May have to quit my job soon and I'm worried

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Things are really falling apart at my job. Not just for myself but for everyone. The work overload is worst than it was when I started there a year and a half ago. Understaffing and underpay has been an issue and the upper management keeps pushing our manager to cut our hours. As a result, a few days ago I was trying to catch up on an already falling behind workload in laundry and ended up straining my back having to go home early and am now on pain medication.

Well I just recently learned that my manager is about to resign soon. He's a nice guy, often laidback and understanding and helpful when he can. But things have gotten so hectic and even beyond his control, I think his resignation was forced upon by his own supervisors. This sucks because I know that as far as bosses are concerned it's not gonna get any better, especially with this new guy they're apparently training to take over. Other people are having problems with him. I have not had such problems yet.

I always said to myself that I would likely have to quit if my current manager left his job. I just wasn't expecting this to happen so soon. Other coworkers have gotten the same idea and now three of us have already made a pledge to quit our jobs the same day after we get our new manager. I'm supposed to ask my manager tomorrow to inquire about references/letters of recommendation for us before he leaves for good.

This is a very nerve wracking decision for me. It took me almost 2 years to finally get a job and I got it without having to rely on references or recommendations. The place was new at the time and they were pretty much taking anyone who was willing to work. They aren't picky since they're pretty desperate right now. The past 3-4 new hires quit in a very short amount of time (some after a day). This job is literally now scaring new hires away. People keep saying that I will be able to find a new job (especially now since I have 1.5 yrs of experience) but what if I can not find a similar housekeeping job and what if other housekeeping jobs are much more pickier about their employees? What if the pay isn't better? Am I making a mistake in doing this pledge? Should I consider giving it a little more time and seeing how this new manager works out? If I do what if it doesn't?

I'm really not ready to do job searches again. But even if the two other people quit it's still going to be pretty disastrous if I stay because the laundry workload will worsen on me due to even worse shortstaffing. Honestly I dunno how upper management is gonna handle so many people quitting this job at once as it has been the case.

^ To answer that it has to do alot with my lack of people skills due to my AS. Although my current manager is unaware of my AS he is understanding of the fact that I have difficulties with social skills and facial expressions. He also knows that I am easily prone to stress. I doubt new bosses will be that understanding in regards to my high stress and emotional difficulties.

I feel for you. My job currently staffs only two people for times that would have been four when I first started. My best advice would be to try to have a job lined up before you quit. I'm still holding out because I think my company is going to have to fill in their staffing very soon, but I keep an eye open for another job that could be a step up. The more time you can put into one job the better the reference it makes. That letter of reference is a great idea, but I'd stay on a bit just to see if things turn around.

You know what I've found out about co-worker pledges? When that day finally comes to put your money where your mouth is, you'll find you're all alone to face the lions. People will back out citing the poor job market, etc. I've been in that same situation a few times over the years, and it's not pretty. I was always one of the first to go because the new managers already have friends in mind for your position anyway and you're just in the way. One little itty bitty slip-up and you're gone. Wait until they fire you so you can collect unemployment.

^^^ Yep. Worse than that, some people you've made agreements with can/will throw others under the bus in order to secure their own jobs.

I say hold out a while... if you have no idea what the new management might be like, you might as well find out before leaving. Wouldn't it suck to know you left a job just as it turned into an even better place?

Stay where you are. I did exactly the same thing you are thinking of doing (quit because the boss I loved quit) only to find a job with a horrible boss. The stress of finding work is worse than a job too. No sure bet you will find another job with a good boss. Plus companies have a bias against unemployed people in hiring. It always looks better to a potential employer if you're working.

Give the new manager a chance... we are often misdescribed due to AS. Maybe that is the same thing regarding him or her. Don't leave til there is a new job lined up. Don't be fired...quit so that you can appear to have made a choice.

You seem confused about the situation, there seems to be internal conflict within you about whether to stay or go.
I encourage you to stay. Make the decision to stay, and have the bravery to face the co-workers with whom you made the pledge with the decision.

Did you join in on the pledge or was the pledge something you had an active role in coming up with the idea to do?
From what you've said, I suspect that you just joined in on the pledge.
In either case, explain to your two co-workers that under your circumstances, quitting the job wasn't quite right for you to do.
Stick with the job and keep looking for a new one in a better-managed facility. Don't think that one tiny slip-up is going to get you fired, keep working at your own pace.

The extra stress caused by the understaffed situation might be tough, but think of how much it will build your character. And there's a chance that with this new manager, the situation could get turned around into a manageable (no pun intended!) situation for you. Stick around and see if it happens!

I'm in a similar boat.

The place I work is set to close down in 6-12 months so I need to keep my eyes peeled for a new gig, but I feel horrible about jumping ship.

It just sucks because I would ride it out but it's hard to do so when it becomes clear that the management has totally checked out and resigned themselves to closure.

This past week the second-in-command of the entire facility pulled me into his office randomly and was like "I'm not trying to press you one way or another but you gotta look out for your own" and proceeded to show me transfer postings in comparable positions.

I'm afraid to tell anyone at work that he came at me like that, but it's a good sign that I definitely need to explore other options.

I put in for a transfer on friday, but if I end up getting the new position (which I probably will) I dunno if I will actually go through with it.

Getting a new job is f*****g scary man

Objectively I'd be an idiot to not take the new position if it's offered to me, it would be a slight downgrade in pay but my commute would be 20 miles instead of 70 and the gas cost would basically negate the difference.

Dunno if I can do it though.

Hey here, amazon.

Transferring offices can be scary, no doubt. But, the fact that the guy pulled you aside to show you postings to me means that he might like you as a person or as a worker. I would keep that guy in mind to be a reference or something., if it is applicable.

I hear you, and yeah that might end up being a good reference, but that brings to the table yet another thing I am confused about.

I have told nobody at work thus far about what he said to me, and I feel like it would maybe better if it stayed that way.

Generally speaking I have a far better relationship with the center director than I do with the #2 that told me this, that's why it was so strange that the guy pulled me aside, including my internship I've been at the place for like 2 1/2 years and I never once had a legitimate conversation with him until then.

But with as jacked up as the whole situation is, in terms of a future reference, it might be prudent to just take his advice for what it is and never divulge that I got it from him.

I'm sure that he assumed 100% that when he talked to me I would immediately spread the word, maybe because that's what a normal person would do, but I've done nothing of the sort and I feel like keeping that confidence could be a positive for me in the future.

Good luck with your transfer, amazon_television!

I hope that it ends up working out for you!

I haven't read all the posts here, but found this thread because I received the shock of my life when all three of my coworkers (which includes my supervisor) turned on me this past week. I've somehow managed to stay at this job for almost 30 years, and there have been many other bad situations. This is the worst, though.

I declared a disability with Human Resources last year, though, and supposedly the company that runs the place honors the Americans with Disabilities Act. The company has also been given awards for what they've done in this respect. But I still have the fear that I'm going to lose my job, because of the nasty treatment by my supervisor and co-workers. I've called and sent emails to HR and the "employee assistance" department, but haven't received any replies.

My strategy as of now is to just do nothing. If they fire me, I plan on getting a lawyer and I don't think that would exactly be good for their awards for helping people with disabilities.

But this path really scares me. Why can't they just leave me alone? I'm doing my job well, I just don't know how to socialize with my coworkers. I'm not fighting with them, I just don't go on breaks or eat lunch with them.