i already complained about entitled customers on my page before but i’m sure many people can relate to my struggles trying to balance work and school life
so i worked at a bank for a year. my coworkers straight up bullied me to get me to “work harder” and my boss KNEW i was in school but still called me in and said “you’re making it hard to not fire you” when i wouldn’t want to pick up shifts. i was once working 50 hours a week (thank god it was during christmas break) because everyone got covid (i was like the only one who was vaccinated. i know it doesn’t protect you 100% but at least i had some peace of mind and didn’t end up catching it from them thankfully) and slept through my early shift that weekend. boy oh boy did i get a good yelling session
i quit that job at the end of the summer and told them i hated the pressure they were putting on me when i should be working on school. my bosses son was my age but for some reason since i go to community college people think it’s not “real school” or ignore your boundaries since you live close
now i work at a restaurant. it’s good money for short shifts but i told them when i was hired i can only work part time. not an issue right? until they start working me 6+ hours 6 days a week. “oh you get off school at 3? you’re working 4-11 tonight”
i put my foot down last night and said no more than four shifts per week and i will never close unless they discuss it with me and i agree. my grades and mental health are not worth this
another issue is i struggle with really bad anxiety issues and ocd. when i’m the only one in my department for 3 hours, i get so overwhelmed and start crying. so many things to balance at once and no one ever helps me. i take a second to catch my breath and my fucking manager tells me to help buss the tables cause there’s only one busser in tonight and i’m not gonna stand around and be lazy. fuck him, i’m doing MY JOB!
i’m also snappy towards customers and i feel bad but they are just always interrupting what i need to do before i leave. at close i need to be out of there ASAP or if i’m one of the last two employees left i have to leave with the manager at like 1am. stupid stupid rules. last night i asked him “hey i finished all my closing tasks, can i go?” and he said “i haven’t balanced your drawer” and i said “well can we do it soon? i have school tomorrow”
we also close at 10-11 which is ridiculous because restaurants shouldn’t be open past like 9pm but anything for more profit. once a customer made me so annoyed while i was having an full blown anxiety episode because we were so fucking slammed and she complained and got a $50 gift card. they suck up to these people so much. it’s not like i even forgot anything in her order, she just kept asking for more candy and taking advantage of my managers suck-up-ness
i am putting myself FIRST. i just need some money for gas and to save a bit while i study. fuck these places i can’t have a fucking side job without having to worry about working 40 hours a week