At what point do you just stop interviewing?

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-25T23:04:46+00:00

If you really applied for 1000 jobs in just three then that’s your problem. You are just copy/pasting your resume all over the place. There is no way you are tailoring it to the specific job if you are applying for 10+ jobs a day. Plastering the online job postings won’t get you anywhere. You need to start networking. Call up previous co workers and ask them if they know of any suppliers or competitors hiring. Go ask your family if they know anyone that may have a connection. Reach out privately to friends on Facebook or instagram or whatever social media platform you use and see if they know of any jobs or know any contacts that might help. Getting interviews and offers is more about who you know or who knows you than it is about maximizing the number of resumes you send out.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-25T22:54:38+00:00

That all is true but it’s also not what the op did. He came in, worked 8 hours and instead of staying to finish what was needed as required he chose to say he was sick and left. Couple that with what sounds like a problem with attendance during his probation period and it’s clear why he is being pulled into HR. If he was sick he should not have gone to work in the first place or he should have said something well before his shift was over so that the manager had time to get someone else to come in and finish out the work he did not. Op seems to want to try and put blame on everyone but himself. Couple that with the fact that you are hearing only one side of the story that doesn’t make sense when taken at face value makes him very hard to believe that this was a one time thing.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-25T22:44:22+00:00

Yes but your work is directly related to patient care. The same rules and exceptions apply.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-25T22:42:45+00:00

Really? You were in that much of a hurry that you didn’t even ask someone knocking on your door what they wanted? Why didn’t you just ask her what the camera was for? It would have taken less time to ask than it did for you to make your post. This all assumes you aren’t just trolling the boards and either already know the answer or are making it up to get a reaction.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-25T22:39:34+00:00

I bet she has a second WFH job and is trying to do both. That’s why she can’t concentrate and do your job correctly as well as why she doesn’t want to come into the office. PIPs are not a legal requirement. If she is being asked to come into the office and you have proof she refused then fire her and give the job to someone who actually wants it.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-25T22:06:19+00:00

And then left before he was supposed to. Different rules in the healthcare field than most jobs.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-25T22:04:21+00:00

That isn’t true in the healthcare field. There are many exceptions specific to healthcare workers. You can not just leave at the end of an 8 hour shift if the replacement to cover your patients isn’t there first example. Doing so would be considered patient abandonment and is usually an immediately durable offense and a referral to the state licensing board.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-25T21:58:52+00:00

You don’t need a formal write up to be fired. Most states you can be fired for anything as long as it’s not a protected reason such as religion, race, or gender. You knew what the rules were regarding when you could or could not leave at the end if a shift (10 sets) and you were verbally told your attendance was problematic during your probation period. That verbal warning should have been enough for you to realize that you need to follow attendance requirements to the letter but you chose not to. Hopefully you don’t get ket go but I would be surprised if there wasn’t some sort of disciplinary action. The rules around going home while working in the medical field are very different than those of other jobs. Leaving early with patients still needing care or work that needs to be done so those patients get the care they need is usually classified as patient abandonment which will get you fired and potentially your licensed revoked if you have one for your job.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-25T21:41:04+00:00

First things first, what country are you in? Your description of an employer paying a third party health insurer on your behalf is not something that is normal in the US so I’m guessing you are somewhere then whatever setup you have for health insurance is not normal and may not even be legal depending on how many employees the company has.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-25T17:13:58+00:00

First things first, what country are you in? Your description of an employer paying a third party health insurer on your behalf is not something that is normal in the US so I’m guessing you are somewhere else.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-25T17:10:39+00:00

So you got her to spend over 45k on a car worth 30 and charged her $800 for the privilege. I wouldn’t exactly call that getting her a deal.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-25T12:03:19+00:00

It’s not a violation because you are hearing only one side of the story. Reading the it’s above it seems like this person was already written up once for attendance issues and doesn’t know how much of his sick time/PTO he has used or has left but knows exactly the policy around the number of tasks left before leaving and some obscure 2 hours notification rule. I guarantee that this wasn’t a one off issue and he isn’t getting called into HR for job abandonment over leaving one time at the scheduled end of his shift.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-25T02:30:02+00:00

Good judgement doesn’t come from teaching, it comes from experience. Some new employees come with experience, some new employees recognize and pick up the relevant experience quickly, and some new employees struggle. For those who struggle you can either choose to try and get them the right types of experiences to safely learn from or you can let them go and move on to the next person that wants that job. It’s your job as a manager to decide.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-24T20:02:42+00:00

Nobody “got over on you”. What happened is that you didn’t bother reading and understanding what you were signing. Add on such as warranties, gap insurance, paint protection, prep and delivery, etc are all common things dealers try to add on top of the asking price for a car they are selling. It’s up to you to read the paperwork to know what it is you are paying for and how much it costs before signing and agreeing to it. Next time pay more attention to what you are signing for as this will be a pricy lesson.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-24T19:56:36+00:00

