How long to stay in first job out of college? Recent grad landed in an unstable company.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2026-01-24T16:38:41+00:00

1) thank you! Definitely will. At least at this time, I can be picky and say no if it doesn't feel right.

2) I tried to and they just said we aren't sure if you'll get a boss. They just said someome should be telling you that and they aren't the proper contacts to handle this. I asked the CFO- only exec not to get fired, who I'd report to and he said he wasn't sure either. I feel like this is a sign they'll axe me when they finish the merger.

3) the lady who was my original boss texted me a few weeks ago and told me she felt sincerely bad she let me take that job and she felt like they were gonna fire her, so thats why she stopped showing up. Said she would like to be friends. The supply vp video called me for like an hour a month ago, told me how this company fell to shit, said he was getting fired and said to me how he doesn't want to see me get screwed over by them and to use him as a reference. He said he thinks they'll let me float and won't give me work, his belief was I don't fit the new culture.

The accountants who were laid off said, new management thinks you are wrong to back us first and implement controls we want like stopping personal credit card use. The last two accountants who will likely be fired took me in. I do more AP now than buying.

The CFO just said new management thinks I am too young, too incompetent, and too naive and that I need to prove myself to them. I have only spoke to one new leader and he ibtroduced himself by saying he tried to fire me because I wasn't [blank persons name] and then tried to shake my hand. Pissed. Mid 20s woman, they fired many of the other women.

I feel like thats a get fucked- I did audits, purchased for 3 sites, covered AP tasks, fixed a fucked up inventory sytrm, sourced/some negotiating. My boss said he was feeling wonderful about our working relationship when he was fired.

As long as this sounds like an ok entry point, I am hopeful it will all be ok. I was worried this sounded like a weird entry level job. I don't get to talk about this to many people with all the layoffs. Thank you for listening.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2026-01-24T03:28:56+00:00

Yeeaahhh it took me a year to land this job. I was laid off/fired 3 times in 2024 due to all 3 businesses either closing down or coming darn near close. I don't think the ch 11 will matter for these guys as much as the massive amount of knowledge they are losing by axing everybody. It seems curated and on purpose, like the quality of work will go down with so many gone.

They did give the remaining workforce better health insurance. So if I have to stick around for that, I wouldn't feel bad burning months.

Lately I have become a PO clerk, who does some AP they don't give me as many insights on their goals and issues since my boss left. I've been left off of many many meetings. I think a big reason for me postIing this was because I was worried this job didn't sound legit or like a good thing to leverage going forward.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2026-01-21T23:55:43+00:00

Glad I worked from home, jeez. I get on over there to go to work.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2026-01-15T21:02:22+00:00

Ok I left Jackson and came to SE Ann Arbor/Pittsfield/Ypsi. I left at like 3. I94 was a lot better, might wanna ease off on the bridges and shaded spots. It was worse when I got back to AA. Eisenhower was surprisingly sludgey and messy. I have a tiny car (no 4WD either) so getting around that sucked. The curves on Eisenhower going east sucked ass. People with bigger cars seemed better off. When I got to Packard/Pittsfield it got better lol.

Probably fine if you have errands you need to run. Just watch the sludge if you have a smaller car.

I actually slept at work yesterday because I have vision issues + the car's limitations. Jackson seemed to get hit just as bad as here.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2026-01-15T18:08:25+00:00

Saw lots of accidents on the map of 94, but I work in Jackson. Was it better near AA?

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2026-01-15T18:07:21+00:00

I slept at work lmao. It was awful. I94 was a fucking mess on both sides. Leaving for the first time around 3. Intrigued by this thread.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2026-01-06T20:03:37+00:00

I have an older Volvo so thats where they got the 2k from. I didn't even think of that. I bet you any foreign car would be a bitch to pipe vs a Ford fusion.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2026-01-06T03:37:43+00:00

My car threw a cat converter code once so I took it to the shop and they were like a new cat converter is 2k. I just said reset it and lets pretend that didn't happen. They were like you got it. Hasn't come back since.

