‘I’m two days in, and the "red flag" list is already a mile long’: Designer wants to quit job 2 days in after 8 months of unemployment

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  • Woman sitting at a desk holding their head while looking down at a notebook under a desk lamp
  • Finally landed a design job after 8 months. 2 days in and I want to quit. Am I overreacting?

    I'm honestly devastated. After 8 months of searching and constant rejection, I finally landed a role in my field (design).
  • The hiring process was crazy fast. I applied Monday and was hired by Friday. I'm two days in and the "red flag" list is already a mile long: . The Office is a literal freezer.
  • It's winter here and the building is huge with zero insulation. My hands are actually numb while I'm trying to use the laptop.
  • The boss knows, the clients know, no one cares. I'm in physical pain from shivering all day.
  • •The boss never introduced me to the team or showed me the ropes, but he expects me to know the entire workflow already.
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  • •My coworkers told me we have to clock out every time we use the bathroom. Apparently, the boss monitors how long we're in there and gets angry if it's "too long." My trainer • spent the whole day whispering because she's convinced the boss is listening to us through the security cameras.
  • She spent the entire day telling me how much she hates it here and can't wait to quit.
  • . • I made a tiny mistake on an ad (on my SECOND day) and he called me to demand I "explain the mistake right now" in the most condescending, "Who is this?" tone.
  • •I was hired for design and marketing, but now they're saying I have to be the cashier and handle the storefront too.
  • I'm basically doing. three jobs for the price of one. I feel like a failure for wanting to quit after 8 months of looking, but my gut is telling me to run.
  • I'm so stressed and it's only been TWO days. Am I overreacting because I've been out of the game for a while, or is this as toxic as it feels?
  • TL;DR: Landed a design job after 8 months of unemployment. The office is freezing, I have to clock out to pee, the boss is condescending, and I'm being forced to do retail work on top of design.
  • Is it too soon to walk out?
  • VixKnacks Any time the application to start date is less than two weeks it usually means they're hemorrhaging staff. Good reason to avoid like the plague before you even walk through the door.
  • According-Status482 Original Poster's Reply Thanks for the advice! I'll keep this in mind for my next job
  • Mismagireve Quit and look into how much of your current working situation is even legal, because I highly doubt this company isn't doing SOMETHING you can report it to the Labor Board for.
  • According-Status482 Original Poster's Reply I'm sure the bathroom situation and the freezing workplace can't be right it's my first job and I was really debating if I was just exaggerating
  • craptastic832 Are you allowed a space heater at your desk?
  • According-Status482 Original Poster's Reply We have a couple of heaters but they barely make a difference... I'm sure I could bring one for myself if I wanted to. I don't even have my own desk bc my boss makes me work downstairs at the store even worse he keeps me next to the door where I can feel the cold air from outside
  • ConfidentHope Oof baby get out of there. I'm in design too and know hard it is out here for jobs right now, but the longer you stay here the worse it's going to get. Leave now and don't put them on your resume.
  • According-Status482 Original Poster's Reply Thank you my coworkers act like everything is normal and I thought I was going crazy Imao
  • bramtyr As a designer, who has been a junior designer in the past, if you are getting raked over the coals over an error in a piece that went live, that is something your seniors have to own as they are the ones who are supposed to be the final eyes proofing and signing off on literally everything that goes out the door. Yes its important to QC all of your work but you're literally a new higher and learning the process. This place sounds sketchy as hell and a TON of red flags are waving loudly.
  • According-Status482 Original Poster's Reply that's one of the main problems, the design team is non-existent it's just me and my boss, he doesn't care he just wants it to be perfect but can't even bother to look at what I do for more than 5 seconds and not really... I'm more of a web designer but someone else already designed the website...
  • merkmerc Not sympathetic to the "office is a freezer" like what is the actual temperature?
  • According-Status482 Original Poster's Reply idk the actual temperature? me and my coworkers wear about 4 layers of clothes... we're constantly shivering and sneezing and as I said, my hands get numb and my body hurts from the cold. Clients mention how cold the store is every single time
  • chompy283 If u quit you are no worse off than you were last week. Don't put that job on your resume
  • H_Mc Stay there and collect a paycheck, but keep applying. I'd probably leave them off your resume though.
  • tfg46 This isn't a design job, if they're already asking you to do retail bullshit that wasn't part of your job description then that's what they intended to bring you in there for. Stand your ground and keep looking while this place is paying you.
  • QuesoMeHungry It's illegal for the boss to make you clock out to go to the bathroom, it violates the FLSA. If you find a new job report this one to the dept of labor.

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