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I left a job after 2 month and i have it in my resume.

my reason was because some teammates did not seem to want to work. i had some litirally apply makeup while on duty. Its a front desk job at a busy restaurant. some team memebers just dissappear on peak hours. I explained to management in first month but nothing was done. These are collegues who are on this job for more than a year I just forcasted that this will be my work enviroment for the next year or years so i quit.

I am concerned that this will not go well with employers and might seem like i do not get a long with my coworkers.

how to explain the short job in a professional way.

thanks

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  • @Joe my thinking is that by the time i find the next job i would have picked up bad work ethics from my current job. basically wasting time. I probably need to improve on my job retention under any circumstances for a year as a rule.
    – workstuff2
    Feb 13, 2022 at 12:12
  • Be ready to talk about it LOL, they are literally asking right now. Explaining that work ethics is an issue shows willingness to work. However, don't badmouth former employers.
    – Bernhard Döbler
    Feb 13, 2022 at 16:38
  • @BernhardDöbler: To some it may show a willingness to work, to others it may look like an excuse to quit a perfectly good job. Bottom line is, regardless of their ethics, those employees are working harder than the OP who isn't even working at all right now.
    – musefan
    Feb 14, 2022 at 13:55
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    Does this answer your question? How to prevent a brief job from hurting my job prospects
    – Xavier J
    Feb 14, 2022 at 19:52

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how to explain the short job in a professional way.

You'll need to explain why you left so quickly and so abruptly. Be honest.

You'll also need to explain why you won't leave your new job so quickly.

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  • No tangble actions from management. The other part that lead me to quit is my consern that under these curcmestances my evaluation will not go well.
    – workstuff2
    Feb 13, 2022 at 12:04
  • I am all for honesty, but on this occasion I would avoid being too honest. Nobody want's to hire a snitch.
    – musefan
    Feb 14, 2022 at 13:51
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The team didn't live up to what I think of as appropriate professional standards.

This is obviously a lot easier to handle if:

  • You've had long term jobs in the past
  • You don't have any other short term jobs in the past
  • This isn't your most recent role
  • You can provide examples of how you have got along with teammates in the past.
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