<p>So I started an internship/job for a direct marketing agency yesterday (Currently in training). The job is commission-based and they require you to be there for like 50 hours a week. I took the job as no other internship was coming my way. Direct marketing isn't very much in line of my career interests but I thought I could learn something from it. This current job pays for only sales you make, and is physically strenuous with the amount of walking you have to do (I'm not even sure if I get paid for the training since I'm walking with a senior member making the sales). Additionally, I don't want to act as aggressive for sales as you have to be to make a deal.</p>
<p>On the other hand, I may have a potential internship with an accounting firm would pay me hourly and give me better hours. I want to quit if I receive this new internship, but I'm not sure if that looks bad? I signed a non-contractual agreement with this current employer that I am not required to be here any length of time, so I can quit at any time. They can also fire me at any time without prior notice. It doesn't take the company back too much as all they do is door-to-door sales. </p>
<p>It is appreciated if somebody can help me out here and evaluate the situation as being terrible for my credentials. My main concern is just not having this pop up on my background as a quitter for future opportunities.</p>
<p>Go for it. It may be frowned upon, but it’s only an internship. It sounds like your current employer isn’t offering a decent opportunity. It won’t pop up on your background as long as you don’t use your current employer as a reference (which you won’t because you’re getting a new internship).</p>
<p>One thing to keep in mind: If you got this position through your school’s recruiting, you will be permanently banned from your schools job board and on campus recruiting.</p>
<p>I had a job that was VERY similar, and it was horrific; they sold it to me as a marketing and management job, but the reality was that I was expected to go business to business, selling promotions for straight commission. I quit after two weeks to go back to waiting tables. You don’t need to include a job like that on your resume, and it is highly unlikely to come back to haunt you.</p>
<p>And anyways, you yourself state that no contract was signed, you’re not being paid a salary, have no time requirements, and the only “training” you receive is accompanying another sales guy. I would quit the instant a better offer came through.</p>
<p>Quit, and don’t mention it on your resume. The company made you sign a document allowing them to fire you at any time, with or without cause, and gave you the same right to leave. So there’s no ethical quandary either.</p>
<p>Quit even if you don’t have another job. FYI - even if it’s a commission based job, they have to pay you minimum wage. I would never let my kid take such job.</p>
<p>As long as they don’t require you to purchase the samples yourself, it’s better than nothing. Not much better though. But if you have an opportunity to do anything else, leave.</p>
<p>It’s a condition of using OCR. It has nothing to do with the contract or lack of contract with a company.</p>
<p>Many schools also have penalties for missing an interview and/or cancelling within 24 hours. Generally, you need to send an apology letter the first time and can get barred if it happens again.</p>
<p>As said earlier, this is irrelevant if the position was not obtained through on campus recruiting, which in this case it is.</p>