I (20F) have been a car salesman for the past two years and I hate it. I feel sleazy and like I am doing more of a disservice to my customers by selling them heavily overpriced vehicles. Car shortages have only made this worse. I have worked hard to get where I am now with my company, this is a smaller family-run business that does take my opinion into account. I currently work about 32 hours a week and I have hourly pay with commission on top. Due to mental strain, it was lowered from the original 45-50 hours a week with a small salary and commission. I made about $65k last year and for someone without a college degree that's pretty substantial. I grew up with my parents living paycheck to paycheck for the most part and so I am very money-oriented and I like to plan for the financial future. I want to leave but I can't seem to find another job, outside of commission-based sales, that pays close to the same in my area. Most of the jobs I qualify for are between $25k to $40k. I have been offered a job at a plant nursery that pays slightly above minimum wage for my state. The owner seems like a great guy and all the employees I met during my interview seemed to have a genuine love for the job, they also have a good name on glassdoor reviews. Would it be worth it to go to a job that pays less than half of what I make now if it's something I would genuinely enjoy?
For reference, I live on my own and have been supporting myself since 18yo. I have enough in savings to pay all my bills for about 3 months for a worst-case scenario.