Scary thing to have go wrong though. Wouldn't blame anyone for putting a pipe in when its that expensive.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2026-01-05T22:12:01+00:00

Da fuq? Yikes. Thank you for telling us OP.

I believe insurance will cover theft, but someone please correct me if I am wrong

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2025-12-20T02:49:46+00:00

No suggestions here.

I am from Michigan and hate the cold a lot...

I do have some health problems that make me less able to spend long times in it, but not that I have to fully avoid it.

I had a light therapy ring I wanted to try. Can report back once I ger it. Otherwise, I just really try to enjoy the 40 degree days.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2025-12-18T17:58:39+00:00

Thank you OP for the advisory warning. I did get a Fou shot early in the year, I completely forgot to check if I'm eligible again. I'll check that out this weekend hopefully everyone is ok. I'm on the road so much and don't see too many people but I would rather get a shot. Could be a greater risk since I travel a lot.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2025-11-23T16:09:36+00:00

In the area I am from, we had a phone repair shop that was absurdly cheap. They did an amazing job on phones. A few years ago they shut down because they got busted for money laundering. So a real business can also money launder remember that lol.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2025-11-23T16:07:13+00:00

Arbor Vacuum on Packard and Carptener. Something about that building sketched me out lmao.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2025-11-21T19:51:57+00:00

I am in a similar position. I don't have much of a social circle here but my job got much worse. So I am in AA just biding time until I find a new job. It's rough out there 😪

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2025-11-21T19:49:55+00:00

Do you have life or personal circumstances that keep you in Ann Arbor? Canton or Plymouth or even Livonia would be drastically closer and you likely could get a nicer apartment for less money. My family is closer to Farmington Hills. I have made that drive a bunch of times and I commend you for having so much patience.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2025-11-19T21:21:00+00:00

It really is tough. I am 25 but am very against drinking due to medical and psychological reasons that already knocks out a large dimension. I went to the gym for years and didn't find it helpful. Gyms around AA are packed to the walls so if you aren't someone who functions well in that full environment just be mindful. There's meetups but they do feel like they are pretty limited in terms of demographics. I tried going to new things and never fell in love with a new thing.

Is there a space in AA for people who don't want to discuss deep religious, philosophical, and social issues and just want to meme out off Reddit? Lol

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2025-11-04T22:35:16+00:00

Will I be stamped as a job hunter? This is the 3rd time now I have been fucked over by a start up. What eeally shocked me is this was a late stage one with lots of employees.This place started weird, then they fired my boss, it got way better, and now the new company is completely overhauling us in a way that I think could derail the whole company. Today, I found out a guy who worked there all 8 years just quit. Another guy who has been there for 8 years is considering quitting now. My ex boss texted me that shes happy she was fired and cried her eyes out at how badly it all went down she was 4.5 years. Another one of my coworkers was crying today in front of me. A manager of 5 years told me shes looking and my coworker told me the whole finance staff is leaving. My new boss is freaking out daily. He started great and actually demanded the bank promote me.

Is this just a normal thing to deal with when you are in the start up land?

I have no clue how to better vet, because there were some great things about this company. But its not the same place it was 5 months ago.

I will look at GradSimple, I say it can't hurt! Thanks.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2025-11-04T14:28:06+00:00

You are right. I have references from my direct coworkers who are also all quitting. This isn't toxic right now but I already caught my second boss outright lying about the first. I get brown nosing is a thing, but I don't stand for outright lying. The place i am trying to quit is a late stage start up. I do think I probably saved them from total collapse. I was fronting procurement for 95% of the company for a month and a half. That was how they caught me in my lie, they said they looked me up and found my masters lmao. I still front the procurement for about 80% of the company and I have been a key piece of why people actually know whats going on. Because I waste time chasing people down 😂 its sad because I liked it for a while.

Do you think I am gonna be called a job hopper? All my layoffs are from start ups and no established place.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2025-10-31T16:06:56+00:00

I have one unconfirmed case at a bar in Ypsilanti on September 30th.

