No sane employer is going to give a second chance to an employee who throws a tantrum after 2 hours on the job over nothing.

 

[LyleLanley]

19 pages should tell you enough.

Show up tomorrow, apologize to your manager first thing. Simply say, it won't happen again, and then don't ever do it again.


You have an entry position in an accounting firm, you'll be busy soon enough. Being present (and respectful) is a very large part of life and its success.

I think it's too late for that.

And now I'm at home. I called a couple of my friends, my boyfriend, and my mom called me and they all think that I made a huge mistake and should go back and ask for my job back. So I called my boss back and she said "No. You're done." And that was it.

He just needs to learn from this and not quit his next job when they don't give him work to do right away.

 

[elrechazado]

The only thing left for this thread is Lionel mandrake. Unless I missed him already.


Refreshing - wow tripled in size since I last clicked this thread wtf op.

 

[Kerned]

19 pages should tell you enough.

Show up tomorrow, apologize to your manager first thing. Simply say, it won't happen again, and then don't ever do it again.


You have an entry position in an accounting firm, you'll be busy soon enough. Being present (and respectful) is a very large part of life and its success.

I'm sure they'll be SO relieved to get back their shitty, hyper-entitled entry-level employee who quit before lunch. "Where would we have ever found a replacement?" they will no doubt ask each other, wiping sweat from their brows. No one will ever again to forget to remind OP hourly what a special, amazing, beautiful snowflake he is.

 

[entremet]

So odd

I had my first job at 14

Good luck in the future

He's had jobs.

This was his first corporate gig.

 

[The Lone Courier]

This might have been a situation where someone should have asked Gaf for advice before following through.

 

[Extra Sauce]

OP you need to get rid of that jumping to conclusions mat.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

He's had jobs.

This was his first corporate gig.

Hmm

Quitting after 2 hours made it seem like he'd never worked before.

It's probably in his best interest to forget office work then

 

[evi]

This sure is something. You'll be fine OP, but be more patient in the future, things take time.

A colleague called in sick today, and I was supposed to do a thing with him. SInce he didn't show, I browsed GAF for 2.5 hours. It was great.

 

[AlphaDump]

No sane employer is going to give a second chance to an employee who throws a tantrum after 2 hours on the job over nothing.

Oh i know, but that is all you can do right now. Chalk it up to stress and eagerness maybe, and just own up to it.

I wouldn't say it is a fire-able offense, especially after the work involved getting the OP onboarded. It would be a costly waste of time.

It could go both ways, but might as well try.

 

[EdibleKnife]

19 pages should tell you enough.

Show up tomorrow, apologize to your manager first thing. Simply say, it won't happen again, and then don't ever do it again.


You have an entry position in an accounting firm, you'll be busy soon enough. Being present (and respectful) is a very large part of life and its success.

From the perspective of the employer, I can't imagine taking back an employee who couldn't handle being payed for not even a full days worth of doing nothing when they'll be several more days of orders to do a lot, including things the OP might not enjoy doing. I mean it's a fine gambit for the OP, but at most I can only imagine they'd hire them back on strictly as a favor to their mother if that favor wasn't already burned getting the OP the job in the first place.

 

[Fishlake]

So I started my first day as a staff accountant at this corporate company. I've never been a staff accountant before nor have I worked in a corporate environment. I was really nervous about it and I wasn't even sure if I could stand being in a business outfit all day.

Anyway, I get there and after filling out the necessary paperwork, I'm left at my cubicle with nothing to do. My computer isn't hooked up since they couldn't find the power cord and they weren't even sure if they had done a background check on me. After filling out my background information, I was left at my cubicle again with no instructions whatsoever. I was told before that I was going to be in training but nothing happened.

So I just sat there at the desk for two and a half hours. I was on my phone practically the entire time and I was bored stupid. After two and a half hours I had had enough. So I went to my boss and told her that I don't think this is a good fit. I told her that they don't seem organized and told her that I wasn't doing anything. She told me that it's only the first day and that I'm in training. But I told her that I haven't done anything and I wasn't even getting trained. So I told her that I'm leaving and am going home.

And now I'm at home. I called a couple of my friends, my boyfriend, and my mom called me and they all think that I made a huge mistake and should go back and ask for my job back. So I called my boss back and she said "No. You're done." And that was it.

After getting told that I screwed up, that I ruined my future, that this is how the corporate world works, I'm feeling very depressed. It definitely hit me that I made a huge mistake. Why don't I just kill myself now and get it over with? I have no future anyway, right? Why does the corporate world work this way?! This is horrible! Maybe I'm not meant to be in a corporate environment. Maybe I'm just meant to make minimum wage and be stuck at some dead-end job.

