[Mysterygirl202]

I've been working in my first job/fast food for about 8 months now...

I'm tired of it. I have never been excited to go in for a shift.
I just don't wanna be there anymore.
I feel trapped by it and I just want to quit and be free.

It's exhausting (I don't work in typical fast food it's more a classy type place).
I get anxiety about going in days before I even have my next shift.
I don't even work that much.
I need a new perspective.
Because I need the money.

[hvert]

I worked jobs like that when I was in highschool/college. I swore that I would never do that again. It seemed like the worst job ever... until I joined the corporate ranks

In hindsight, there are a lot of benefits. Hopefully you have fun coworkers? We used to get together a lot after work. I am not even a social person, but I really enjoyed hanging out with the people from the restaurants.

You stay busy so time goes by more quickly than it does at a boring office job.
You get to move around, so it's easier to stay fit.
Free meals are a nice perk.
Your schedule can be more flexible.

Hopefully some of those things apply to your job!

[Perna]

Think about the things that make up the company's business/your job; the interactions with people, working with the food, the business end of it and decide which of those three are less unpleasant to you and move sideways into a job in that "field" alone. Large businesses have their own worlds associated with them: warehouses, business offices, personnel departments, advertising, transportation, customer service/hospitality, etc.

Find something that interests you in your current job and see if you can pursue that, either with your current company or elsewhere -- for example, if you worked at McDonald's how would you attend Hamburger University if you wanted to? Hamburger University - McDonalds

One of my stepsons worked for TGIFriday's and wanted to travel/vacation his way across the country and it just so happens if you work for TGIFriday, you can get an instant job in any other TGIFriday's anywhere else so he drove across country, stopping to work a week or two if he wanted/needed more money and knowing he could get an instant job in California even though his actual job was in Maryland.

Do you want to move? See if you can use your current job to make that more likely. Does your current job have any hidden education benefits (where they'll pay for all or part of college classes, for example), find out everything you can about your current company and others like it and see if there isn't something that is enough of a "bonus" to give you something to focus on that will help make the actual/current job not so bad and so it feels like an unpleasant stepping stone instead of a trap.

Any investment opportunities? Think where you might want to be and what you'd like to do instead of this job in a couple years and then in 5 years, etc. You say you "need" the money but looking at the money and how you are spending it, what you are doing with it -- are you saving for some purpose, investing for your future, or just spending it on what you consider necessities without really thinking about how necessary some of the added features on your phone may be, for example? Think of a progression of what you would like. Bank accounts (including savings) to car to apartment or living situation of one's own to 2 year college degree in X, to job in Y field, etc.

Why do you need to stay? There are other entry level/ while you go to school type jobs. These days you could try a different industry every year. Or find something you like.

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[Mysterygirl202]

Originally Posted by Michanne

Why do you need to stay? There are other entry level/ while you go to school type jobs. These days you could try a different industry every year. Or find something you like.

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Well see.. I really should be greatful.. because they are so flexible with my crazy schedule and they are a higher class of food industry so it's great to be a part of and have my resume on..

Well if it isn't chip only and you wanted to switch I think they are really good to their emp too. Hard working but a good mission. Good luck with work and school!

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