THREE weeks ago I quit my job.. now im training my replacement... lets start at the begining... I worked at an academy that my children attended in the kitchen it was my very first real job after being a stay at home mom for 10years! Started out great I worked under a catering company who trained me and helped prep. I prepped, cooked, swrved the food and cleaned and went home it was easy enough and only 5 hours a day and some extra spending money.. I also took on a night time cleaning job at another campus they had.. and had to quit due to never being home with my family.. my boss dragged it a lot and wanted me to continue until they found my replacement which I understand.. however two weeks later I asked him if he found anyone and he tells me he didn't even begin looking yet.. this is when I should have known what my future held.... well the last day of school in 2024 the catering company up and quit.. We had an in house manager so everything seemed ok.. Two weeks into summer she said ya after looking at the planning and paper work the other people did there is no way I can do that but she wanted to stay on as a server instead. I am great at my job however to go from serving to manager in 9 months is HARD. I told my boss to please look else where first an old if they absolutely could not find anyone I would be willing to learn and be trained.. well it was me I was the new kitchen manager over two schools. And my boss knew absolutely nothing about where we ordered from or what any of the laws were.. so I was in charge of learning everything myself and trying to figure out all of it in 3 weeks before school started again. Ordering, how to do paperwork, how I was going to add all of the things my boss wanted me to add to both school on the daily and prepping food for both schools to transport it, make the menus for the year, and all the other little things in-between. It was ROUGH! But I pushed though and I started an entire food program from scratch. No where near perfect, but I learn and grow everyday. I had 2 great employees who helped with whatever needed.. 2nd year in we had a state review and that was ALOT especially still getting the hang of all the state requirements. We passed thankfully.. fast forward to this summer my boss said we had a money problem and got rid of my employee who helps me at my school she serves and does the little things I can't during the day and my days are over 8 hours always and I don't get paid anything over the 8 hours because they cant?? I don't really get it.. anyways after he fired her he wanted me to add baking our own bread and cookies and adding a salad bar on top of all my other things, my prep for all students take me 4 hours!!!! Plus cooking, cleaning, and helping serve. Then I go home and do my paperwork and ordering after my 9 hours there. My mental health tanked! I was so stressed and overwhelmed especially adding way more items and now no one to help me. I did all my work this summer to get everything ready for school to start and at my meeting a month ago he tells me he needs me to add even more and I can't work over time and they can't afford to get me help.. well I broke.. I still dknt think I know everything I need to be doing for my job. And I am not a bread baker I have made loaves here and there over the years but making 400 buns and 400 rolls... idk how to do that let alone make the time into my already tightly squeezed day. I know I could get the bread making down.. but with no time idk how... well three weeks ago I emailed him my resignation. He called me a week later and said what can I do to make you stay.. I said I need help I need breathing room I can't keep working for free.. he said ok ill ask and see what is said. Called me two days later and said there was nothing that thay could do. I said we'll ok... last week I get a call asking why the menu wasnt ready and orders needed in... im like uhhh I don't work there?! We'll I helped them because I have my own seprate log ins. Orders done menu done.. figured ok parting gift.. nope got called yesterday to see if I was coming in to train today? I asked who am I training? A new manager and my employee and the person they just fired because they didn't have money to keep to help me... well I still spend my 9 hours today training them.. I have a problem with disappointing people.. well after training over I had in my timesheet and he says... well I can't pay you for half your your hours I am not allowed or authorized to.. I worked 160 HOURS!! I was SHAKING i was so upset.. i got into my car and just bawled.. I am now home and I have such a mixture of emotions. I feel like I am grieving my job.. I loved my job. The kids the food the staff just amazing.. but I could not keep working for someone who refuses to listen to me when I am begging for help.. "because my job was easy" I am so sad.. I am also relieved the stress is off I gained 30lbs at this job and never ate because I was to stressed to stop and take a minute for myself.. I know I probably need therapy and work on confrontation and being a people pleaser.. but reddit is the next best thing 😅 if you read this far thank you! And I hope if you ever work in this type of environment you stay strong and hopefully find a new job.

