For context, I worked for a third party company that worked with Verizon in order to sell Fios package deals, this required me going door to door. While I was initially excited, the job turned out to be so much different than I imagined. When I thought I was getting a base pay on top of commission, it turns out they lied and I’d only be making commission after the first 2 weeks, which I felt was really unfair given all the work that has to be done. Not only this, I felt that the work environment that was presented was toxic, as they basically pushed the idea of if you’re not overworking yourself then you don’t want to be as successful as you say that you do, which I think is a very unhealthy mindset to have as it can push into some unhealthy habits. On top of almost passing out on a customer’s doorstep as well as almost getting into a verbal argument with another, my final straw was finding out that I wouldn’t be paid until next month in order to complete training as they said. This led me to quitting after my shift as I didn’t want to leave my partner alone in a neighborhood that he wasn’t familiar with.
While everyone I’ve talked to has supported me on quitting and understand why I have, part of me still feels shitty for doing so and I’m not too sure why I do.