I manage a small tea shop with 3 employees and the owner lives in another state. It’s not a small, locally owned shop. It’s franchised and is the owners only store.
I have only worked there for 3 months and am 100% burnt out. I have had employee call outs that have led to 65-75 hour work weeks, not to mention the hustle leading up to Christmas. There have been numerous days where I work until 2am or 3am (we close at 6pm) because there is just so much to catch up on.
Did I mention I’m on salary, a very low salary at that (sometimes it works out to me making about $11/ hour in a state with a much higher minimum wage than that)?
I am halfway through earning my degree (online) and this past term was hell. I’d had a 4.0, and ended a course this term with a B. It wasn’t because I didn’t do well, it’s because I was consistently a week behind and got dinged for turning assignments in late.
There are many places hiring right now and I know I need to step away, for my own sanity. I’ve barely seen my husband or 2 children and when I am home, I’m overwhelmed and thinking about work.
I feel bad resigning. I feel like a failure, and that it’s my own fault I can’t properly manage the store in a normal fashion. I wrote out a 2 week notice three weeks ago, at the end of an 18 hour shift as I punched out at 6:13am.
I know what I need to do and am trying to build up the courage to do it.
Thank you