speedingpenguin
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I need help.
I havn't been my usual self lately. The last few months I've been a pretty unhappy person. I thought I was doing good, I thought I was happy with how life was going, but I think I've hit an all time low. My job is literally destroying me and my life.
I work for one of the major auto parts retail stores, managing the commercial program (dealing with all of the garages and repair shops). I started out working for the company a little over 2 years ago part time. I was really into cars back then, had no idea what I wanted in life as far as a career, and everything was great. I enjoyed going to work every day. A year and a half ago I kinda stumbled into the opportunity to be in charge of and run the commercial program. I was thrilled, I would be making a few bucks more and would have a set schedule, not having to work nights or weekends (the occasional Saturday here and there). I had no real experience for the position, and kinda technically was too young to really be qualified for it, but upper management saw that I was responsible enough, eager, and smart enough to get the job done, so I started!
Here I am a year and a half later, I've learned a ton, gained a lot of experience in selling, management, organization, accounting (keeping track of and collecting money from customers, keeping track of profits, losses, expenses, etc.), and dealing with people and businesses. I've gone from the store averaging less than $700/day in sales with me constantly making sales calls and going after every potential sale I could, to over $1100/day without me doing a damn thing other than answering calls (And with only half the number of drivers!) so from an experience standpoint, I feel good.
I wake up in the morning now and the first thing I think is "I hate my job, maybe I should just stop showing up". Dealing with the same problems over and over again, upper management that never has anything helpful or even just encouraging to say, putting up with the same sketchy people pulling the same sketchy moves and not being able to do anything about it.... and not even getting paid a decent wage!
To be honest, I think these problems are due in great deal to the fact that I am not passionate (or even enthusiastic) about my job any more. I have a lot of responsibility, but not very much control over how the business is run. Its to the point where I've pretty much stopped caring. It doesn't help that I'm surrounded by people who are the exact opposite of who I am and want to be, all day long. I mean, no offense to anyone, but I'm sick of interacting shady characters who wear the same filthy clothes for literally DAYS, who's full time job seems to be trying to keep their clunker car or truck running, and who always seem to have a problem that always is somehow my fault. (I deal with walk-in customers too.)
I need a change. I can't deal with this any more. Ideally I would have a couple of internet businesses up and running, providing me with enough money to leave my job and have some income to allow me to build and grow my own businesses full time, but I need to act sooner than that. I could try and get a part-time job doing something easy and stress free, but that's really not what I want either. If I'm gonna be working for someone else, I want to be learning something useful.
My ultimate goal is to invest in real estate while starting and selling businesses.
What do you all recommend I do? Thankfully I'm still living at home and don't really have too much as far as expenses go... car insurance, a bike payment (selling the bike ASAP), cell phone bill.... gas if I go anywhere, but thats pretty much it. And I've got great parents who can help me out if I need it. I'm very fortunate to be in this position. Now its really a matter of do I give my 2 weeks notice ASAP, get myself away from the "negative" in my life and just bust a$$ trying my hand at an online business full time? Do I grab the first part time job making 9 bucks an hour (I'm making 11.28 an hour now with an average monthly "bonus" of around 250 after taxes) and just work on an online business at the same time? or do I wait and look for a job that is at least somewhat related to what my long term goals are? (Building businesses / investing in real estate)
I havn't been my usual self lately. The last few months I've been a pretty unhappy person. I thought I was doing good, I thought I was happy with how life was going, but I think I've hit an all time low. My job is literally destroying me and my life.
I work for one of the major auto parts retail stores, managing the commercial program (dealing with all of the garages and repair shops). I started out working for the company a little over 2 years ago part time. I was really into cars back then, had no idea what I wanted in life as far as a career, and everything was great. I enjoyed going to work every day. A year and a half ago I kinda stumbled into the opportunity to be in charge of and run the commercial program. I was thrilled, I would be making a few bucks more and would have a set schedule, not having to work nights or weekends (the occasional Saturday here and there). I had no real experience for the position, and kinda technically was too young to really be qualified for it, but upper management saw that I was responsible enough, eager, and smart enough to get the job done, so I started!
Here I am a year and a half later, I've learned a ton, gained a lot of experience in selling, management, organization, accounting (keeping track of and collecting money from customers, keeping track of profits, losses, expenses, etc.), and dealing with people and businesses. I've gone from the store averaging less than $700/day in sales with me constantly making sales calls and going after every potential sale I could, to over $1100/day without me doing a damn thing other than answering calls (And with only half the number of drivers!) so from an experience standpoint, I feel good.
I wake up in the morning now and the first thing I think is "I hate my job, maybe I should just stop showing up". Dealing with the same problems over and over again, upper management that never has anything helpful or even just encouraging to say, putting up with the same sketchy people pulling the same sketchy moves and not being able to do anything about it.... and not even getting paid a decent wage!
To be honest, I think these problems are due in great deal to the fact that I am not passionate (or even enthusiastic) about my job any more. I have a lot of responsibility, but not very much control over how the business is run. Its to the point where I've pretty much stopped caring. It doesn't help that I'm surrounded by people who are the exact opposite of who I am and want to be, all day long. I mean, no offense to anyone, but I'm sick of interacting shady characters who wear the same filthy clothes for literally DAYS, who's full time job seems to be trying to keep their clunker car or truck running, and who always seem to have a problem that always is somehow my fault. (I deal with walk-in customers too.)
I need a change. I can't deal with this any more. Ideally I would have a couple of internet businesses up and running, providing me with enough money to leave my job and have some income to allow me to build and grow my own businesses full time, but I need to act sooner than that. I could try and get a part-time job doing something easy and stress free, but that's really not what I want either. If I'm gonna be working for someone else, I want to be learning something useful.
My ultimate goal is to invest in real estate while starting and selling businesses.
What do you all recommend I do? Thankfully I'm still living at home and don't really have too much as far as expenses go... car insurance, a bike payment (selling the bike ASAP), cell phone bill.... gas if I go anywhere, but thats pretty much it. And I've got great parents who can help me out if I need it. I'm very fortunate to be in this position. Now its really a matter of do I give my 2 weeks notice ASAP, get myself away from the "negative" in my life and just bust a$$ trying my hand at an online business full time? Do I grab the first part time job making 9 bucks an hour (I'm making 11.28 an hour now with an average monthly "bonus" of around 250 after taxes) and just work on an online business at the same time? or do I wait and look for a job that is at least somewhat related to what my long term goals are? (Building businesses / investing in real estate)
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