Quote Originally Posted by roo View Post
my parents have completely stopped talking to me b/c i'm quitting my job after one training day b/c of the mental strain and hell it puts through b/c i'm not suited for retail and especially not a supervisor position in a retail store that has a super super super high theft rate. heck the day i trained someone stole something right in front of us and we can't do anything about it other than just watch them walk away for safety reason. i just wish my parents would understand that i feel bad enough about everything already with my loans and medical bills and i honestly wish i could just run away from home and not tell anyone. somehow they always flip it back on me and pin it like i blamed them for everything like yesterday my mom was like 'no one told you to apply' and all i said to her was 'you sent me the application link' to which she immediately took personally and thought i meant that i was blaming her for me applying to the job which isnt true at all?? and now she's like i'm not talking to you b/c you'll just blame me for whatever happens uwu.

i'm such a cry baby and i've been crying all day b/c im such an anxious person and i feel bad enough already that i have to call tomorrow and pretty much tell them that i'm too stupid and mentally ill to work at a retail position. i've been applying to jobs all day but no ones gonna hire me b/c my degree is virtually useless and i can't handle any more school either or i will mentally implode. i just really wish i wouldve gone to school for art but ig i like to ruin everything for myself.
Yikes, retail is never fun, especially high theft rate locations. Honestly, I wouldn't blame you in quitting - retail is pretty stressful, and oftentimes there's really not much you can do to affect the store around you in a meaningful way. Not being cut out for retail doesn't mean you're stupid, though. Personalities don't represent intelligence, and considering that you got through school means that you have some real brain matter in the noggin.

I'm sort of in the same position you are, where my degree honestly isn't the best for actual employment and I'd rather not go back to school because I sorta hated myself at college. Yet having that degree shows that you have the guts to keep striving forward. So I've been applying for jobs and it can be disheartening! But don't think that just because you have a "virtually useless degree" means that you're unhire-able. Simply having that degree shows employers that you got what it takes to persevere no matter what.

Remember, you are not alone.