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Quit Or Not Quit? Job Advice Needed


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I'm probably going to think this is a really lame post a few hours after I post this, but here we go!

 

I just got a job (nothing too exciting) and today was my first "official" day of work, needless to say, it's made me depressed and frustrated. I do stock at Walmart from 10 pm to 7am with pay of $9.65 an hour which is a dollar and some cents more above minimum wage in my state.

I don't really find it "challenging" and it's really stupid, straight-forward shit. I stock shelves, move things around, make everything look pretty for the day. I know I could be doing something that is more challenging and/or engaging, but just have to find it.  It doesn't make me happy or feel good about myself (which is probably contradicting since it's a "job") and seeing the other people working and what type of people they are; do that their whole life, etc.

It's my first "official" job. "Official" meaning that I have to actually pay taxes and all that shit, all my other work is volunteer or "under-the-table". I am thankful I was able to get the job, but I'm just not sure. 

 

I did training last Monday, Thursday, Friday and last night (Saturday), which was all paid. 

 

Would is be a dick move to quit already, should I stay, etc?  Any advice is appreciated and honesty.
 


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I think you should keep going with the current job you have and in the meantime look for something better and more fitting to your persona. It's best to have a job than have none at all, right?


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Yeah, if everyone quit their job because they disliked it, nobody would have a job. You can't start from anywhere but the bottom. 


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That would be hella depressing. Just stick with it for awhile. Use the opportunity to build a reputation as a reliable hard-working employee. Keep working and find other work in the meantime. I suggest factory work. It wasn't bad at all working in factories for me. Ask around for someone to teach you how to drive a forklift too.
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think of it as a stepping stone. Job references and experience are always a plus on a resume. If you stay at one spot for a long time, future employees will see it as a "he can be loyal to the company" thing


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I just don't understand why you're even considering quitting. From how you described it, it doesn't sound hard or bad at all. Boring and repetitive maybe but most low paying jobs are.


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I have exactly the same job: 10pm - 7am, stocking shelves, although I get paid a fair bit more than you. Yeah, it's fucking shitty, and it can get super depressing looking at the other people who work there. I've posted about this before, but there's a guy where I work who's been stacking shelves for the same company for like 30 years. Kind of horrifying.

 

But still, I've got to agree with everyone else; why quit? It's not arduous, you're getting an alright wage and presumably, considering it's a night shift, you can just stick a podcast or something on and switch off for nine hours. Easy money. Just don't get complacent, and don't get addicted to that paycheck. I also can't see (though I'm possibly being short-sighted) how you could gain any connections or use it as a stepping stone to better things, unless you want to be a manager at Walmart, and the experience probably won't be great for moving any direction but laterally.

 

Really, though, you aren't at Walmart for a career. You're there because they want your body, and you want their money. So take their money, act like you find them sexy, and bail when they get clingy.

 

All that said, I'm quitting in two weeks with nothing lined up. So maybe try that instead.


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It's always easier to get a job when you're in  a job already. However, I had a job once and it got to me so much that I decided I couldn't even go in any more so I quit and got another job a few months later. The job I have now isn't amazing but I wouldn't quit it. It all depends how depressed it makes you really. The job I have now makes me a little bit depressed but only in a normal work depression way. I think I'd get a bit depressed in any job. I work in an office by the way. I just get bored of the routine


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I used to work at Sonic last year. I worked as a cook and it was a very repetitive job, but very stressful for me. It honestly made me depressed knowing I had to go in to work the next day. I hated the job. I worked there for about 3 months and honestly do regret working there. Sure entry level jobs suck, no doubt about that, but there are many other entry level jobs that suck less. Now I work at a restaurant/movie theater and honestly I do like working there. There are a few times when it gets frustrating but it's getting better now. The pay is almost the same as Sonic, but if I had the chance I would honestly have taken a job at this place instead of Sonic last year.
Point is, you don't have to stick with that job if it makes you that depressed. Go find something that makes you be a bit more active and gives you a bit of change from time to time. It's always much better when you do different tasks every time. You might want to keep the job at Wal-Mart though, just in case the other job isn't what you were looking forward to.

There is no shame in not doing something you don't enjoy at all.


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I know how you feel, night shift sucks! I felt depressed doing it for months, even going on after I realized it was awful. Didn't have good sleep for months and thats unhealthy, but when I finally quit I felt great the very next day.


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Thanks for the replies everyone. I actually found a new job (surprisingly quick), so I quit. New one is much better so far.


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Good for you! Hopefully you enjoy it more than your previous job. Don't focus too much on the bad things about a job.


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