Long time lurker here, I got a job delivery driving about 6-7 months ago and at first it honestly wasn’t bad. Staffing was adequate to keep the place going, I worked 30-35 hours a week. The shift times still sucked as they were all day to close or evening to close but it was manageable and the money was decent.
About 3 months ago we hit the typical fast food hell where we were stretched extremely thin and I was essentially an on call employee. Worked 60-65 hrs a week not for the money but because I was afraid to tell my employer no for fear they would can me.
Job didn’t respect my availability at all and for a period I couldn’t get my days off because of no staffing. I used to be a music teacher, this job took that from me because of not respecting my damn boundaries and making me feel like I’m obligated to “suck it up.”
This job has had a part in keeping me very addicted to legal highs because I don’t have much time to live my own life anymore. Friends hit me up and I’m always at work it seems, by the time I’m off everyone is too tired to hang out and I need sleep for the next day. Extremely depressing in a mundane, monotonous way
Well I’ve pretty much reached all I can take in regards to how I am treated, worst part is I don’t hate the job itself. I hate the environment and the workload/mental weight placed on me for the lack of payoff. I’m either leaving a notice or just straight bouncing. Hopefully I can get my life together some with some time away from a primary hustle as I’m not hurting like that financially.
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