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Would This Be Unprofessional of Me?
I was unemployed for five, almost six months because of my unemployment situation I've been applying almost everywhere, recently I applied at Burger King, Blockbuster and a Halloween store.
I just took a job today at Burger King, the day after I interviewed with Blockbuster. I told the manager who interviewed me that I would definitely give him a two week notice if I was going to quit, because I felt like that was only courteous.
The hiring process at Burger King is still incomplete, he will give me information about my schedule on Sunday. I'm a little worried about their reliability only because when I first went in to interview today, he wasn't there and one of the team leaders asked if I could come back at 3:00. He did apologize, telling me that the shifts had been screwed up.
My question is that when I interviewed at Blockbuster she told me that I had to run a background check but that I seemed friendly and outgoing. There's a lot more opportunities to make money, and to advance within the company and their parent company Dish Network, meaning that I could work at Blockbuster for a year or two (it's a commissioned job, depending on how well I do) and then transfer to Dish Network.
If I get a call from Blockbuster, is it okay to tell Burger King that I have a better offer? Would that look bad or unprofessional of me?
I have mainly office experience working with a temporary agency, and he had asked me if I got a call back from the offices if I would go back. I told him that I would be that I would give him a 2 weeks notice. I don't think that I need to give him my two weeks because I haven't even started
working there.
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As unpleasant as working fast food is (I used to be an assistant manager for a store in a well known ff chain), Blockbuster, iirc, is on its last legs financially. Take the Burger King job since you'll know it will be around six months from now.
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If this was a normal economy I would say that two weeks notice is a requirement. Given the fact that there are more people looking for jobs than there are vacancies to fill you are not truly harming Burger King if you start with them and then receive a call for a position that offers a better future.
I will say this to you. Talk with the Burger King manger about promotions and what a future there is for someone like you that is looking for a permanent job. Many franchise locations do provide for excellent promotion opportunities into the corporate ranks of the Branded Company. Moving up within Burger King is just as possible as moving up with in Blockbuster. Burger King is also in a much healthier financial position than Block Buster and offers a guaranteed salary. Block Buster I believe recently filed for chapter 11 Bankruptcy, something you might want to check out.
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You take what job gets back to you first, Remember in this economy you take what you can get. If Blockbuster calls you before Burger King then you tell Burger King you had another offer and thank you for the opportunity. If you work at Burger King for a week and all the sudden Block Buster calls you, Then you either put in your two weeks with Burger King or you leave and go to Block Buster. Sometimes job comes with tough decisions and it's best to leave jobs on a good note but in the end you need to do what's best for you not what's best for them.
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If I were you, I wouldn't give a two-weeks notice. What would be the point of having to learn the duties of the position only to quit two weeks later? You would get nothing out of that. Not even a reference.
Just tell Burger King that you received a better offer. That's all the explanation you have to give them.
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