I hate my life. Did I fuck up my future that badly?!

TL;DR: I quit a corporate position after doing nothing but sitting for 2.5 hours. And now I'm paying for it, I guess.

Oh my god. I'm crying. Just ask if you can get your job back and maybe you can all laugh about it in the future. If not oh well now you know what the start of most jobs look like.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Nah, OP's mom's credibility is burned to cinders. If the community is as tight knit as implied she couldn't refer him for a mail room job at this point.

 

[elrechazado]

From the perspective of the employer, I can't imagine taking back an employee who couldn't handle being payed for not even a full days worth of doing nothing when they'll be several more days of orders to do a lot, including things the OP might not enjoy doing. I mean it's a fine gambit for the OP, but at most I can only imagine they'd hire them back on strictly as a favor to their mother if that favor wasn't already burned getting the OP the job in the first place.

No way they take them back - it was one thing to point out that he was bored, then step two to double down and call out their boss with an air of entitlement. That's out there territory but salvageable. Op went full out and said I'm leaving. It's so inconceivable. No supervisor in their right mind would fail to cut ties at that point.

 

[Skeyser]

Oh i know, but that is all you can do right now. Chalk it up to stress and eagerness maybe, and just own up to it.

I wouldn't say it is a fire-able offense, especially after the work involved getting the OP onboarded. It would be a costly waste of time.

It could go both ways, but might as well try.

OP is an English major with zero accounting experience, I really doubt they want to spend considerable resources training him after he showed he's willing to quit over the smallest things.

 

[LyleLanley]

Oh i know, but that is all you can do right now. Chalk it up to stress and eagerness maybe, and just own up to it.

I wouldn't say it is a fire-able offense, especially after the work involved getting the OP onboarded. It would be a costly waste of time.

It could go both ways, but might as well try.

Of course quitting your job isn't a fire-able offense, they're just not likely to give you your job back. It's not like the OP is some vital part of the company, he was an entry level employee that can easily be replaced by some recent college grad.

 

[Kerned]

No way they take them back - it was one thing to point out that he was bored, then step two to double down and call out their boss with an air of entitlement. That's out there territory but salvageable. Op went full out and said I'm leaving. It's so inconceivable. No supervisor in their right mind would fail to cut ties at that point.

 

[30yearsofhurt]

Poor OP,
Found out the world doesn't revolve around you?

 

[harSon]

Is your resume going to look like this?

Proof Management (Lakewood, OH)                                               February 16th, 2016 (8:00AM to 10:30am)
Staff Accountant
- Responsible for surfing the web via a mobile device.
- Bridge burning.

 

[Dai101]

Oh my god. I'm crying. Just ask if you can get your job back and maybe you can all laugh about it in the future. If not oh well now you know what the start of most jobs look like.

Well, did you read what you quoted? Because it clearly states that he can't do that

And now I'm at home. I called a couple of my friends, my boyfriend, and my mom called me and they all think that I made a huge mistake and should go back and ask for my job back. So I called my boss back and she said "No. You're done." And that was it.

 

[mrklaw]

you fucked up. You'll get over it. If you learn anything from this, its to be fucking patient. Companies aren't waiting around for you to come save the day. Bob in HR probably hasn't mentioned to Frank in IT that there is a new starter coming so you won't have a work laptop/desktop ready to use. You almost certainly won't have logon credentials to the intranet for a few days. The guy training you is probably the guy leaving tomorrow and his mind is on his next job rather than helping you out.

You'll manage. Everyone else is fucked up too - you get used to it eventually.

 

[Ultima_5]

I just realized they're going to have to pay him for two hrs of work. Omg

 

[Goodlife]

I recently started in the world of IT contracting.

Getting paid a shit load on a daily rate, so well expected to very much hit the ground running.

Started on the same day as another contractor, who'd been contracting for a few years.
He'd bought a book along for the first week..... told me I'd get used to it
So despite banking over 3.5k($), he sat down at his desk and did very little for the first week, while waiting for his laptop / accounts to be set up.

 

[NetMapel]

How does an English major get a role as a staff accountant in a corporation? I know you said your mom hooked you up but still, accountants went through rigurous training starting from university, then they go on to get professional designation training. It must be more of a bookkeeper's role because you don't have any accounting trainings and don't have the CPA designation.

 

[AlphaDump]

Well, did you read what you quoted? Because it clearly states that he can't do that

oh shit, I actually did missed this.


yikes.

 

[How About No]

Pretty much. Sorry OP

Could probably find another job without putting that on a resume at least

 

[Skeyser]

How does an English major get a role as a staff accountant in a corporation? I know you said your mom hooked you up but still, accountants went through rigurous training starting from university, then they go on to get professional designation training. It must be more of a bookkeeper's role because you don't have any accounting trainings and don't have the CPA designation.

