Here's a change; I'm actually asking for advice instead of giving it. I have a problem. As the majority of you know, I hate my job with a passion! I like to call it the job from He**! Lately it's gotten worse. I was forced into my job because my mother gave me an ultimatum. Get a job or get out. She wanted me to get a job and instead of letting me find one for myself, she forced this job on me.
I was forced to work in a fast food restraunt; Arby's. It wouldn't be so bad, but I am a recovering anorexic, and I don't eat fast food. It makes me throw up, so when I started working there, I was very sick. I've gotten used to it, but I refuse to eat any of there food, with their salads as an exception. That's the only thing I can eat.
That used to be my only problem. Now, the manager that hired me is gone, and we've got a new manager. My previous manager was nice, and respectful. She didn't treat me like a disgruntled employee, but she's gone now. The new manager is nice but one problem. He brought 2 new managers with him.
One is a woman from Lebanon, that moved to the states. She seems nice when you first meet her, but if you're just an employee, she is very sarcastic, and loves to tease people. I wouldn't mind this, but the way she teases is a direct insult to you. It gets very annoying. She'll first give me a compliment, but then she's breathing down my neck and even though she has trouble speaking English, she talks to me like I don't know how to speak English. It's very degrading. Also, I hope I didn't just offend anybody on this forum that has trouble speaking English. I apologise if I did.
The next manager started working at Arby's at the age of 16, and is now 26. Too young to be a manager if you ask me. She first acts nice, but then she'll be very degrading. Once you get on her bad side, you stay on her bad side. She holds grudges with a passion, and she hates my guts. One problem, I don't look my age. I'm 22 and people say I look like I'm 16, so I am treated like a kid when people first meet me. She thought I was 16, and she began to treat me like a kid. She did find out that I'm 22, but still treats me like I'm a child. I approached her about this, and she pretty much threw a temper tantrum. She treats me like a child, and yet she acts like one. Hypocrite.
Ok, now the problem. I want to quit my job. I can't stand it there, and I don't get any respect. At least not like I used to. Despite this, my logical side is taking over, and is telling me to stay because I need the money. I'm starving because my parents take my money, and I hardly have any for myself. Try making $50 last 2 weeks. It's not easy. Also, I have bills. If I quit, I would have to get rid of my life insurance, which I can't quit because I got my insurance when I was 17, and it cost $20 a month, but if I quit and rejoin, I would have to pay $25-$30 a month. Granted it's not much, but I have trouble enough paying $20 a month, so it would be even harder for me.
Also, I would have to get rid of my cell phone. Now it sounds like I'm another one of those people who think that if they don't have a cell phone then it will be the end of the world. That's not it. I hate all phones, especially cell phones. If I could get rid of it, I would, but I can't. I don't have the money to afford a car, and when I go to college, I've been known to spend the entire day at campus when I'm not working. I need to call home so I can be picked up. If not, I can't get home. It's 30 miles to my campus, and there is no bus that I can get from my house, and taxi's are too expensive.
So to end this very long, and quite possibly boring thread, should I stick it out for the next 2 1/2 years until I graduate, or quit and keep my self-respect?
