Can anyone help? I've just quit my job at Wal*Mart can I collect unemployment?
by Tim
(Edinboro, PA, USA)
Hello, my name is Tim and I've worked for Wal-Mart Stores INC. now for almost 2 years.
I recently moved positions in the store from cashier to a member of the back room. Before I was a cashier and I had put my 2 weeks notice in, in December because I was not happy at WalMart.
The manager offered me a position on nights, so instead of quitting I tried to give Walmart another chance, it turns out I LOVED what I was doing, it was perfect for me, I'm more of a backroom kind of person. Well the position needs 5 people right? and when they hired me for it I was told I would be member number 3 of 5, meaning he knew the job needed a total of 5 people.
Right now the job only has 3 people doing it, and with 1 person off every night but Sunday it leaves 2. My job is to take merchandise out to the sales floor that it was out of, and then after my lunch period, I would put away the freight that came in that night.
After I come back from lunch I only have 3 hours to do it...its not rocket science to know it takes more than 2 people to put away Walmarts freight for the night.
My assistant manager would get very irate with us when we could not accomplish what we were supposed to do. So I tried to resolve this conflict numerous times by talking to the Store Manager, and he always seemed to listen and let me rant but did nothing to change it.
I went from not giving Walmart my all to working my ass off and basically being told that it was not good enough. By this I mean it was never said it was always like "why didn't you get this done" and when I told them, it's not like I don't work, I work my butt off and the stuff left is the stuff I did not have time to get to, since overtime isn't allowed I only have 3 hours & when you tell someone that every night it is the same as telling them they are not good enough.
Well last night after the nightly meeting the manager told me I needed to have everything put away, and I politely told her I would do what I could like I do every night and she snapped at me and said there are 2 of you tonight so I expect it to be done! The only times it has been completely done the other managers would pull other people to help. This manager does not.
I tried to explain to her why I was stressed out. I told her I feel like every night I come to work for Walmart I am being set up to fail. By that I mean there is way too much work for 2 people to do. She got very standoff-ish and kept telling me since there was 2 we needed to get it done and if we "raise the bar" and "increase productivity, we can do it" I cannot do or give anymore than I already do.
Well needless to say the last time she told me to go back to work and to just "get it done" I told her she needed to help me or find me some more people to help get the job done. She pulled me into the office and was talking to me about being
Now I really liked what I was doing despite not really caring for the company, but I was finally happy in a job and then they have to start riding me, there is only so many nights one person can take that before they just crack, and last night was my breaking point, I need a job and a stable one but its not worth being belittled every night at work.
Would I be able to collect unemployment even for a short term while I am looking for employment?
Thank you for all your help,
Tim
Hi Tim,
Well now, let's break that story down.
You were unhappy as a cashier, but the employer "recently" moved you to a job you loved. So they did try to work with you.
But apparently even this employer is cutting cost and the workload was overwhelming because the job was insufficiently staffed to complete the job.
You complained to the employer repeatedly about this fact and they did nothing, but to continually ask why the job wasn't getting done at which time you would notify the employer AGAIN that it was because of understaffing.
The last occurrence which prompted you to quit was the SAME??? as all other occurrences except for the fact that you were pulled into the office and talked to about your complaining being insubordinate.
Now for some questions..
How long had you been in the nightstocker position? How long did you give the employer to resolve your problem?
Did you write a resignation letter detailing WHY you were quitting?
Were you insubordinate to the manager in front of co-workers??
Were you ever written up for insubordination? Was she going to write you up for insubordination that night?
I almost always read between the lines. And I detect some holes. This doesn't mean much except I can see subjects within your story that will prompt the powers that be to dig deeper.
Tim, I can only tell you that whether you get unemployment will be decided after the state gets information...first from you and then from the employer.
The state will weigh all the facts and decide who was at fault.
You just need to be truthful with the state and present your facts as to why the situation was intolerable and you no longer held any hope that the employer would improve the working conditions, but had decided instead to take a course of action to insist that it was you that needed to "raise the bar" and that expectation was unreasonable of the employer.
There are no guarantees. But your presentation of the facts can be focused on why you believe the employer is at fault for the separation. Irate behavior from a manager is not okay, but neither is it from a subordinate...that's insubordination.
Take your hurt or angry feelings out of the equation...and stick to the facts. Try to remain pragmatic...I know this can be difficult, but it's a better attitude to see things objectively...just like the state will.
A state has the advantage of being able to get information from both sides, so a person needs to think about what the employer will probably be telling the state...because you will need to be prepared to answer questions about what they tell the state too.
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