I quit my job!

Yes, as the title shows.. I quit my job! and I wish I had done it sooner. I will not go into the reasons that I quit as I don't want to shun the company, but let's just say, I'm glad I got out of there. -angry face-

So what am I doing now? I actually quit my job about 4 weeks ago and I'm massively surprised that I haven't been on here to do an update. Considering I have university commitments and a dissertation to write, I feel as though all of my time has been obsessing over new shows on Netflix. If I could be employed by Netflix to be chief watcher of their shows, I would.. I mean if that were a real thing..

When I left my job, I decided that I didn't want another job and I wanted to put all of my energy into making my dissertation great and coming out with a good degree but honestly.. I'm starting to get bored. Yes, my self employed title as Chief Watcher of Netflix does get slightly tedious at times and I have to come out of my bedroom to get some fresh air. So, I've been applying for jobs. I have attended 2 interviews so far. I attended one job interview and coming out of it, I knew it wasn't the right place for me and whilst I was offered the job, I kindly declined. Now, I've had many other job interview opportunities but I just seem to keep turning them away by finding random things more important to do that attend a job interview.. what is going on? I think I know deep down, they probably aren't the right thing for me. However, most of the jobs that I have applied for have false advertising, like please don't advertise your jobs as certain hours and then change them when arranging an interview over the phone.. this brings me on to my next interview. 

The company were hiring for a 40 hour manager and a 8 hour sales assistant. When I went into the shop to hand in my CV, I explicitly said that I was applying for a sales assistant role, as I had previous managerial roles on my CV. 2 days later, I was called to an interview and I was so excited because it involved products that I really enjoyed, however when I got there, there were 3 people on a long table there to interview me which I thought was strange. From the get go, I knew something wasn't quite right. The first person who greeted me on the shop floor was the manager and she took her seat and introduced me to the assistant manager and also the Regional Director of the company.. rather strange for a 8 hour sales assistant position?.. First question: "Why would you like to be the manager of ****?" ALARM BELLS. I was so cross, like, really cross. I remained calm and rather than answer why I would like to be a manager, I thought I would answer why I would like to work for the company, thinking the interview could just switch over to the sales assistant role. I then ended my little speech with asking whether the role that this interview was for was for a manager or sales assistant, as you probably guessed, they picked me for a managerial job. Considering I'm at University which is stated on my CV, you would some eyebrows would be raised at me going in for a job interview for a 40 hour a week Managers position? The Regional Director looked absolutely distraught and asked me if I would like the sales assistant position right off the bat, I think to try and salvage the already tarnished interview, and before I could even accept, it turns out they had given the sales assistant position to somebody else, the day previous.. livid was not the word. The company said they would keep me on file and if the next position suits my availability, I would be hired.. but I mean, the carelessness that was undertaken in a JOB INTERVIEW was so unprofessional, I just wonder if thats what the management is like at that store.

Anyway, on the plus side, I'm thinking I want to leave my next job interviews for the main career ones, not something part time to help me and my big Primark addiction get through University. Who knows, my next update could be that I have a job.. or another horrendous job interview. I hope that if you're out there looking for jobs and going on interviews, you will have a better experience than me!

Amyleigh x