For real?! Where did you hear that?!!

Its really sad. One of my regulars came in for coffee a day ago, and I asked her what she was always coming in to study for. She said the CPA, so I was all "Oooooh good for you, I just got my B.S in accounting so I'm thinking of that route blablabla" So I asked her if she had a job....She kind of just like, looked down and said "No, I don't, but I am doing the books for my church." This girl got her masters in accounting at freaking Rutgers U, and they have a fantastic business school.....And. She has. No job! She has PricewaterhouseCoopers on her resume, too! I can't wrap my head around it, and I felt SO bad even asking.

" I validate what you were feeling and you were pretty composed I think. Sorry you were treated so badly." -DPS

I went to the coworker she was complaining to, and said "Listen, if I do anything to bother you please let me know. I realize that some people aren't going to like me, and if they don't like me then -oh well- they don't like me, but I don't want to be in the way. Please let me know what I can do." The next day I went and apoligized to the woman who was loudly complaining about me, and said my intention wasn't to have an attitude with her. She said something like "Ooooh we're just like sisters back here, we just get annoyed with eachother like that, I'm sorry too." .......Yeaaaaaah. -eye roll- So its over. I think I did the right thing, even though I was fuming.
I can't wait to quit this place. Company policy says I'm entitled to a half hour break if I work over 5 hours, and federal law will enforce it. I frequently work 9 hours a day, and 1/3 of the time the store manager will expressly forbid me to take a break. She even said she would be forced to "split the shift" if I made a big deal out of it...which translated into "I will cut your hours in half so I don't have to give you a break." If I'm starving and extremely uncomfortable from it, they shouldn't try and squeeze a few extra minutes out of me, even if its busy. I'll do better work if I get to eat. I don't even take the full break, ever. I'll even come back from breaks to help out if I notice there's a line, and go back to finish eating or have a cigarette after. And they shouldn't threaten to take away my hours as a result of this need and ENTITLEMENT. Now I'm the bad guy cause I'm the only one that says anything about it. Uhg. I really can't wait to find a new place to work....Some place that won't take advantage of the fact that we all need work badly, and thus take advantage of us. I have no problem with working long hours, HELLO accounting, but god.

THANK YOU for all the support. Everything you guys have said has made me feel better. I have been trying. All my friends in majors like civil engineering, animal vet science, anthropology, english 3x, illustration 2x, and history have ALL been struggling. I know maaaaaybe.....4 or 5 people with real jobs...Not all of which are recent college grads like us, some had a year or two head start. Uhg.

Anyway, thanks guys. I'm glad my *****ing wasn't viewed as "*****ing", ya know?