My job paid $9.25 in a state where minimum wage for 18-year-olds is $12. Of course, I’m 16, but nobody really goes by those laws here except this company. I applied to a place that offered me $14, but I would’ve had to drive on a road with a high-crash rate to get to work and I thought it was more worth it to take this job since it was easier and 5 minutes away instead of 35 since I’m not confident in my driving abilities.
While the end-goal is to get paid, I liked the work environment overall, except for the angry customers. My coworker and I had 3 hours of “training” before we were left alone together, and I never really learned how to do a lot of the stuff, so customers were upset frequently with me (My coworker didn’t take orders). My coworker also didn’t do many of the closing tasks and would frequently yell at me for asking him to do them, which is mostly why I quit, because I’d have to stay an hour after our shift ended to close properly.
I know, getting paid and having reasonable working conditions are what this sub is about, but I feel really sad about quitting. There are some regulars that I’m really gonna miss (This one guy used to have conversations with me in Spanish because I told him AP Spanish was my most difficult class), and my coworkers were chill, and honestly, we made good food. No behind-the-scenes gross stuff going on, y’know?
Anyway, I’m just wondering how I deal with this. Today when I put in my 2 weeks, my manager asked if I was sure because he needed to put it into the system and it’s impossible to change, and I hesitated and he apologized for pressuring me like that. However, my hesitation wasn’t because of pressure, it’s because I’m not sure.
I feel like wanting to get away from this job and being sad about leaving are two things that can’t coexist. Any ideas?