For background, most of my career has been as a paralegal but I recently wanted to try to switch it up since I received an offer from a great company and thought I’d be able to work my way up into an office position quickly, plus my boyfriend also works there so we’re on the same schedule.
Fast forward, I now work at a factory with 12 hour shifts, the schedule is awesome because it’s 3 days on, 4 days off …. 4 days on, 3 days off. However, it is either brutal, backbreaking work or mundane, useless, want to pull your hair out type of tasks. There’s no in between. They also have a very strict point system that stops people from moving positions and the company is all about favoritism and politics.
Well, every single morning and night I’m either bawling my eyes out on the way to work or staying up the entire night THINKING about how I’m gonna get through work. I’m usually a positive person and know how to turn my mindset around but lately, I cannot do it. Every single morning is a battle to not call out or quit. I never usually call out of jobs but I actually called out today and once last week, now I’m giving myself even more anxiety about the entire situation. I have a part time job too, maybe about $100/$150 a day when I go in and at my full time job it’s about $240 a day plus benefits.
It’s not just the work, it’s the environment too …. It’s a high school practically and management could give a shit less about you plus you’re micromanaged all the time, even down to the breaks. The ONLY thing that helps me through is the schedule and the fact my boyfriend works there but, he loves his job and has way more freedom than me (different positions). And of course, like every adult, I have debt and bills that keep coming. I can do my part time job more frequently but it won’t be the same money, which is kind of worrisome. At the same time, my peace of mind is above everything and I just don’t want to be rash.
I know I’ll have to sacrifice something, whether that be the schedule, a pay cut or my mental health. So I guess my question would be if anyone has any personal experiences, thoughts, input, advice, etc?