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12 months ago
handing in my resignation letter made me happier than words can ever express
How to quit woolworths
It made me 
"BEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE!"
How I did it: ok, so it all started in about july this year, when we got a new manager. He was really rude, would treat us after-school casual's like shit, and i just couldnt take it much longer. He would only roster me down for about 10 hours each week, when in reality, there would be weeks, where i'd be working every day! (Whilst in my final year of school, which was not good.)
So, enough was enough really. In september,i took the plunge, and applied for a new job, at another company that was owned by woolworths. I was promised the job, and all i had to do, was to get my department manager (which was the one that i had the problems with!), and my store manager to sign a form, to let me transfer.
Sounds relitevely easy, right?
Wrong.
The next day, i got the form, took it to my department manager, who spent two weeks, trying to talk me out of it, then left it on his desk, and tried to forget about it.
About a mounth later, me and another girl found it, and basically just shoved it onto our store manager's desk.
My store manager also tried to talk me out of it, and convediently forgot to sign it as well.
In about november, i got a call from the other company, who wondered why it was taking so long to transfer me, and told me that i could start the next week.
So, i went back to woolworths, and wrote them a resignation letter, basically telling them that i quit, and started my new job.
I've personally never been happier, and have influenced others to quit as well!
Lessons & tips:
- Dont give in to your managers trying to talk you out of it. It gets you nowhere, and you'll be sucked back into working at woolies.
- If your transfering stores/companys (like from woolies to ..dick smith/big w/tandy/bws/.etc), dont give up when your managers try to talk you out of it/lose your form convediently..its worth it in the long run.
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13 months ago
I have a job interview next week! I don’t want to jinx it, but this seems like it’s getting closer and closer to fruition.
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20 months ago
Renee was in a massive bind and gave me a bunch of extra shifts for a month starting November 19. We’ll see what happens after that and maybe quit, maybe stay. Who knows.
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21 months ago
now that I have realised the pay from my two jobs to be substantially similar, I might end up quitting woolies in the next few months. I guess we’ll just see how it goes though.
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22 months ago
I’m having job interviews at other places, and three jobs is a ridiculous idea. I’m going to keep sizzler a couple of nights a week, but hopefully one of these admin jobs will land and I can wash my hands of the place for good.
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2 years ago
I went in today with the full intention of quitting, but Renee was actually nice and I realised that I had missed people in the last month I’d not been there. I guess I’ll just keep it for over the holidays and see how it goes after then. I could use the money anyway.
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2 years ago
There’s not really much reason to hang around. I love Sizzler I might just work there from now on. I’ll talk to Renee and stuff and just wait and see, I think.
Abandonment
2 years ago
They’ve actually started being a lot less horrible. They’ve given me (at least for now) some supervision shifts, and Grahame’s actually started backing me up every now and then.
It’s really not worth the hassle to quit and find another job that’ll work around uni. As much as I complain about Woolworths, I’m sure that finding a new job, getting used to it and building up the reputation I have at the moment would just be far too difficult.
heard it on the grape vine. . .
3 years ago
the rumour mill is telling me that some of my most favourite management people (okay THE most favourite management staff member) is leaving to go on to bigger and better things. It was to be expected i suppose, seeing as how he’s a million times too good to be at our crappy store. In fact, we’re pretty much placing bets on his likelihood to be CEO one day = P
ANYWAY, the point is when he leaves i’m not going to have anyone to stick up for me anymore! Couple that with the fact that a lot of my friends are talking about leaving and woolworths is not going to be a fun place to be.
Bring on the law firms i suppose.
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3 years ago
once again, woolworths has taken my spirit torn it to pieces, kicked it and then stomped up and down repeatedly.
i hate it. i hate grahame. i hate everyone. i hate that no one respects me that people actually say ‘i don’t have to do what you tell me’ even when i’m in charge. I hate that people think they can walk all over me and i hate even more that 90% of the time they can. I hate that Justin is the only person who is fantastic and that i adore and that has any respect for me at all.
i hate that place