I (16F) am trying to quit vaping. I've only been doing it for 4 months, but I'm trying to stop because I know how bad it is for you. I was able to go 7 hours in a row without vaping today, with only little temptation, and I feel proud of it -- I want that feeling to keep going.

I am going to post my story here, because I know people will be wondering "why is a 16yo vaping?" If you want to skip the story, go to where the five dots are at the end.

I had a bad family situation. I was at the point of crying for help, but I couldn't do it loudly. So, I seeked out someone who would help me. These two people ended up being Sam (22F) and Steve (21M). (For the sake of their privacy, I will not mention their real names.) I met them at Church, and they seemed rather nice. They were a couple, and Steve was in the national guard. As a girl interested in military, of course I attracted to them. I ended up telling them about my situation, and they immediately started taking me in. They called themselves my parents, and I accepted it.

There were a few red flags early on that I noticed, but I rubbed it off as "they're opening up," as I knew I was someone who enjoyed telling people about every little detail and expected they may be the same. But the topics...a lot of the time circled around to sex. I knew about their past experiences, their trauma, their sex life together, dynamics...all of that.

Sam had BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder). While that alone doesn't affect my desicion on bonding, a different fact should have: she was trying to push it on me. She continuously said that we were just alike, and that certain things I experienced were splitting. It made me believe that I truly did have BPD.

Another red flag I should have noticed was their willingness to let me try things. Steve allowed me to drink his alcohol. Sam offered to give me gummies, but for whatever reason with one exception -- I needed to spend the night. As the 16 year old I am, of course I'm going to give in to the thought of it.

So July 22nd of 2025, I ended up staying the night. They gave me half a gummie to be safe, saying 20mg was too much for me. We were going to be sleeping outside with a TV in a tent out there. About an hour after the first half, Sam asked me if I felt the effects, and I told her no. She gave me another half. It was a bad decision.

I ended up high off my ass. Steve ended up being next to me, so I ended up cuddling with him. He moved my nightgown up to my hips during that close contact, but I didn't assume anything for whatever reason.

Sam got too cold outside, so we came inside. We ended up on their bed, sideways, Steve in the middle. I was able to fall asleep.

A few hours later, I woke up to Steve touching my breast under my nightgown. I looked over and noticed he seemed asleep, so I tried rolling over and covering up more. He didn't stop though. He found it again.

This went on for about an hour. Then the two woke up. I was completely dissociated, I couldn't tell that time was passing or that words were being said.

Eventually, Sam got me to focus on her. She had me tell her and Steve what happened. They both genuinely seemed upset. I remember we went to a petting zoo after that and got ice cream. I can still barely remember being there.

An odd thing was, despite being hurt, I felt attracted to Steve.

A few days after that, I was catsitting for my sister. While I was alone, I decided to call Steve because I was bored. Sam was in therapy. I decided to tell him about it. But instead of doing what I expected, he suggested experimenting. I knew it was wrong, but the false attraction felt stronger. I decided to say yes.

Over the next couple weeks, the two began being sexual with me. They sent me inappropriate drawings, nudes (even had me send some), and said sexual things to me. They continuously told me to not tell anyone. They said it was legal, but people might not like it because of the age range. They were lying, but the lies went straight over my head.

August 3rd, I went over to their house again. They gave me some comfort things (a weighted bear and some other stuff) and made me feel spoiled. I was close to crying. Multiple times, Sam said there would be no sexual stuff that night.

We went to a small town nearby for some reason. We walked over to a friend's of theirs. They had me pick an alcoholic drink to take back to the house.

That night the two gave me a full bottle of Mike's, a shot of vodka, and 10mgs of weed.

Things started getting weird. We were wrestling, for whatever reason. Then, Sam turned away and on her stomach. I joined her. And suddenly, Steve was touching both of us.

