15+ Brand new hires who quit a job on day 1: 'It took me about 2 hours to realize... then I left'

Trust your intuition — if you fear a job is going to be impossible right from your first day, it's best to just walk away and start anew somewhere else. 

Getting a new job can be so exciting. Although you're nervous to meet your new coworkers and impress your new bosses, after the nerves wear off, you realize that job isn't worth keeping. Just ask these people, who decided to leave their new gigs before they got through day one! People noted some waving red flags that you can keep an eye out for next time you're job hunting. 

A common experience were people who tried working in call centers. It seems like you either stay at places like that for a day, or a lifetime. That's the kind of polarizing job that some people thrive at… but just ask the people below, who shared that they only lasted a few minutes before realizing they hated being the annoying cold-caller blowing up random strangers' phones. 

Other people just immediately got that gut feeling that they were in too deep, like one dude who tried working as a dishwasher, and quickly realized how unpleasant it was. They worked a single shift before telling the boss that they'd be hitting the road. At least that person's boss was nice enough to slide them $40 and a bowl of risotto before they began that search for new work! 

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