Been working at my current job for only 2 months and am already considering quitting. Will this make me look bad when...?

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I look for another job?

I've been working at my current job as a UPS preloader for only 2 months and I've already just had it up to here with the idiots in management there. I'm already having a bit of difficulty getting along with one supervisor(who's your typical douchebag UPS supervisor). He's already threatened to fire me before peak/Holiday season if I don't meet up his unrealistic work pace for unload. Not only that, he had the audacity to insult me in front of many other co-workers by singling me out with my work pace I've been loading at for the past couple of days because apparently, he thinks it's cute to do so. He also keeps holding my 90-day probation status over me, thinking that will intimidate me even more because he's a supervisor and all.

At first, when I started working for UPS as a preloader, I honestly didn't think it was gonna be this bad until many co-workers of mine who've been working for UPS for nearly a decade have been telling me how much they absolutely hate working here.

Will this make me look bad to other employers when I soon quit this job or will still do fine as long as give them a good and reasonable explanation?

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If it is one job, then you can explain the short time at the place.  However, 2+ jobs in a row will look very bad.  So, what you are looking at is if you find a new job and quit this one and the new one is worse, then you're really stuck, at least for a year or more.

So, when you get to to interviewing, ask very thorough questions about the company.  Ask what things the hiring manager likes about the place.  Ask him/her what they would say their employees like most about working there.  Listen for clues as to whether a place would be a better fit for you and pay attention to red flags.

And as Mark said, find a new job before quitting the old one...never quit a job without having another lined up.

Update:  I want to reiterate a point I made in the comments: interviewing is a 2 way street.  The interviewer is determining how good of a fit you are for the organization and you are determining how good a fit the organization is to you.  Lots and lots of articles published on this very topic.  And I'd say any worthwhile hiring manager would agree with this (it does them no good to hire you only for you to be unhappy once you get there and want to quit)

Anonymous · Answer

Employers are generally reluctant to hire people with an unstable work history regardless of the reason they give for the instability.

Honestly?  I'd leave this job off the resume.   It sounds like they think you have an attitude problem and you wouldn't want any potential employer to call for a reference.

Mark · Answer

Find a job 1st than give notice if you can handle it .

Donald B · Answer

Since you are not happy there go ahead and quit.

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