My leaving was partially a baby/ pouty move on my behalf but so be it. I won't mention who I worked for either
And sorry if this gets long. I tend to ramble.
I had been hired on as seasonal with the potential to move to perm. That was fine and I understood that upon being hired. I worked my butt off to prove to the manager that I was worthy of getting a perm position. All feedback was positive...and then another girl started. I found out she had a perm position so, naturally, I asked the assistant manager I felt comfortable with why a girl was hired after us seasonal girls for a perm position. She explained to me that this other girl had been hired TWO MONTHS prior but couldn't start...and that unfortunately the store was now fully staffed with perm employees so after the holidays we would be let go. Basically, I felt lied to because the hiring manager knew they would be fully staffed but led us to believe we had a shot at staying. Strike one.
Then I realized I worked harder than most of the perm girls. When the manager needed somebody to come in at 5am and help her with truck or resets, who was there? Me. We had a training session at 6am one time...I was on time. All of the regular girl came prancing in as late as they pleased. And on top of that, the manager rudely informed me that I wouldn't be partaking in the training as I was only seasonal. So why am I up so early? To not learn anything? I don't think so. I was also forced to stay at the register...which wasn't a problem but why was I able to upsell so much better than the perm girls? Strike 2.
Also, we had a manager that was foolish and very childlike. She enjoyed picking on people and just being snarky for no reason. So one day she spent a whole shift staring at me and following me around during my lunch. I knew something was going on. So an hour before my shift ended she called me into the back and accused me of being on my cell phone on the sales floor. She was adament about it too even though my cell phone was locked in my locker. She insisted that I must have been on somebody else's phone on the floor then and it was hidden somewhere on the floor. I'm not one to let others walk on me so I suggested that she review security footage or find this suspected cell phone before she accused me of things. Worst part was she didn't even have the respect to do this in a private office or area but instead chose the break room in front of numerous other store employees. I figured if I didn't leave, next something would wind up missing and I'd be faulted for that. Strike 3.
The head manager also had a bad habit of talking down about others. Even during my interview she had told me that she was planning on firing a girl later that day. First of all, that's not really my business, especially in an interview. She later continued to speak down upon this former employee which I found to be very rude. Her reasoning for firing her was that she "was not pleasant enough" but speculation was that she was considered a threat due to her prior experience working for Dior.
This doesn't even have to do with the actual work environment per se but what really "pushed me over the edge" and made me not return was on the day the manager accused me of being on my phone, I left and was stuck in the shopping area for three hours due to blizzard. I got to thinkin what happens if I'm working until midnight and this happens? I'm not hiking a mile to a hotel and I'm not chilling in a parking lot that late at night...so given that I knew I wouldn't have a job and I wasn't willing to put myself in that situation or continue to be talked to the way I was I never went back.
*The Karma Ending*
After I left, the manager chose to pick on others. I took the time to write a letter to corporate about her behavior towards employees. A week later she quit because of an annon. letter