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Miserable at work

Started a new job 3 months ago, and pretty much knew right away that it was a bad fit, both for me and the company. I tried to stick with it because it will look good on my resume and hopefully help with future job prospects, but then I found out I was pregnant. Between the morning sickness (in reality all day sickness) and inflation the $20 an hour, next to no benefits, and me being absolutely miserable at the job I wonder if it's really worth sticking it out. However, I'm worried that between a growing family, rising costs, and the possibility of student loan payments coming back that I would be making a huge mistake leaving without having something else lined up. Plus who's going to want to hire a pregnant woman who's just going to have to be out in 7 months. Note: I'm not the breadwinner,…


Started a new job 3 months ago, and pretty much knew right away that it was a bad fit, both for me and the company. I tried to stick with it because it will look good on my resume and hopefully help with future job prospects, but then I found out I was pregnant. Between the morning sickness (in reality all day sickness) and inflation the $20 an hour, next to no benefits, and me being absolutely miserable at the job I wonder if it's really worth sticking it out. However, I'm worried that between a growing family, rising costs, and the possibility of student loan payments coming back that I would be making a huge mistake leaving without having something else lined up. Plus who's going to want to hire a pregnant woman who's just going to have to be out in 7 months. Note: I'm not the breadwinner, but my income, of course, helps.

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