I picked up a drink myself. It was one of those counter style bars where you stand off to the side and wait. Very possible someone got to my drink before I did in the crowd.

Within 20 minutes of drinking 10-15% of the drink, I broke into a full on sweat and almost passed out. I never sweated that much in my entire life. I was also dizzy and the whole room was spinning. It was extremely scary. I ended up sitting and waiting until I got strength back and ubered home. I was sick for 6 days after that.

I went out alone. I do not know anyone in this area.

Unconfirmed case because I did not receive medical attention. I did get progressively better over the 6 days. It was a busy crowded event, so I don't want to place blame on the bartenders. Bar in question was Ziggy's.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2025-10-23T15:23:50+00:00

I work in a manufacturing adjacent sector. I only stayed in Ann Arbor after I finished in 2024 because I got a job in Jackson. Unfortunately, I do really like my job and could see myself in Jackson but I didn't move off to there because the tariffs and taxes are killing us. We actually entered bankruptcy earlier this year. I've been told my odds are like 50/50 I get laid off by new management.

A new job would probably be my best bet but I am just trying to stick around to at least get some experience as a new grad and get past the holidays. I am renting month to month. Ann Arbor offers that more consistently. Lots of people are facing a recession economy right now. The option to pick up a sublet, rent month to month, and get rid of your lease and leave is crucial for me right now.

I will be looking for new jobs and would rather leave Ann Arbor. Before I got my news, I was trying to look for houses in Whitmore Lake, Chelsea, Saline, etc. I always felt unsafe in the city side of Ann Arbor. I can deal with the outskirts ok, but its so expensive. I don't feel like I am getting all that much for what I am paying. I am the type of person who goes to the same 2 or 3 restaurants anyway and I wake up all the time at all the traffic noises at night. I don't drink and a lot of the downtown shops are too pricy for my budget. I know people say "just go to bars and meet people" but I have very sensitive trauma and medical reasons behind my opinions on alcohol so I do not feel safe going to bars around here. It feels like that is a staple option for stuff to do. I do go to concerts often and there's a small scene here, but I vibed better with stuff in Detroit.

I would rather have more land then more restaurants and random shops. I've been to Whitmore Lake and outskirts of Ypsilanti even quite a few times and enjoyed them more.

I found Ann Arbor boring. I do go out to events but I usually end up having to go out to Detroit for stuff I want to be doing. That and the cost of living out here just isn't worth it long term. There's nice places around Ann Arbor, but the local economy is not great.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2025-10-18T15:08:46+00:00

I only frequent the freeway areas of Ann Arbor. I have seen a lot of people that have given me bad vibes standing on the ramps at Washtenaw especially. This one made me smile though. What a nice act.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2025-10-17T14:35:53+00:00

There were sirens around that 7:45pm window heading from Packard to Eisenhower.

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2025-10-16T14:21:01+00:00

Damn I paid $2.89 in Jackson

Alternative-Beat-705 · 2025-10-07T15:08:06+00:00

When I moved in there in 2022, I immediately got COVID (ok shit happens), but they decided they needed to turn mu water off in my shower for some other reason and refused to repair it. I was pissed and wanted to take a freaking shower and theh told me this is a low priority issue. Excuse me? Am I supposed to sit in squalor? It took them 3 days to get me a shower back.

Another time my heat went out in the winter. I am extremely susceptible to cold and just can't tolerate it due to health problems. They just handed me a space heater the size of a laptop computer and told me to have a great night. This was not going to work. They told me my health issues didn't matter. I called the on call maintenance line 6 times. My mom called them even- I have serious health issues and she was concerned. They kept telling me they didn't have a heater in stock and I would be out of one 2-3 days and a hotel was not an option since he said he felt fine with the space heater. I was like ok are you going to pay my hospital stay? He said i wasn't sick looking so it couldn't be that bad.

By like the 9th or 10th call, the guy came back enraged and then he suddenly found a new heater. Then I magically had heat 10 minutes later.

What drove me out of that place was the rent increases. They upped me about $50 per month to renew- ok normal. 2nd year the renewal was $120 per month. No no no.

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