I’m quitting my 40k a year job to become a cocktail waitress
Title prettt much says it all. I’ve been an overachiever, I have two degrees and I’ve been working full time since I graduated.
Im now 23 and I’ve been working at a bank for the last year and a half and I can’t stand it. I’ve never hated a job so much in my life. All my coworkers are a lot older than me so I get excluded from a lot of conversations and I genuinely just feel unwanted.
Additionally my VP threatens to fire me Everytime I make a mistake no matter how small it is. I’ve only ever been written up once but im so scared to mess up, my anxiety has gotten worse and worse with this job to the point where I’ve had to get a prescription to cope. Where before my anxiety was manageable.
I hate working 5 days a week, my apartment is constantly a mess due to having no time to clean or keep up with anything. I cry going to work and I cry driving home.
So I put my two weeks in this week. And I already am working a job 3 days a week on the evenings as a cocktail server. Hourly wage is only $7.25 however so far I’ve been making about $20 an hour just with my tips.
I feel disappointed in myself but I mentally can’t handle it anymore. But now that I’m quitting I really don’t know what I want to do with my life…
Netizens’ comments
- The truth is that you do what you have to to get by. Those high paying jobs come with a lot of stress which will reduce your lifespan by years. You indicated that the stress I describe was wearing on you. Just because someone has money and the status that comes with it, doesn’t mean that person is happy. I bet you those reading this will agree.
- This seems the right decision for your mental health, body and life in general, you are very brave making this decision, a lot of ppl end up so f-ed up because they are more concerned about what other ppl think is the right decision.
- This seems the right decision for your mental health, body and life in general, you are very brave making this decision, a lot of ppl end up so fucked up because they are more concerned about what other ppl think is the right decision.