/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10056511
I was in the same boat not to long ago. A job I had for 6 years slowly got shittier and shittier. A job I once loved I ended up dreading. Management went to shit and the patient's ran the mad house sort of situation. Harassment everywhere, horrific level of favoritism. I didn't leave because I was so stressed about being able to find another job that paid well so I could pay rent and bills.

It came to a head when another coworker was openly harassing me in front of a manager and when I asked the manager what they were going to do about it, they walked away. I just snapped, I walked right up to the director and told them I was quitting effective immediately. They were honestly shocked and asked why, I told them to look at the year's worth of reports I've had to file and ask that question again, then I walked out the door.

I broke down in my car, I had no idea what I was going to do. If I was going to be able to keep my apartment. But after the initial shock, when you realize you NEVER have to deal with that shit again it feels like all that negative emotional lead and sludge just leaves your body. You feel free.

You have to let go of the fact that you may not get the perfect replacement job right away, it may take some time. I went to a temp agency that specializes in my field of work while I searched. They can generally get close to your former pay grade and it lets you network. I ended up finding my new job that way. Also try to find something that doesn't have such a rough commute. If you don't have time to enjoy life outside of work it makes work feel like a prison.

Also, because I know people are going to bitch, It was serious harassment. From multiple people (but it started with one guy). I was called fat, ugly, stupid, had my work sabotaged, had reactive abuse put upon me, and had someone have people gang up on me by falsely telling them I had said negative things about them.