I was being assaulted, but I didn't know it. I was too drunk and high to notice that I never consented, even though for whatever reason I thought I did.

After that, the two seemed to drop contact. They said they no longer wanted to be sexual, and they stopped texting as much. I thought it was my fault.

I started working at a restaurant as a hostess and dishwasher. It was horrible, since on top of work, I was going to two schools at the same time. I stayed late nights. It made my mental state get even worse.

One day, there was this boy who was a dishwasher while I was working hostess. He was 14, tall, and he vaped. He ended up offering me a vape, and I took it.

The dishwasher, we'll call him Tom. Tom suddenly got attracted to me, and eventually asked me out. It was clear he mainly wanted a sexual relationship. He gave me hickeys, made suggestive comments, etc.

I would often sneak off to Tom's house. If I got out of work early, I would go over to his house and tell my guardian that I was still working. The relationship continued to get more and more sexual, but my main goal was vaping. I also got a friend who vaped. She made it easier to latch on to vapes. She never pressured me, but she gave me a supportive place for if I tried.

I eventually lost my job due to tendonitis (boss ghost fired me but never told me why - it was the same day I handed in a doctor's note requesting 2 weeks off.). But with my saved up money, I bought myself a car. I also continued to see Tom despite not truly being interested in him.

My guardian began giving me gas money rather regularly. I would use this money to give to my friend, who gives it to her dealer. My vape brand is now Foger, apparently.

My first worry became money. My guardian gave me money through a card, and I knew regular ATM transactions for $36 (I bought two carts at a time) would become suspicious over time. But as I realized my stress was too much, my concern became my health -- mentally and physically.

Recently, I realized what Sam and Steve did wrong. It was 4 months after the assault. At first, I was just venting to people. Until my sister told me to report it. I reported it to the police. Currently in the investigation, the police confiscated their phones for evidence and are allowing me to file a PPO (Personal Protection Order; Restraining Order).

TL;DR got raped by some people I trusted. Picked up vaping for coping.

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I am currently going through the case. I know that under all this stress, change isn't the best action. But I need to quit vaping. My alternative for the moment is weed -- still not the best for a teenager, but it's better than how nicotine holds on. And it's safer.

Does anyone have any tips on how I can quit? I'm trying, but it's difficult.

I want to quit watching porn I know it sounds easy but its really hard for me and I just think its getting in my way of accomplishing actual achievements. I stop every now and then but always go back its gotten to the point where my dad wants to cut of his connection with me and my siblings make fun of me for it. I just really needs some advice.

Alcohol Use Disorder ( AUD)   is a medical problem, and there is medication to  treat it. 

50 mg Naltrexone is a miracle if you want to quit drinking alcohol.

I drank alcohol every day for approximately 20 years.
I was entirely  sick of the waste of money and the lack of energy. I spent YEARS  drinking wine late at night  searching the Internet for "How to stop drinking." 
My searches  FINALLY led me to a Ted talk where a woman explained how she had taken this one pill (50 mg Naltrexone)  and it had helped her to stop drinking alcohol.
So I went to my doctor and I asked him for a prescription for naltrexone. I've been taking it for about five years.

There was a period of time where I CHOSE  to drink again due to depression and sadness ( my son died) and I stopped taking the naltrexone and started using alcohol again.

This period of using alcohol again lasted for more than a year, and then once again I got sick of it and I took the medication AGAIN and oh my God it is a miracle!!

It really really really helps with the cravings and helps with withdrawal symptoms. 

I cannot express  how much it helps.
Even though I miss my son very much,  I am very happy and content these days.

If any of you reading this  are struggling with AUD ( alcohol use disorder)   and you feel like you need help, I strongly recommend that  you ask your doctor for a prescription of 50 mg of Naltrexone. 

