Hi all,
I started a new job 9-months ago. The salary is good ($44 a hour). My coworkers and bosses are great. The issue is the work itself. We are extremely overworked and understaffed. I am working 12+ hour days (I get paid for 8..) and still do not get everything done. Additionally, the work itself is hard – we get yelled at and sworn at constantly. I’ve had death threats on the job. Currently, we have three workers off on stress leave. This job has effected my mental health to the point where I no longer feel like myself. I’m struggling to function.
I recently was offered a new job that pays just as well and has a much better work/life balance (I have a friend who works there). Additionally; this new job would cut my commute by two thirds.
I really need to give my two weeks notice and I’m really struggling. I have been trying to quit for a few weeks now. I’ve never quit a job under a year before, and my bosses have tried their best to help me. I feel extreme guilt for leaving them when they’re already so short staffed. I know logically they’ll survive without me, but whenever I think about quitting I feel so anxious. I’ve had two panic attacks in a week the night before I tried to quit. I’m not sleeping I’m so anxious about it.
I need to quit tomorrow to be able to give two weeks. Can someone please try and tell me anything to make quitting easier? Has anyone else been through this before?
Thanks all.