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Suitable Part-Time Jobs/quitting current one

J

Hello!

I got my first job 5 months ago at McDonald's and I'm doing 2-3 shifts a week since I am also full time at college.

I started off ok and I think that's because I was just so excited to have a job and prove I could earn money for myself. Unfortunately it has gotten more and more difficult as time goes on and is becoming unbearable.

I had really hoped that I could prove to myself that I could do well in a super high stress job, but I don't think I'm strong enough. It is constantly loud and busy, all sorts of beeping and clanging and shouting going on at all times. I can never hear what anyone says to me because of all the background noise (as I'm sure some of you will relate) and so managers get angry at me and some people think I'm rude when I really don't want to be.

I don't know the process of leaving the job and I don't really know who to speak to about it, and my mum is not supportive of me leaving as she has never really understood how things may be more difficult for me than my coworkers. 

What sort of jobs do you think I should start to apply for instead? I would like to save some more for uni in September but I can't handle much more of this job. 

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  • I actually started an admin job three weeks ago and I'm close to quitting.

    The main problems are that I'm finding it difficult because it's boring and tedious.  The other new starters have adapted faster than me because they've done very similar jobs before.  

    I find my self daydreaming during the training sessions due to lack of interest and forgetting how to do the various tasks.

    Specific examples of problems.

    1. Getting used to the company's Intranet.
    2. Cloud computing, where files are actually saved or uploaded, computer hard disk or cloud?
    3. How to access other people's emails on outlook.
    4. The various acts of parliament and legislation.
    5. Hundreds and hundreds of pages of instructions.
    6. My age, and short term memory problems.
    7. I hate talking on the phone, especially leaving messages on an answerphone.

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  • I actually started an admin job three weeks ago and I'm close to quitting.

    The main problems are that I'm finding it difficult because it's boring and tedious.  The other new starters have adapted faster than me because they've done very similar jobs before.  

    I find my self daydreaming during the training sessions due to lack of interest and forgetting how to do the various tasks.

    Specific examples of problems.

    1. Getting used to the company's Intranet.
    2. Cloud computing, where files are actually saved or uploaded, computer hard disk or cloud?
    3. How to access other people's emails on outlook.
    4. The various acts of parliament and legislation.
    5. Hundreds and hundreds of pages of instructions.
    6. My age, and short term memory problems.
    7. I hate talking on the phone, especially leaving messages on an answerphone.

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