I started a new job about three weeks ago after being out of work for about a year. I actually resigned from my last job after already being off sick for three months, which included a six week hospitalization. I couldn’t face going back, the five years I had worked there were not good and I had hoped getting out would help improve my mental health. I also had money saved so could afford it for a while. I didn’t expect to stay out of work so long but it is what it is.

Anyway, I’m now working again. And I’m not sure I’m handling it well, but I also can’t tell if it’s too soon to know. I know that my mood is crashing. I know that I’ve started to dread every single shift. Honestly I feel like I want to quit already, but I would feel so pathetic giving up so soon. Maybe I just need more time to get used to it?

How can you know if you are cut out for the working world? And what do you do if it turns out you can’t?