My Job Problem?

Question

firstly i must apologise for my grammar because i am in a rush and dont have the time to write everything properly.
onto my problem.
i am at sixth form, doing a levels. i work a weekend job at mcdonalds. i have only done 5 shifts, in half an hour i start my 6th shift and i am sitting here crying with dread because i hate it so much. i dont know what to do. alot of people will say just jack it in, and if im honest i want to. however, my mum insists that if i do it will look bad on my cv and show i cant cope with the work. she also says that i will have to get another job if i leave. im working on fridays saturdays and sundays, with 20 hours average a week in total. the work is hard because im on tills and im really really struggling. what can i do? do i leave? do i stick it out? should i drop a day? i would like to get another job. i was thinking of going to a court and trying to get a temp job as this is something i want to do in the future. any advice would be great. thank you

thank you everyone for all the advice so far, however small. i came home only a few hours ago, and if im honest, i think getting everything off my chest made me feel much better. i had a better day at work, mainly because the people were nice. but i know not every day will be like thins. thats why im going to think about things before i decide to actually leave. i think i will drop a day (probably sundays) so that i can have at least one day off a week. unlike some of the other answers i see posted on here, every single person on here has posted a valid and "right" one. like i said, thank you everyone.

Answer 1

You are STRESSED OUT!. Doing levels is pretty stressful on its own with all of the extra crap of being forced to work when you are not comfortable doing it and having to work in a job that you dislike and are possibly not suited to.
Firstly dont be hard on yourself its ok to feel the way you are but you need to do someting about it. Yes get some breathing space by dropping a day or two, and tell them that you have a lot of extra study and need to concentrate a bit more on that. See if your school has a careers counsellor or a counsellor that can do "work skills assessments" such an assessment will identify the kind of work you like and the kind of work that you would be good at (which are not always the same thing) and may be able to help you get a different job or work experience in an area that you like. Explaion to your mum that you are prepared to work to assist with finances but the amount of hours you are doing is havinga really bad effectg on your studies and you need to cut it back a bit. I would also try to explain to her how unhappy and stressed it makes you and ask her if she has any contacts etc that might be able to help you get a more suitable job.
Any employment is useful because of the reference you get when you leave and yo often pick up skills without knowing it- for example you are learnigng how to cope with a stressful job and how to influence people(your mum) and how to network (getting outsdiers to help) These are all pretty useful skills but nontheless if yu quit just say its due to study commitments and there shouldnt be any problems.
I think you should talk to someone at your school about it evenif it just to de-stress by talking about it.

Answer 2

AT MCDONALDS OF COURSE YOU SHOULD LEAVE

no seriously , your mum is only suggesting whats best for you I can see that but I have heard that Macdonalds is a pretty hard job, and the sound of what you are doing is hard you better leave girl, its also important for your health and more important to continue youe educatiion because you could end up quttinng both of them , I know how you feel, and sometimes you can think oh if I quit this job will I get another, I was like you I was doing a very hard job at first I thought I could handle it , but I was so so wrong, I really did think its good for me and I should keep it, but what happeded was, that I got such tied I quit along with the course that I was studying because it was too much for me and I needed at least some months to get myself back again and continue with education, think also of your health and its no good anyway to do somthing you dislike ,a and is causing you pain , Im sure you can get another earsier job, at the end of the day , what ever you decide you will end up leaving the job any way , which is best, but do it now as if you keep it longer it will destroy you.

Answer 3

Alot of people in 6th form dont even have a job so i dont think it would look bad and you dont necessarily have to put it on your cv if you didnt want too. As if you are doing your a levels obviously alot of study is involved and not all future employers will be bothered if you have or haven't worked this time. It is easier to get a job when you are in one, but you don't enjoy it and you would probably quite easily find another. If you want to leave then its up to you, but I dont really think future employers would think bad of you perhaps if you were older and didn't stick at jobs but thats not how it is. good luck.

Answer 4

If you hate it that much, then leave - no employer will think it looks bad on your CV that you left a job at McDonald's - if anything, that will show good initiative if you ask me! You seem like an intelligent person who probably has the skills to do better. Try getting a job in a shop, or as a receptionist somewhere, or when you turn 18, get some bar-work. I did all of these jobs at your age, earned a pretty good wage and didn't hate any of them as much you seem to hate McDonald's. Good luck!

Answer 5

Before you do anything don't listen to what other people say they are only trying to guide you.
Keep on at this job and maybe tell someone you work with you are finding your job hard.
But do kep looking out for a better job with better hours and stuff like that you also have to enjoy it.
That way when you know you definetly want that job you can go for an interview and if you get the job just hand in your notice!!!
Si,ple as that.But I do know that its alot easier said that done good luck!!!! and keep trying

Answer 6

If current job frustrates you, I recommend you quit... what will happen (if has not started yet) is that this will affect your entire life, while being somewhere else, you'll start thinking on your job situation and you won't enjoy anything (as you don't enjoy your job)... if you quit, there will be financial pressures, of course, but you know that the way out is getting a job, then you'll focus on that... and you'll be moving forward... the good thing on the other side is that you're realizing this is not the work environment you want soon enough.. imagine people who realize that after 20 yrs. in a company!!! Good luck.

Answer 7

it sounds like you do need to leave this job - its no good if you hate it so much. but maybe find another job before you leave try out for ones that will interest you so you don't hate it so much. if you find it hard to get work in a court, maybe get some work experience first and then they are more likely to offer you paid work. if you quit it wont look so bad on your cv, having a job shows commitment, and if your job is something to do with the future thats even better. they owuldn't expect you to stick with a job you hate so much
hope you sort it out

Answer 8

first of all dont listen to other people,apart from your mum. she is partly right by saying about your cv, the thing with a cv is you can tell other employers what you want to tell them so if it doesnt work out at mc,ds then dont put it on your cv. sit down and talk to your mum and explaine the pressure this job has on you, im sure your mum will understand giving the diffaculty of the job and the tasks mc,ds put you through,eg customer abuse.
i have read your question and the impression i get is that you are very keen to get on in life. show your question to your mother as im sure she will feel guilty that you did not approach her first with your problams.
good luck!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 9

Working there is a means to an end not an end in itself. If you can replace the income working elsewhere, leave. Otherwise, stick it out for a while and I am sure you will get used to it. I wouldn't worry on the CV score, you can always just omit it.

Answer 10

No wonder you don't like you are working in Macdonalds!! If you don't like it then leave, it won't lok bad on your Cv because you don't have to put it on. There are loads of jobs around and you just need to find something that interests you and apply. Theres no point in staying if you already don't like it and if you can't see it getting better. I say get a new job!
Good Luck