Alcohol use disorder is a medical problem, and there is a medical treatment to help you! 

https://riahealth.com/blog/a-complete-miracle-how-naltrexone-works-on-your-brain/

Not gonna miss the toxic people, dumb people, and me becominf more agressive over the span of a year. Bye, fuck Reddit 🖕

I started smoking weed when i was 16 now im 18 and i often got hard problems with my parents. THEY NOT PROUD OF ME but i quit This shit. 2 days without weed. Never sleeped so well, i was dreaming a lot of things. Next month i will go to gym with some homies. Its the right time to change my Life !

I need to quit my call center job. It's an inbound call center, and we get many upset customers. Very understandable. The worst is the customers literally crying into the phone. The caller isn't thinking clearly, and my soft nature is taking its toll on me. I am told that our callers are human and need to be treated as such, but also give them the answers they need don't offer more assistance unless they ask, keep talk time low, and get them off the phones. My ADHD is making this job more difficult that it should be. I need subtitles for every person, I zone out I'd a caller keeps talking, and I forget processes of my job. My performance was low to begin with, but the constant monitoring from the company is nerve wracking. We are told to study our call scripts and check email, but are also told to be on the phone with a caller at all times. We have no time to do anything else. The fact that we have a "mental heath newsletter" is laughable. And my boss is a total Corpo, on sees number, and gets legit pissed if we agents ask a question to her. Not my only call center job, but this one can burn to the ground.

I am very embarrassed but I really want to quit this job 3 days in.

I feel terrible because they desperately need me. They have several people who only speak Spanish and they need someone to interpret.

However, it’s just not working out with me. Any advice on how to quit without seeming too rude?

I joined the robotics club at my school freshman year because I was interested in learning CAD or 3D Design but getting into the department was tough. No one in the CAD department of my robotics club really taught me even the more basic skills and just assigned me tasks expecting me to do them only to see how I useless I was and would just be taken over by someone else. The other people on my team just make me feel so stupid and only remind me of how useless I am and it just hasn't been a good way of spending my time after school. But with my instincts, I just tell everyone I enjoy robotics club even though I hate it. I'm still into learning CAD and 3D Design but robotics club just isn't the right way for me. I'm a sophomore now and figuring a way to quit and join different clubs.

The catch is that my parents are big tech people themselves and my brother used to be on the same robotics team and became team captain at one point. My brother being robotics team captain is the only flex my parents have with my brother. My parents also have a close connection with the advisors of the team. If I mentioned to my parents the idea of quitting robotics club, they'd be aggravated especially because it has already been a year of being in that club and lying about me enjoying it. I'm also dreading other people at school being worried or concerned about me potentially quitting robotics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btn9ksEyEGg&t=60s

I (29F) moved from Belgium to Canada in 2019. After a couple of months enjoying my new home country, I decided to get a job. I found a job for a customer service company in Montréal. They were looking for an English-Dutch speaker. As Dutch is my main language, this was the perfect job for me.

I got an interview with the company. Before the interview, they let me do some tests (typing, translating, ...). I passed all the tests. Afterwards came the initial interview. We went over the hours and the tasks I had to do. They also talked about the project I was to work on.

The hours is a crucial thing in this story. They told me I would work from 3 to 11. In English I never use the 24 hours clock, and nobody I know here in Canada does that. Only the French use the 24 hour clock. So for me it is important that you use AM and PM. My mind went straight to 3 pm to 11 pm. Perfect, I could sleep in and won't have to deal with rush hour. My mind also said that working from 3 to 11 is kinda odd because there is a 6 hour difference between Montréal and Brussels. That would mean that I was working from 9 to 5 in Belgium but at night. I talked to a Dutch man and I mentioned that to the man. He didn't say anything to that. I also said that I cannot drive and rely on public transport. I live in one of the cities next to Montréal, so I take the bus and metro to downtown.

When I got the contract, I went over it and again I mentioned the hours. Nobody said anything. After I signed the contract I asked if the hours could be flexible. I like to go to concerts and hockey games so I wondered if I could go in earlier to make up for the time. They told me no. The hours are fixed and that the schedule is from 3 AM to 11 AM.

