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Want to quit but should I?

mystmoon

Hey all,

I'm currently nearly a year out of university. After 6 months dealing with JSA bulls*** I finally found a job as a shop assistant in a local convienience store for 3 days a week. However, I've been there 4 months and the stress of the job has me feeling extremely depressed and wiped out.

I have to do a lot of social interaction on the till and with my co-workers, I have to do tasks extremely quickly and then get scolded when I don't complete on time due to my lack of experience and co-ordination issues. They have frequently refused to allow me holiday, and they are njot even sure if I can have the one pre-booked holiday I had before I started there. I also frequently have sensory issues as the uniform has materials that put me on edge and customers often smell or brush their hands against mine and I just want to jerk away violently whenever this happens and go wash!

It's got to the point where I'm struggling to sleep from worrying about having to go and feeling sick and crying in the breakroom. I feel so exhausted from this that I haven't been to properly function in my time off, anmd it's meant I haven't been able to do my hobbies to help me feel any better.

My parents have advised me to stick it out til I can find another job, but I've been so tired that I haven't really been able to apply for any in a decent manner. I hated the JSA, but I don't know if I hate this job more. Really don't know what to do! Help?

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  • I've been there honey. I worked as a teaching assistant for 9 years - every day a struggle - because I thought I had no other option! I was exactly the same as you in terms of worrying about going to work when I wasn't there. When I was there I had frequent meltdowns and anxiety attacks - often locking myself in the toilets because I didn't know what else to do. You're definitely not alone in how you feel about your job!

    If you have an Autism/Asperger's Syndrome diagnosis then you should be getting either disability living allowance or personal independence payments. If you're not getting either, then you need to apply for PIP.

    Even if you don't have a diagnosis you should be able to get Emplyment support allowance. You need to get to your GP, explain all the difficulties you are having, explain how your employers are being - because it doesn't sound like they're being at all fair - and make your GP listen! Get an 'unfit for work' note and claim the ESA you deserve!

    Good luck hun. Hope you get sorted x

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  • I've been there honey. I worked as a teaching assistant for 9 years - every day a struggle - because I thought I had no other option! I was exactly the same as you in terms of worrying about going to work when I wasn't there. When I was there I had frequent meltdowns and anxiety attacks - often locking myself in the toilets because I didn't know what else to do. You're definitely not alone in how you feel about your job!

    If you have an Autism/Asperger's Syndrome diagnosis then you should be getting either disability living allowance or personal independence payments. If you're not getting either, then you need to apply for PIP.

    Even if you don't have a diagnosis you should be able to get Emplyment support allowance. You need to get to your GP, explain all the difficulties you are having, explain how your employers are being - because it doesn't sound like they're being at all fair - and make your GP listen! Get an 'unfit for work' note and claim the ESA you deserve!

    Good luck hun. Hope you get sorted x

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