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My opinion is that you should only quit if you have another job offered or ready to work at! I know it sucks... I’m also working on transitioning out of cashier work.
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Can I ask why you're transitioning? Is it for similar reasons ?
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@?? Well yes I also just want to move forward with my life. I’m finding a new career and just don’t want customer service/min wage anymore
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It’s easier to get a job if you’re currently employed somewhere, so hang in there while you’re searching if you can, especially if you don’t have a financial safety net. Are there some ways you can take special care of yourself around your job, if that makes sense? Can you do a little self-affirming meditation before you start or on your break, plan a bubble bath or a call to a supportive friend first thing when you get home, or even make a little game of mentally “scoring” the most ridiculous thing a customer says to you? Maybe if you get four cranky customers in a row, you get a little treat, and if you get two awesome ones, you give fifty cents to a homeless person on your way home. So there’s a little goal to think about beyond just the people you have to deal with. I hope you’re able to get out of this negative job soon, and find something better!
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Omg I’m in the same exact position at the moment. I work in a restaurant cleaning and waitressing and I think I might have to quit. If we do quit we need to remember that it’s for ourselves, we’re not letting anyone down and we’ve been brave and have tried just have been a little defeated. I get the failure feeling, I feel like people will look at me as weak but we need to remember that it’s okay and we need to start doing things for ourselves and doing things that make us feel comfortable and this isn’t x
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I agree with you. We need to start doing things for ourselves. I feel that on a personal level. But before you guys do maybe try and look for a different job before quitting and put in your two weeks once you know you have a new job. Personally my advice would be to also work the two weeks only because I believe it makes you look good instead of quitting and walking out or not coming back. I walked out of my job once for two days. I had another girl who quit but put her two weeks in and worked until those two weeks were up and I think that just shows the difference between my character and hers. It was more loyal I suppose? Or more reliable maybe? Maybe I’m using the wrong wording but just know this is just my opinion and advice you do not have to take it. Either of you don’t. Personally from where I work and what I experienced she moved up quicker than me but I also have been at my job for 5 years now. I pushed to stay. Do what is best for yourselves. I have my own personal reasons for staying. I wanted to be manager and felt like I owed some people for helping me. Also I feel like if we find another job and work the two weeks after putting in a notice at the original job that when the next person that is deciding whether to hire you or not can see that you’re not just gonna leave them hanging ya know? If I made anything worse for you guys I apologize as my experience and drive was different for awhile.
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Hope this helps because knowing you’re going through it too makes me feel 100x better
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Thanks it totally does. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one and start to wonder if I'm crazy. 💜
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And thanks for the advice💜
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Hey guys little update..I've decided I'm going to put in my two weeks tomorrow. I'm nervous it may be the wrong decision but this job is making me have thoughts of harming myself and I just don't think thats normal. I've even talked to my managers and it doesn't seem like they understand the severity of my issues right now. With Christmas everything is 10x more stressful and I'm suffering alot.
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Hey hope you’re well, I have had to leave for the exact same reasons as you. I promise you once you do it it’ll feel so much easier bc it’s not another thing to think about. This way we can treat and relax over the holidays and go job searching after. I’m sorry to hear that you’re struggling, but just know that you are not alone and it will get better. Xx
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@hateocdx Thank you I needed to hear that 💜 I hope everything goes well for you
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I feel like a failure for having to quit but I've never been for more suicidal in my life.
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I’m so glad everybody has a comfortable job where they can pay for therapy. But I’ve realized my ocd has gotten worse at the job I’m currently at and I don’t want to quit because the job market is never hiring and I always have bills to pay like every freaking week on top of that I’m still in college. I think being stressed is making my ocd worse.
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Everyone is frustrating me at work and I’m about to crash out😭!! Maybe it’s how I grew up and have been gaslit a lot but does anyone ever feel like whatever they do they are in the “wrong?” I don’t know …my coworker made me feel like that. What’s wrong to her might not be wrong to me and vise versa. I just wanna scream and throw hands lol. I don’t know if anyone else feels like this. And they wanna have this conversation in front of customers and then I look like the “bad guy” 🙄. So over it. Workplace is toxic asf and I’m trying to find a new job but it seems impossible these days . I feel like I’m not the best at conversations on the spot. That’s why I keep quiet so ion look dumb, but both coworkers came up to me and approach me. I feel like I try and smile and nobody really smiles back. Or when I say thank you and go to places like ulta, all the girls are bitchy. It makes me think am I not smiling enough? Am I doing something wrong? Etc. Maybe it just the people I’m around . I just feel nothing but anger and I’m trying to calm down but I really just wanna go off
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(I work at a bank, this is my first full time job. I am in the teller drive through and this is my second week, I am also the youngest and least experienced employee of this branch.) We were extremely busy, there’s only me and one more employee in the drive thru. There’s 3 cars in each line waiting, and I’m overwhelmed and sweating. Spot 4 sends up the tube, and rings for assistance. I speak into the mic to her spot, “I’ll be right with you!”. She begins to demand something but i turn off the speaker because I told her i’d be with her soon and I don’t have time rn. I jokingly say to myself “Girl i said i’d be right with you”. My coworker (who has previously called customers b**ches behind their back) says “that isn’t how we speak about customers, we just remind them again that we will be with them in a minute”. i say “sorry” and speak to Spot 4, “I’m so sorry ma’am there’s a couple ppl ahead of you, I’ll be right with you”, she starts screaming and cussing me out, saying “IF YOUD LISTEN TO ME YOU ****” etc etc “I NEED TO DEPOSIT THIS NOW” i say “okay ma’am”. i’m bad at confrontation, im sweating and on the verge of tears. i finish my transaction and her tube comes back with a 7” stack of u organized and mutilated bills and 3 different deposit slips. I panic, i’m new, the amount is over my drawer limit. i say “i’m not comfortable doing this lady’s transaction, i don’t feel ready, can i watch you do it?” my coworker says “no you can do it”. it’s already 30 min past my shift ending, i haven’t balanced my drawer, i closed last night and opened this morning, im running on 3 hrs of sleep, and i haven’t eaten in 2 days. Spot 4 is ringing again to demand me to hurry up. i start tearing up and looking around for help, i finally grab someone’s attention, and they help me thru the transaction, but it was obvious they were annoyed. i can’t stop rethinking this and thinking i made it all up and im just an idiot. what did i do wrong???? ive been having a panic attack for 2 hours since my shift ended, im in hysterics, it feels like im doing compulsions extra due to the stress
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