I trust you guys because we share the mindset.
This is in retail. I’m at my shift right now and I hate working here. I’ve done basically nothing for the last couple hours and anticipate that the rest of my shift will also be doing nothing. I have the overwhelming urge to punch out for my lunch and just…leave.
Don’t worry— I don’t need to get fired for the unemployment. I have other jobs lined up. I’m about as entry-level as it gets at this store, and there’s been a ton of turnover for my position, so it’s not just me. I’d be able to leave and immediately go make money elsewhere the same day, in fact. I’m also good on insurance.
But I feel like I need “permission” to do it. It feels…wrong. It feels like it’s illegal, even though it’s not. I don’t want to be a total dick, but I also feel like this is such a waste of my time. I make pennies to get yelled at. Today, management is mad at me for wearing black slacks (the dress code is jeans— yes, you read that right) and not doing something that I was not even trained to do, and did not know I was supposed to do.
It just doesn’t feel worth it.
Should I carry out my shift, at least? Do I need a better reason than “I just don’t like it here”? Should I wait it out for a few days, or a week, or…? I don’t know. It makes me feel like a failure that I “can’t handle” the job because it’s too boring or has too many rules. I feel like I’m supposed to just get over it and do the job.
I also really like some of my coworkers and don’t want them to think poorly of me, but that’s not as big of a factor honestly. If they do, oh well.
Any advice would be great.