I don't think you necessarily need to be a CPA to be a staff accountant. You'd need serious connections to lend a job like that without a degree though. If OP is telling the truth, the company was willing to spend a lot on training him.

 

[Tigress]

It's important to remember that a job needs to fit you just as much as you need to fit it.

Seems like they don't respect their people. Sounds like you made a lucky escape.

Keep looking. You will find somewhere that values you.

True but he (she? Post mentioned a BF) never even gave it a chance really to see if it fit. A few hours where they have to fit you In and you haven't had a chance to meet people or see how the place works tells you nothing. Sure, they may seem a little disorganized but you don't know what is going on that day to make things different than normal and as some one else said they all have other stuff to do so they gotta find the time to take to train the new guy. Which no matter what the job is a hassle and takes time away from getting stuff done.

OP, there is nothing you can do about it now except take it as a lesson to try to be a little more patient and give it time to really be able to get a feel for the company before deciding it's not a good fit.

 

[PartlyCloudlike]

OP gonna have a hard time living. Get some perspective dude.

 

[FeenixRising]

Sunhi or Lionel Mandrake post in here yet?

 

[andythinkpad]

I keep thinking about this thread. I haven't had an OP stick with me like this in some time. I can't imagine the reaction of anyone did that in a place I worked at. It would be amazing and be brought up randomly from then on

He's "legendary tier" quitter.

 

[Magni]

First, don't kill yourself. And if it was a joke, don't joke about killing yourself.

Second, you can look at it as a fuck-up, but also as an opportunity to try something new.

This is horrible! Maybe I'm not meant to be in a corporate environment. Maybe I'm just meant to make minimum wage and be stuck at some dead-end job.

What makes you think those are your only two options? My fiancée hated her corporate job starting from day 1, left after eight months (which in Japan is a lot rarer than in the US), and is now having a blast at a much smaller company. You have options

 

[SaviorX]

This is the most "millennial " thing I think I've ever read.

I cant even comprehend what would possess someone to do such a thing

 

[G0523]

Im having trouble understanding how you went from "im bored, where is the training" to "i quit, you guys are disorganized" in such a short amount of time. It doesn't even seem like you insisted on being assigned a task. What were you thinking? Are you always this impulsive or is there a part of the story you are not sharing?

Well, it went like this:

I had the interview with them 3 weeks ago. They called me a few days later to say I got the job. I accepted. They then asked me to stop by to get papers for a drug test and to tell me that I was going to receive papers in the mail that I need to fill out. I did all of that.

After I filled out the paperwork and returned it to them, I didn't hear from them for a week and a half. I then called them a few days before I was going to start and my boss said that I am starting on Monday, February 15 and will be training with an employee who already works there.

Then she called me back the next day saying that no one will actually be there since Monday was President's Day so I'd have to come in on Tuesday.

Finally, when I got there, they let me in, showed me my cubicle, and left me alone for that 2.5 hours. Nothing happened. I would have thought that with so much time in advance (2-3 weeks) I would've been given some training to do. But nope.Nothing. I met the employee that I was supposed to be training with for a few seconds but other than that, nothing happened.

So after all this time, I was left to do nothing. And while 2.5 hours doesn't seem like a long time, all this build up that amounted to this was just disappointing as fuck.

 

[Dante316]

Holy shit...haha, well you definitely fucked up. My 1st week at work was sitting and browsing on gaf waiting for my table to be set up and get trained. I simply can't comprehend just leaving after 2.5 hrs.

 

[Oxn]

Well, it went like this:

I had the interview with them 3 weeks ago. They called me a few days later to say I got the job. I accepted. They then asked me to stop by to get papers for a drug test and to tell me that I was going to receive papers in the mail that I need to fill out. I did all of that.

After I filled out the paperwork and returned it to them, I didn't hear from them for a week and a half. I then called them a few days before I was going to start and my boss said that I am starting on Monday, February 15 and will be training with an employee who already works there.

Then she called me back the next day saying that no one will actually be there since Monday was President's Day so I'd have to come in on Tuesday.

Finally, when I got there, they let me in, showed me my cubicle, and left me alone for that 2.5 hours. Nothing happened. I would have thought that with so much time in advance (2-3 weeks) I would've been given some training to do. But nope.Nothing. I met the employee that I was supposed to be training with for a few seconds but other than that, nothing happened.

So after all this time, I was left to do nothing. And while 2.5 hours doesn't seem like a long time, all this build up that amounted to this was just disappointing as fuck.

He still thinks what he did was right. lesson not learned lol.