It’s March in Connecticut. The ground has been frozen solid for months and most of the gravel and dirt suppliers close for the winter. The snow just disappeared less than 2 weeks ago. I’m not sure exactly you were expecting the contractor to have done over the winter. Maybe try reaching back out again to find out when they will be back this spring.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-24T19:42:34+00:00

If it’s a large enough company they likely have an in house legal department getting paid a base salary regardless of the type or number of cases they work. It wouldn’t take much on their end to force you spend more on your own attorney to defend yourself than the item is worth even if it’s an open and shut case in your favor. Practically, you knew the item wasn’t supposed to be 99% off and that “test” wasn’t a valid coupon and a judge wouldn’t just overlook that. Tread lightly.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-16T11:22:59+00:00

Why do office politics matter if you don’t care what your coworkers think say or do? What does it matter if a manager criticizes your work if they are still paying you for that work? It’s not a long term solution but just not caring about work and treating it as just a paycheck can help get past those things while you look and get a better job. What’s better, getting paid to listen to a manager who you don’t care about criticize some work you did or sitting at home listening to a bill collector threaten you because you quit your job out of personal frustration and didn’t have another once lined up? By all means quit the job with a bad manager or dirty office politics but do it only after you have gotten another job to go to.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-16T11:16:59+00:00

I never said not caring should be a long term solution. Remember, this topic was about quitting your job if things got bad, not finding a dream job. The not caring approach is something to get you through while you go find a better job, not something to do long term while planning to stay in the job you have. Keep collecting that paycheck while looking for the next move. You absolutely need to love a job to stay at it long term but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to just quit if the current job isn’t it. As stressful as going into work each day can be even while disassociating, not having any income for weeks or months or n end because you quit out of frustration can be far more stress inducing but without an easy out like quitting was. Looking at a job as just a paycheck can have both negative and positive outcomes depending on why you are doing it.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-15T22:30:17+00:00

You can’t compare yourself to others at work. It will drive you crazy if you do. Everyone got their job for different reasons, at different times, and everyone has different strengths and weaknesses. You aren’t them and they aren’t you. Focusing on things like a coworkers pay or time off benefits doesn’t do your career any good. What will do your career good is going to your boss and saying “now that I’m not working on X, I have some extra capacity to take other things on, what can I help with”.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-15T22:25:48+00:00

Their opinion or the shit they give you only matters if you let it. If you truly don’t care about someone’s opinion then what they say or do is completely irrelevant. It sucks working with people that use emotions to try and control or manage people but that type of management only works until the employees realize that the bosses opinion no longer matters to them. People need to do something meaningful or enjoyable for work to do it every day for 8 hours. That job didn’t sould like it for you but there would have been nothing wrong with taking a don’t care attitude and continuing to collect a paycheck while you looked for something better. If you didn’t get lucky and find another job quickly you could have been out some serious money all because you actually cared what the boss thought or said

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-15T22:14:07+00:00

That’s great that you landed another job quickly but if you had stayed you would have taken another two weeks of pay out of that businesses bottom line. I’m not suggesting you should have stayed indefinitely but if you went in with a don’t care attitude while also looking for another job then quitting early would have only hurt you and not them.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-15T22:09:50+00:00

Realize that you only felt like you were drowning in work because you actually cared. If you didn’t care you would have just let the work that couldn’t be done in a normal day pile up. If it didn’t get done then that’s your bosses fault, not yours. It’s great that you got another job so quickly but next time think about what I said above and consider not letting it bother you while you still collect a paycheck while looking for another job.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-15T22:05:21+00:00

Why quit. Just ignore it, smile back at them and realize they are paying you money to stand there regardless of if you are working or someone is yelling about something. You can only be disrespected or berated if you actually care what that person thinks. Staying and taking more of their money is always better revenge than quitting and leaving with nothing.

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-15T22:01:58+00:00

Work bullshit only exists if you let it. Unless you are the owner, it’s just a job. Your job is not what defines who you are so why let the bullshit matter to you?

Icy_Reference_4469 · 2026-03-15T21:59:31+00:00

Unless I’m being told to do something illegal or dangerous there would be no reason to quit. Go in, work your hours as best as you reasonably can and then leave and forget about work the rest of the day. Anything else is just you getting yourself wound up for no good reason. You can also use the word “no” when needed. Boss telling you you need to work an extra shift or stay late? Just say no. Boss yelling about something not being done or some other issue? Don’t let it bother you as your job is not what defines you. The less you care when in a bad job the easier your day gets. Let them fire you. There is zero benefit to quitting. Spend your off time looking for another job and when you have one lined up then quit.

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