I (F19) used to work two jobs until I quit one of them last month and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. I only got paid $10 an hour (used to be 9 but it increased to 10 in my last 3 months there) and I still never made anything. I'm lucky enough to not have to pay any bills since I still live with my parents so its not like I desperately needed the money, but a lot of my coworkers there did. Management was shit and so were the customers. I would be anxious for work everyday and usually hated being there. Only part I liked were goofing off with my coworkers (which wasn't too much). I used to work sorta hard there but after joining this sub, I realized I shouldn't be working to their high standards anymore. So, I spent most of my shift on my phone and talking to my coworkers. Whenever a customer did approach I did do my best to help them (I was a cashier) but that was the only part where I would actually work hard. Since we were understaffed, my managers wouldn't say anything to me but I could tell they were annoyed. My coworker, who was only there for a couple of months (I was there for a year), was being paid more than me and the others who've been here longer. That was my last straw. Last month, 5 people quit and so I decided to head out too. Now, I just work at my family business and I'm pretty fine with it. Ever since I quit, I've been a lot more productive and happy. I'm trying to lose the 20 pounds I gained from the time period that I worked and I'm spending more time on my hobbies and schoolwork. I no longer get anxious or dread work as much as I used to. I now respect myself a lot more and in the future won't settle for crappy jobs. There was this one post here that encouraged me to stop giving into Karen's and now I'm more comfortable standing up for myself to abusive customers! I haven't been this happy and relaxed in a long time and I finally feel like myself again, so I just wanted to thank this sub for how much you guys have helped me!!