Should I quit my job?

ekske1 said:
While this is sound; if the problem lies with yourself you can quit as much as you like, but the next place will make you feel the same. E.g. you can't say no, and you let people walk over you. Even 100 jobs down the line people will still do this until you realise one day that you need to say no correctly and manage the people in it properly.

Finally and yes when that is done and you have done what you can to make it work and it is still not working then sure go look for something else.
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I may have projected my own experiences onto him with my advice, but I have found that through the multiple managers I have had thru out my life that they are as different as they can be. Managers are still people after all, with their own strengths and flaws, and where one manager can support you and respect you, another can have it out for you or be completely irrational.


It took me having multiple managers in my life to realise that while my mannerisms and performance stayed the same, they would treat me differently based on who THEY were. And if someone doesn't respect you and support you, manning up and trying to find the good in the bad won't get you any growth until the manager changes or your job changes.

This is all from my personal experiences however, I have my own flaws and weaknesses but feel I could relate to OP
 
You could easily earn double that working from home blogging for websites as a journalist. Maybe start doing it as a side gig until you no longer need your current job? Don't feel too bad I made many mistakes in my youth.

Also, calling someone stupid is not acceptable.
 
People are mostly assholes in general, especially if they have a position of power. Learn to go with the flow and plan ahead. Quit when you can afford to and remember, you yourself are solely responsible for your mental state.
 
Bewlen said:
Man the f*** up. You're not a child anymore. Start adulting.
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If there were things thrown/violent outburst then maybe I agree with OP.. but verbal things meh. Just another day in the office so as above
 
I'm gonna be a little more realistic... trigger warning...

I pity you, same as I pity all youths entering the market nowadays. Your 'everyone gets a trophy my feels hurt' upbringing has not prepared you for real life... not your fault, you've just been given the **** end of the stick, but you do have to adapt and now learn to deal with it.

I'm assuming you're in some media/publishing/dtp house, and this is first job... You're the bottom of the hill, and **** rolls down. Most don't give a **** who you are, and probably wouldn't recognise you if bumped into them outside of work(other than those other plebs you're with). Its a high stress job, deadlines deadlines deadlines, every ****up and minute wasted costs money... if you can't handle it now, you've chosen the wrong career, don't bother anymore, find something else... you need to make a decision
1- Suck it up, get through a few more months and prove your worth... in doing so, after a year or two, you'll see dozens come and go just like you 'might', nameless faceless people all who couldn't handle it... everyday you are there you are currently costing them money, adding no value, they don't know if you've got the balls for it, so pay peanuts and put on the pressure to weed out those who are wasting their time. This is the option you should go for, suck it up, prove your worth, stand out and rise through the ranks.
Or...
2- Give up. Its not for you, as said, it'll be the same in next one, if you can't handle a bit of snaping now, you'll never handle anything higher up, so cut your loses now cos you'll just be wasting your time...
 
BTW OP taking sleeping pills at work probably makes inefficient.

Also can you afford to live without an income? I forgot to ask earlier.
 
The way i see it fk people all people.. i do and will never take abuse like that no matter who they are...
 
Aqua_lung said:
You could easily earn double that working from home blogging for websites as a journalist. Maybe start doing it as a side gig until you no longer need your current job? Don't feel too bad I made many mistakes in my youth.

Also, calling someone stupid is not acceptable.
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Sufficient grounds for a grievance and disciplinary hearing...
 
STS said:
Hey man,

The "man up" advice isn't going to work for you, it's easy for people to make comments from the things you share but nobody knows how hard it is for you nor are they in the situation you are in.

Quitting your job is always hard, and it can be both frightening and stressful once you have done it, but you have to ask yourself if it is worth going into a place that makes you unhappy every day. Even if you don't quit right now, set up plans of leaving once you have met certain goals. Jobs aren't as scarce as many people think they are, at least not the ones for less than R5000 a month, if you are willing to work hard and conduct yourself properly.

I loved my job and was loved in my job, but you can only "man up" so many times and sacrifice things before you slowly lose everything you love for a work situation that makes you unhappy. I quit, but had to plan very carefully before I quit, and now I am happier than I have ever been.

All the best for your future
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Holy ****. I haven't seen you around in ages! How've you been dude?
 
gamer16 said:
Now that's unnecessary, why not just respond with ja fok jou ook.
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I can handle a joke at my expense, and I can tolerate people's BS moods too.
But call someone stupid in the workplace, not acceptable. The law is clear on that one, as is the HR policies at most companies I've worked for.

I have had a conversation with the OP last year when he graduated. He might be a soft sort, and a millennial as you put it, but, people being arseholes in the workplace because they can, never sat well with me.
 
ArtyLoop said:
I can handle a joke at my expense, and I can tolerate people's BS moods too.
But call someone stupid in the workplace, not acceptable. The law is clear on that one, as is the HR policies at most companies I've worked for.

I have had a conversation with the OP last year when he graduated. He might be a soft sort, and a millennial as you put it, but, people being arseholes in the workplace because they can, never sat well with me.
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I'm inclined to agree, then again I too, on this very forum many moons ago was complaining about receiving bad treatment from the people in my workplace, woman made it especially hard as they can be very nasty and there isn't really a lot that you can do about it. Much has not changed I just seemed to have gotten a tad used to it. Still think I deserve a damn medal for not losing my temper once with these office ladies. They particularly despise how I tilt my head and grin when they are on a shouting spree, I'm just standing there thinking how mental they are.
 
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