I know you want to. Just do it. C’mon I believe in you.
It took me a month to quit my job and I only mustered the courage to after an Instagram poll. Yes, I am ashamed at how much of a generation z’er I sound like. It wasn’t the fact that 53% of my followers voted I should quit my job but realizing I was looking for any excuse to quit.
My job was making me very unhappy ; I wasn’t doing so great in school , I barely had any time to hang out with friends, and I constantly felt stressed. I was so afraid to quit because 1) ~confrontation~ and 2) I felt like quitting was the equivalent to failing.
Confrontation: Let’s be real quitting is scary and I’m someone that isn’t usually afraid of confrontation (maybe because I’m a Scorpio??) but I was dreading talking to my boss to quit. I was afraid I was letting my boss down or that they would be angry and so it took me a month to quit. I finally had the courage to talk to my boss and yes she was a little upset but I am so much happier now. One of the biggest reasons I quit was because the environment at work kept instilling self doubt in my work ethic. It was easy to get in trouble for little mistakes and I felt like I could never stand up for myself because of the big age differences since I was the youngest. Since I quit I’ve been so much happier that I’m not working somewhere I feel underappreciated in. When I refer to appreciation, I don’t expect to be applauded but to be told you’re doing a good job goes a long way especially with jobs that are minimum wage.
Quitting = Failing: I was always known to be able to juggle it all and it was the first time in my life where I was not being able to juggle this job while being a full time college student. But this is a reminder that quitting does not equal failing it just means your priorities are in a different place. I chose my happiness and my academics. My grades are really important to me and personally I didn’t feel like sacrificing my grades for the job I had was worth it. I know I want to pursue my master’s so grades matter a lot and I will also admit that I’m a nerd when it comes to grades.
So channel your inner Andy from The Devil Wears Prada and quit your job for your own sake. And if you’re still feeling a little nervous then go rewatch the movie because Anne Hathaway did not play Andy so we could work jobs that make us unhappy.