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If you don’t have a job, and you need one from a financial standpoint, I’d take it… I’d rather work in unstructured chaos and eat, versus be unemployed and hungry… with the competitiveness of this market, who knows how long it will be before another offer surfaces…
There’s nothing saying you can’t still apply and interview and leave in a few months… it seems like that’s par for the course for this company anyway…
The person that invited you, must have thought the world of you. Maybe, just Maybe they thought this is an opportunity to get things in order, and they thought you were the perfect person for this. Don't look at this as a hindrance but as an opportunity
Take the job, get paid, keep looking. As soon as you find something better, jump.
You might not even have to put the junk job on your resume/LinkedIn.
agreed. I took a job and it was a NIGHTMARE. Grossly misrepresented and the upper management was a mean-girls type vibe. coming in as the lgbtq candidate that looks different from everyone else on the team put a target on my back.
i don’t even mention the experience. Block it out an erase the short time I was there.
Seeing that the facility is a mess is definitely a red flag, but it's good to weigh that among other factors. First of is the question of how badly you need a job. If you really need to get some money coming in, putting up with the mess may seem like less of a problem. The people leaving within a year sounds like bad news, but, that could depend on the position or on other factors. Might be good to look at it from various angles and then decide.
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Unless you NEED THE JOB, i.e. its financially much better or you have been out of work a while. RUN AWAY! I had this gut feeling a few years ago when I took a factory supervisor job. But I really wanted to make supervision so I took the job. After I get in the scheduler tells me they only interviewed a handful of guys and I was the only one that seemed truly interested after the factory tour. It was a union facility and morale couldn't have been worse. The whole first week I was on site employees cussing me out and giving me the middle finger simply because I was, "one of them" - Management Needless to say, I stayed less than a year. The place was doing a massive management overhaul and just wanted a front line beat cop to deal with 15 angry Union employees.
So sorry you went through that.
Nope, respect your intuition on this. the workforce has doubled responsibilities already pray for a job environment that is conducive to your mental health.
Depends on the role, responsibility, and the authority you have to make changes. They could be looking for someone to come in and shake things up.
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Pray, research the company and reviews. Unless this opportunity is elevating you, provides life balance, stability and increase in salary. You may be walking into the fire from the fire pan.
That vibe is a huge red flag: chaos, high turnover, no structure. If you don’t have to jump in immediately, I’d maybe hold off. Trust your gut,especially when a place feels off from the first step in
I would go with your gut instinct. But then, like myself, you could find it challenging, and bring positive changes? Of course it depends on your role there?
I work for a pharmacy, national chain, and that store was a messiest store. The stock room was so disgusting. The floor look like people attracted mud in there, and it was so kicked into the tile.
Food containers everywhere, trash, overflowing table, full of crap. So my first day there, I was a supervisor, I went in there and cleaned that kitchen up, clean the counters did dishes, cleaned out part of the refrigerator and I’m off the floor, which didn’t even make a dent. I move the furniture around re-organized and the good thing is, the pharmacist thanked me for doing what I did which I didn’t even know they knew. I didn’t tell anyone.
So I’m happy to say, that stockroom stayed clean table was still cleaned off chairs pushed in and I was able to make a difference.
You got to look at this long-term if you have any kind of authority, you can go in there and make a difference, but if you don’t, then go with your gut and find something that’s more suitable for you. Where you can start a new job, clean slate, and make a difference in your own life. You just want to make sure that you’re not going to be taken advantage of with no compensation. That’s my opinion.
Stuck in that same situation now, the building has no running water, a wall ac unit, if I run the microwave and the ac at the same time the breaker cuts off…. Mind you two years ago I was making six figures…. Trust me when I say there’s not much of anything out there… stay until you get a job…
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Depends. What kind of position is it? Would it possibly be something that would give you an opportunity to make changes and affect positive changes?
Absolutely not. Go with your gut instinct.
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I took a job once with the same disorganization and dirty environment. I was told that there were plans to revamp the offices and to work on organizing the plant floor. I took the job and assisted with a lot of HR policies and procedures - which was desperately needed.
I developed a cough and constant runny nose. I thought it was allergies. Five years later and not a lot of progress on getting offices revamped. It was ugly and embarrassing to bring new talent in for tours.
I ended up leaving that organization for other reasons. And that cough and constant runny nose went away shortly after I left.
I highly doubt the company you are interviewing with will change much, especially if current management has been there awhile. It sounds like you don't need the job, so I would walk away and tell them you are no longer interested.
Well I was retired nine years ago …I got to the point my wife got tired of seeing me every day … so she told me to go back to work at least I would have a chance to miss you again … I have been trying to get back to work …. All I receive empty promises …
Could you help them organize? Maybe that could be your job there.
This sounds like the company I work for. Unorganized bad culture stemming from upper management will take a huge emotional toll on you but if you need the money, take the job, but always keep looking for something better.
Ask for more money, earn more and leave when you get a better opp.
If you've not decided yet, what do their reviews look like on Glassdoor, etc.?
What did you think of those you interviewed with?
Did you actually meet those you'll be working with, supporting, and/or reporting to?
Did you pick up any vibes from employees you walked by?
Are you a tough, resilient person?
If you're a HSP person, I agree with trusting your gut.
If you already accepted it, no worries. But, keep looking.