I left a job late last year for a variety of reasons but the main one being they were exploiting me. I decided (along with my entire team that quit too) that the next job I went into would be something I relatively enjoy, with nice coworkers who wouldn't expect me to give them my soul in exchange for barely minimum wage.. I'm quickly coming to the realization that a place like that simply doesn't exist.
I've had multiple awful interviews, walked out of jobs a day in, had trial shifts that turned out to be horrendous, I had one interview that seemed incredible and was everything I wanted, it went well (or so I thought) but then I never heard back from them.
I just feel deflated. I'm getting sick of putting myself out there and getting nothing in return. I know I'm a good worker. I know what I deserve. But even the most mundane jobs seem to want me to sell my soul for pennies. And money is now becoming a real issue.
I have a friend who has offered to give me a part time role in a place she manages, I did a trial shift there and it was not great, but it was okay. It's minimum wage, bad hours, not in the field I was hoping for, and a fair distance away meaning I'd have to spend more on travel..
I just don't know what to do. I'm sick of feeling like this. I don't want to have to be miserable for the rest of my life working in jobs I can't stand for money I can't get by on. I just want to be appreciated, properly compensated and not spend every waking moment absorbed by my job. But what can I do? It's gotten to the point where I feel like I can no longer stand by my principles and I just have to accept what I can get, at least for the mean time.
I don't know what I'm expecting by posting this, I know everyone here is feeling the same way. I can't offload to most of the people around me because they don't seem to understand, or don't want to. I guess I just needed to have a rant. Thanks for reading.