I have worked in retail for 15 years and need to leave asap. The rudeness and impatience from customers is getting beyond the joke. Have some lovely customers though. Plus colleagues are leaving (mainly sacked) and not being replaced. Last 3 Sundays I worked, there was just 6 colleagues on checkouts when we need another 3-4 more. The stress has made me ill - having to take 3 weeks off in the summer for stress and had two colonoscopies in two months for removal of polyps. Stress causes polyps.
Now I have no idea what to apply for job wise. My previous experiences have been customer service, face 2 face at a bank - hated that especially the unrealistic targets, call centres and admin. Don't want to go back to call centre as when I worked there, there was nobody of my age (early 40s) working there.
Then some potential employers want two references. The employers between my current job and the bank no longer exist. In the past, I did use someone as a personal reference but they are no longer with us. Could a current colleague, who I have worked with for 14 years do?
Then if I do get an interview/assessment during my shifts, how do I explain that I need that day off or can work between X-Y without looking obvious that I am attending an interview? When I have applied for jobs in the past, they have been on my days off, annual leave or when I was unemployed.
Now I have no idea what to apply for job wise. My previous experiences have been customer service, face 2 face at a bank - hated that especially the unrealistic targets, call centres and admin. Don't want to go back to call centre as when I worked there, there was nobody of my age (early 40s) working there.
Then some potential employers want two references. The employers between my current job and the bank no longer exist. In the past, I did use someone as a personal reference but they are no longer with us. Could a current colleague, who I have worked with for 14 years do?
Then if I do get an interview/assessment during my shifts, how do I explain that I need that day off or can work between X-Y without looking obvious that I am attending an interview? When I have applied for jobs in the past, they have been on my days off, annual leave or when I was unemployed.
