"Why did you leave/Why are you leaving your most recent job?"
My reasons are...extremely negative. I walked in today to see my coworker sitting on her ass on a personal call, once again, not doing her job. A regular customer came in immediately after I got to work (I hadn't even had the chance to take my jacket off), and she didn't bother even attempting to get off her ass to take care of them, and as usual, what they needed, which is her responsibility, was not in stock. This is par for the course. She basically gets paid to do nothing. She gets the company car for personal use, which includes carting her kids all over the state. I get griped at asking when I'm going to be at work, when the agreed upon time is 12:30 because I have class most mornings. I can't even take the time to get lunch some days.
Any mention of this to the owner falls on deaf ears. As well, he has pretty much disengaged himself from the business, and doesn't even advertise. I almost think he's using the place as a tax write off.
The industry is also drying up very quickly, and corporate now seems to solely exist to squeeze every drop of blood they can out of franchises.
My problem is that I tend to be a little too honest sometimes, so I'm just looking for a little guidance in how to approach this question. This place is draining my will to live, so I have been looking for something else recently. I almost just packed up my laptop and other belongings and walked right out this afternoon. I can't handle this shit anymore, but I feel that I do not interview well.
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[–] sakuramboo 0 points 40 points 40 points (+40|-0) ago
"I'm looking for better opportunities to grow my skill sets. Unfortunately, my current company is stagnant and won't be expanding any time soon and I know my current skills can be better applied elsewhere."
[–] [deleted] 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
[–] sakuramboo 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Yes, it's quite stock. But, the goal is to get back the hiring manager/HR dept. and get to the person you would be working under.
I don't see many small businesses asking why you want to leave a company. They are small because they know damn well why you are leaving (for the same reason they left and started their small business).
[–] VACWS 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
This is actually an excellent response, maybe throw in something about changing culture and chemistry not being good.
[–] anonnynonny ago (edited ago)
Just my opinion, neither of those points are a good idea...
Citing "changing culture" will be interpreted as you not being able to adapt to change.
"Bad chemistry" indicates you have issues working with difficult people.
Long story short, those will be interpreted as problems with your behavior, not the companies or coworkers.
[–] Firevine [S] ago
Stagnant is a...nice way to put it. Collapsing in on itself would be another.
It is something I can work in though. The owner has said himself that the only other upward movement I could have is replacing him, and that's not in the cards. I used to want to own one of these stores, but knowing what I know now....shit no.