Unemployment would be nice and it is another reason why I would rather not just resign straight away. However, at the same time if you give them a legitimate reason to fire you then in many cases you won't get benefits then either. I can tell my most of my immediate supervisors don't care for me... they give me funny looks and seem to cock attitudes with me when talking to me. Like I've said, I've been feeling increasingly anxious and uncomfortable with the job mainly because I was basically thrown into a new unit (I work in corrections) with different standards/procedures and a whole new set of responsibilities and wasn't told a damn thing about how to actually do it. I have a hard time sticking up for myself to begin with and so I find myself just taking these things in stride by myself (half the time my immediate supervisor doesn't even answer her phone to begin with) and gleaming info from other staff in the unit. Just not a work environment I feel comfortable in anymore.
Hm, there are ways to get fired while still looking good on the outside lol But I don't necessarily recommend them.. Like I said, can you find out if the company is going to do any restructuring (mergers, moving...?) or such anytime soon? This might explain some of supervisors' inertia...?
My sister worked for a company that moved her around all the time, when she got used to something, they moved her.. and it sucked, yeah.. She just didn't renew her contract when it came round to it..
Can you find out about the unit and how to do the job and/or what's the deal with the supervisors? (Maybe other people who have been there longer can help?) You can also see online if the company is having any financial difficulties and might collapse soon? (There may be websites and forums with this info, at least they are here where I live..) If the company's going to collapse or restructure anyway it might be worth it to wait..
You may also want to find out what are the legitimate and non legitimate reasons to still get benefits? And what are any responsibilities of employers too?
I'm pretty sure they'd need to tell you what you need to do-? It might be worth it to try to get some job description or such from someone, you can just say, 'I'd like to do my job better and make things easier for you, when could we talk for (10 minutes/half an hour, whatever you deem necessary)' or something like that? Or could you get an informal mentor? Or find stuff (like standards etc) online?
Ideally you'd talk to someone in that unit on your level (or a previous predecessor?) in an informal way first if you can? (Be careful of telling too much though, just try to 'feel out' a situation, don't say a word about your possible intentions!! Just ask how they have usually worked and if it's been like that with others/your predecessor too, how come the other person left - or was this a new position? and if they had someone else in mind for your position or such?) Take it all with a grain of salt, it may not be all necessarily true anyway, so just act in a distant manner, but it could be helpful info..
Some people don't work by phone and e-mails or just going there might be better? Or they may be real bad with organizing or expect you to know it all or something like that?
There may be bosses who may think it's best to just 'throw people in the water' and see if they swim - others may have their own agendas.. It's good to know where you're standing, a bit..
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