Been working this new job about a month and this was dropped on me with no choice 2 days ago. The possibility of working nights was never brought up doing interviews, orientation, etc. and I never would have agreed to take this job if I knew. Tried to talk to my boss about how I don’t feel safe at all being out there working either on my own or with only male strangers and was essentially blown off. I have no idea what to do with myself and I’m having panic attacking in the middle of work convinced something bad is going to happen to me.
I want to quit so bad but I can’t be unemployed right now. I don’t even get differential pay for working nights or time and a half pay for any overtime. I’m doing all this for a straight $20 an hour, barely over the low income line in my city. Fuck this. I’m sick to my stomach thinking about how the rest of my life is just going to be constantly getting taken advantage of like this.