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I want to quit my job
I'm a 17 year old girl and I've only had 2 jobs from real companies. The first job was at a dog groomers. I was the receptionist, did the laundry cleaned and walked the dogs. I loved it except for the fact that I inly worked when they needed me so I was on call. I asked for a set schedule and they said they couldn't give me one and I was unhappy with that so I left. Now, I work at a laundromat. Today was my first day. My cousins ex husband and his friend are co owners so they are my bosses. I love them and all and we get a long great but it's a very fast pace and demanding job . And there's so much to remember and you have to do it right and you can't mess up because they have major accounts and important customers. I cried when I came home from work wishing I still had my oops job. I know my old boss would take me backl but I don't know how to tell my parents or my current bosses that I want to quit. What should I do? It's inly been my first day. I am working again today from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm after school.
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Push through for a while hon. Let me share my own experience. I am approaching 60, and needing the extra cash, had to get a part time job. I got one in fast food where its obviously a fast paced environment. Like you, I cried my first day, even on the job in private during a bathroom break. It just seemed too hard and I was also aching from head to feet. It seemed I was too old to handle something like that. But no one else had bitten when I applied elsewhere, so this was it. I cried the 2nd day after work in hubbys arms, and the same the 3rd day. THe crying stopped then but I lived with a dread of it being time to go to work for another 2 weeks. All along, I was learning more things, they also didn't have the best training and the top bosses expect perfection so I was constantly being told in a sickening sweet fake voice of my errors and how to do it right. However, by sticking it through, I have come to actually like it. I am way better at cleaning because I come from a different upbringing of taking pride in a job well done. I also am outgoing and friendly and enjoy chatting and befriending the customers. Since my strength is my interaction with customers, they are perfectly happy with my working as cashier and support help at the front counter.
I'll also admit that I kind of hated the job in a way where I couldn't care less if they let me go because they felt I couldn't hack it. I still did my best but realized, instead of my making the decision that I wasn't cut out for it, I'd leave it up to them and it all has turned out well and I now love my job. I got a chance to see a 16 yr old boy in hs start training as a cashier, first reading up for days on company rules and policies with on line training. When the day came for him to start, he was so nervous he was cracking his knuckles and shaking and I was laughing cus I saw in him where I was at months before. I told him that yes it was scary and yes he'd make mistakes but everyone in company was trained to always help each other, no matter how long you worked there, always be willing to help or fix problems. My encouragement him and he is now one of our best cashiers as far as interacting with customers and doing so quickly and correctly.
In life, you'll find even as an adult that there'll be times and situations where you just don't want to do the task or what is needed to do but there is no one else who's gonna do it for you so you have to face the unpleasant situation and slowly work your way through it. I still hate calling customer service centers to correct their errors in billing and will put it off for days but like I said, its for me to do so eventually I do it.
Even if you don't stay, it is a good opportunity to learn how to stick to a commitment no matter how hard it gets and to learn when its best to give up on something. I've had to learn when to give up on things in life too but not too early.
Have a talk with the bosses and let them know how overwhelmed you feel and that you're having a hard time taking it all in, in addition to the fear of messing up something for them with an important client. Let them know you're willing to learn but you'll have lots of questions and most likely go slower to begin with in attempt to get things right. But if its possible, could they start you out with the jobs that are easier, simplier, and perhaps not from their highest paying clients? See what they have to say. Communication is everything in life and especially is helpful in a job. Don't be afraid to ask for help even if you've ask what you feel is too many times today or for the same thing they already showed you but you've forgotton. I forgot many times and just admitted, Hey, I forgot how to do the transaction when its a gift card they're using. Believe me, it wasnt 2 or 3 times cus that doesnt occur daily but over time I had to ask probably 6,7 times until I finally remembered. Always ask again, don't guess just cus you've forgotten. And if thats not good enough and they're not patient enough, then they aren't good bosses and you can do better elsewhere if they tell you that you're not cutting it in that job.
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