Work was really stressful today. I don’t feel like I did a good job. I felt like I wasn’t giving it my full effort and at the same time I had an asthma attack that ended up with me using my nebulizer. I couldn’t finish my shift. I don’t know I feel like I suck at this job. There’s so much to learn and I know I screwed up on a call today but the damage was done couldn’t go back and fix it. I just have to try and trust my higher ups are seeing that I’m making an effort. Heck I just got a raise and now am up to $23.55 an hour. I don’t want to restart at another job and start at a lower wage. I need this job. I won’t survive losing this job. I’m being brutally honest when I say I wouldn’t survive it.
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Your employer knows youre facing serious challenges. Youre doing well considering those. You are having a bit of perfectionism which is a common error in thinking. You have to accept you and everyone makes mistakes and they are expected. Sure correctness is expected, but it’s one of those things that mistakes are also expected too.
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I think you would survive if you got a lower paying job that you know you could do and it was less stressful. It’s not good for you to put all your eggs in one basket and base your whole life on this job. I mean $23 an hour is nice but wouldn’t an $17 or $18 an hour job pay the bills and leave you some left over?
Realistically, wouldn’t you still be comfortable with the money at a lower paying job? Think how nice it would be to go to a job that causes less stress and worry. Wouldn’t it be better to bow out of this job gracefully and do something where you’re more comfortable?
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When I say I wouldn’t survive I mean in a literal sense. I’d probably try and end my life if this happens.
I have major credit card debt. I need to bring in at least $2500 take home pay per month just to pay my bills
That’s a big gamble that you’re giving yourself such an ultimatum. So much could happen in your life that you couldn’t work this job and if you lose this job you’re willing to give up on life and end at all? You’ve got some big health problems, there’s no shame at quitting this job. It would just be a setback, not the end of the world.
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You literally couldn’t survive on an $18 an hour job?
I can’t afford to live on anything less than around $20-21 an hour at least. And before you start telling me to cut expenses I have already done so. My housing is expensive because I live in the city but I don’t have a car so I have to be close to the bus system. I feel like my job will get better it just needs more time. I’m not losing hope of my job quite yet
No. $18 hour x 40 hours x 4 weeks is $2880 subtract nearly $200 for insurance then times by 85% is $2278 it’s not nearly enough for me to live on
I know that feeling about fear of loosing a good job and the consequences if i loose it. Why do you have debts?
I get SDDI and work ten hours a week, counting SSDI I get about $2000 a month and can pay my bills and have money leftover to treat myself to an occasional luxury or go out to eat, it’ll suck if I’m not working but I’m already making plans for when my job ends and I have to live off $1300 a month including downsizing to a smaller place.
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Because life got expensive and I didn’t work part of last year so I wracked up credit card debt just paying my bills. If you don’t have debts then good for you
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Well good for you. I can’t lower my expenses. I’m not in your situation. I can NOT live on $2000 a month
Sounds like you backed yourself into a corner.
My rent is $1200 a month. The minimums on my credit cards total over $500 a month.
Yeah no ■■■■ Sherlock
Sorry I’m just in a bad mood
Back at you. Just trying to help
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Ahh I’m sorry. I’m not trying to be angry at you I know you’re just trying to help
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Can you go to the bank and get a zero interest credit card and put your debt on that or a line of credit ?
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