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Crappy Job Dilemma..

  
 
Mono
11:17 / 10.03.06
So, the backstory is waaay too long to write out and I'll probably just get angry doing it, but here goes. I need ot rant

I am going to leave my job at the health food store because I'm going to be disciplined for something really really stupid. I probably won't lose my job over it (and if I do I may even take legal action). This 'disciplinary hearing' won't be for at least another week and a half. So I have to work unpaid overtime to cover my team's holiday while I worry about it all.

The incident was that myslef and another manager gave a few out of date loaves of bread to staff members even thoug it's not allowed becasue the poeple who stand outside to collet the old vegetables were sswearing at team members and ripping open bags of rubbish as we were bringing it out. And it was raining heavily. Instead of binning the bread (which I have a strong moral obligation to anyway) so that the dudes outside could rip the bin bags and trash the sidewalk to get to it, we gave a few away. There is a little bit of leeway as to giving away 'wastage' in extreme circumstances.

Apparently this was not extreme enough, and we're both in big trouble.

Now, My shop is closing in the middle of June and I'm planning to leave the company then rather than moving to another store because of all the nonsense. But should I just hand in my notice now and hope to find a temp job to tide me over til the summer so that I can go travelling? Or should I stay on til June (providing that I don't get fired OVER A FEW LOAVES OF BREAD) and save money that way, leave the counrty for a few months and look for a new job when I come back?

Sorry if this sounds incoherent, but i'm just really really pissed off.
 
 
pointless & uncalled for
17:38 / 10.03.06
Sorry to hear about the trouble that you are having there. Although I can understand the position of the company (public accountablity, insurance, legal requirements etc) this does seem to be a very extreme response to a very minor situation. It almost seems as if someone there is feeling the need for a power trip.

As you are unlikely to lose your job over this then I would staying in the job until the disciplinary hearing for two reasons. 1) It gives you time to get your CV together, out to the agencies, properly registered etc and cut down on any potential gap time. 2) If you leave now without disciplinary action actually taking place then it won't necessarily be taken as a response to the action. If you wait until afterwards then it's more likely to be taken as a response to that, unless you are entirely vindicated and this doesn't warrrant an entry on your record.

Do they do exit interviews?

Also, on legal terms, regardless of any pending disciplinary action, you cannot be compelled to work unpaid overtime, or indeed unpaid at all without a court order. If you want to then you could, at any time, present a full record of hours worked and pay received to a small claims court. I can forsee no legal defense that would protect the company based on the information provided. However, this would be best done after any disciplinary action to prevent an argument of vindictiveness and any counter-claim that you owe them money for the loaves, which would have to be a component of the action if they wanted it to stick.
 
  
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