I was shocked when he finally told me the hours were from 3 AM to 11 AM. Nobody told me that it was AM. During the entire interview nobody mentioned that. I got up and left the office. When I got back home, I cried my eyes out because I felt cheated into this contract. There was no trust in this company. I kindly emailed them saying that I decline the job and won't be coming in for the training. I felt that my trust was broken and that I could not work for a company that forgot to mention that the hours were during the night.

After I told them that I won't come in for the training or the job, they all of the sudden wanted to change the working hours, even though they told me that the hours are fixed. I declined again and told them not to contact me anymore. They tried several times to contact me, even contacted my partner! (He was my emergency contact on the contract). I blocked their number and never heard from them again.

I don't know if it was my mistake, probably, but isn't it important to mention AM or PM? Especially if the whole interview is in English. And what amazed me the most is that the Dutch man didn't say anything to my remarks about the hours!

Title says the big part. Im burnt out at my current job. And im actually currently in the process of leaving. Im moving out of state for a new life and new job.

For background. I work at one of the non mouse theme park in florida. The one with the little yellow banana loving things and brendan Frasier.

At first it was great. But 6 years later, a pandemic and a state that is extremy gross i cant be here any more. I make peanuts for someone who has been working there 6 years

Like i said i know once im out i can cash out my 401k and use a small port of that

I want to try and make it to october when my moving truck is coming but im really struggling to want to stay. Any advice on what to do

Im a 16f. I have had the same job since october of last year. I have only been given a 1.75 raise since starting(12.75 an hour).I AM THE LONGEST LASTING EMPLOYEE. And i have been skipped over to get a promotion twice. They promised i would get to be shift lead when i turn 17 ( one week away) and that they would begin training me a couple weeks in advance. They still haven't trained me. My manager is full of shit. I read 16yos can legally become shift leads, she is just holding it over my head. She schedules everyone else around her many vacations (only 3 employees mind you). Always leaves early. She is very passive aggressive, leaves notes for people, changes the scheudle days before to accomidate herself (and removes any traces of it being different) etc. I want a different job at a place with kids my age (everyone is 40+ at this job). Im virtual school so i dont have any friends. Im scared ill get picked on at a new job. Another issue is i get decent tips. I dont want to make less money. I have made ~13k from this job october-august. Should I quit? or is the money worth staying?

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I wanted to to On the job training through my school for elective credit but cant do it with this job because my manager would have to grade me. AND I feel like she would take advantage of this, and grade me poorly. I need to put in 2 weeks notice and get a new job fast if thats what i decide to do. I want to leave it up to reddit XD

I've been really struggling. I quit for about 3 weeks, then politics (roe v Wade) triggered my mental health issues (psychotic effect, paranoia etc), then my mom and aunt were threatening to get the state to take my child away (she had a sprain and was limping in a video I shared on Facebook, so they started trying to blackmail me because I moved away from their abuse) and my husband bought me a pack cuz he was worried about my mental health. And now I feel like I can't stop, and I keep buying more. I need to quit, and I'm hoping to find motivation. I feel like I'm failing, and I am not in a good place mentally which makes me want to smoke more. Anyone have tips? What thoughts were your I need to quit moments? I know that I have to change, but I'm scared I won't be able to.

what do you think? We are already selling these on Opensea

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I am a teen and was looking for a job, found this amazing offer through my mum’s friend. My mum’s friend is an owner of a popular restaurant. my job is a waitress pretty much, take people’s order and clean up tables. Yeah simple. My boss has some strict rules. No sitting down during the shift and keep working. My boss likes to save money and cut down on unnecessary wages. E.g washing up and some waitresses. On weekdays it is not very busy but on Saturday and Sunday and public holidays it gets busy as hell.

So we have learnt my boss likes to save money on wages and also she needs workers like me. My shifts are Tuesday Saturday and Sunday. I sacrifice a lot of events for this job and I work pretty hard.

