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Am I wrong for choosing to stay at my job?
Currently, I work as an overnight stocker and I’ve been doing it for 7 years straight. The pay is decent( 17 per hour). Currently
, I live at home with my parents and older sister. Life hasn’t been easy since I made dumb decisions when I was younger, thus I had been battling depression for a decade. In 2023, I decided to try to get out of my runt and confront my issues. Firstly, I dealt with my debt. I was dealing with student loan payments and other personal debt. In 2024, by the grace of God, I was able to file for bankruptcy. Secondly, I was job searching to find something better. I did get hired for an overnight stocking position for 19 dollars with a different company. Initially, I was excited but then I rejected the offer. My mom went ballistic and yelled at me for decision. The reason why I rejected it was because I wasn’t ready for change. I wanted to stay at my current job since I understand the process and I don’t have the energy to learn new skills and techniques. Also, the new job would’ve worked me to the bone: mandatory overtime/ have to come in on days off. I wasn’t sure if I wanted that life style. In addition, I know that I want to find a cheap school program and enlist myself into a new career afterwards. Night stocking isn’t something I wanna keep doing forever. It’s very taxing on the body and I’m not young like I used to be. However, I wonder if I made the right decision. My mom can be tactless at times and she disregards the person’s feelings about their decisions. For me, I just don’t wanna take any risks and fail. I made so many bad decisions with my money and time, so I really took the time to make sure I was happy with decision. But idk.
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Your last words are I don't know. Ask yourself this: If Mom had never said anything as she had, would you still feel you don't know? It sounds to me like you have given this some logical thought, a good sign you are not making the rash decisions of your younger self. If you can still get caught up on debts at 17 per hr, then I see no reason why to change other than changing to a day job if you get into a serious relationship that could lead to marriage and having a partner that worked days, while you worked nights would not work in a relationship.
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