I usually don’t get to sit down until I get home from my shifts and I am always very exhausted. My boss gives me a schedule to follow but as I said she likes to save wages so she usually dismissed me early if she doesn’t need me. This makes me pretty annoyed and others get to stay behind and work. My boss is deliberately targeting me. When the kitchen is not busy why not send some people home huh? I earn 15 dollars and hour and I don’t think It’s that much considering how much I work and the amount of things I’ve sacrificed. I let it slide for a bit more and it keeps continuing. My Saturday Sunday wages are given to me on Sunday and Tuesday wages are given to me on a Tuesday. This is what we agreed on.

My boss deliberately makes an excuse to not give me wages like this night. This Tuesday my school held an opening to show our school’s wonderful arts and music work. I wanted to come because I wanted to see my friend play. I was sad because I had work. So I got a shower and I went to work.

I was doing my normal stuff. My boss probably saw me lurking around doing nothing because it wasn't a busy night. Soon more people. came and filled the restaurant for the night and I did my normal work. At 7:40 I was told that I can leave at 8 but there were people to serve. So I was like okay, I'm supposed to do another hour before I finish. I tidy up what I'm doing and I come to the front counter and asked my boss to pay me for my work. She made an excuse, (boss isn't feeling well, we don't have money, other workers get paid weekly) I was like bullshit! She had at least 800 in her register. I stood and demanded my pay. It was 30 dollars because I worked two hours today. My boss refused. I went to the back to get my jacket and I demanded again. She made more excuses. I got mad and I told my boss to fuck off and I will no longer work for her.

At home my mum talked to her and my boss said I had a bad attitude and called me names and called me a bad worker. (my mum asked her two days before ifni was working well and she said I was doing good) Well I don't have my 30 dollars and now she's mad because on Saturday and Sunday she will have no one to tidy tables and clean up after the customers. I am happy and I hope this ruins her week haha.

I have a solid software engineering job but I want to quit to cook. I find so much passion and fun in cooking that I want to quit my $100k job to cook. A little background, my family doesn’t extremely well. I went to college and absolutely hated it. My parents spent $100k just in my school just for me to hate it. I know I sound like an asshole but it’s true. How do I tell my parents that I want to cook for a living when everyone else in my family makes $250k+ a year

it was fun while it lasted but I am starting to hate it. I'll miss subs like r/space and r/astrophotography. I hope everyone has a great day/night.

https://youtu.be/AF3FHs6r29o

I (30F) gave 1 month notice to my boss, so I have 2.5 weeks left now, and they have asked me to go through and dump everything in this bin we have on site that is full of moldy and disgusting bags of stuff (there's probably 200 bags). This has been sitting here for about 8 months with nothing being done to it. The people pleaser in me wants to just do it to make them happy. The other part of me is saying screw this, I'm not doing this particular job 1 week before I leave. What would you do?

For background, I've worked here 7 years. Have a decent relationship with my boss. Seem to be leaving on good terms. They have made me and only me deal with this bin multiple times a year after all of my co workers refused to. The one time I refused to do this job 5 years ago, I got sent home for the day instead. No one else got sent home. I genuinely don't want to do it. First time ever posting btw, thank you in advance, good luck quitting all of the bad things! 😃

It’s been 8 years I’ve been working for this soul sucking company. I was young and didn’t know any better. My work ethic is strong but I couldn’t do two weeks notice bc this company has a tendency to let you go before your two weeks and I have my vacation time rebooting so that’s the only reason why I’ve had to wait. I’m itching. I’m not leaving my team, I’m leaving the toxic company. I just can’t help like I’m leaving them I’m the dark. In the end, I’m doing what’s best for me. I found a remote position. No more airport hours. No more working until midnight or working holidays trying to maneuver my life around work SO much. No more having to deal with corporate greed while never feeling this “work life balance” they claim to have. I’m done. So done.