I dread going to work?

Question

i used to love my job.. but after 3 years of doing the same thing every single freaking day i don't care anymore. i used to do all i could at work and put my full effort in everything. now i just do what i have to. i am getting almost completely apathetic. i just plain don't care anymore.

after 3 years, i am STILL just a cashier. i still don't get to train anybody, i haven't got a promotion and the whole time i have sat back and watched people who have only been there for six months get promoted ahead of me! my boss says i am a good employee and yet every review i just get average. i don't get it! he says he wouldn't know what to do without me.. yet he gives everyone else the promotions.

i don't know what i am doing there anymore and some days i want to just lay there in bed and not bother even going in.. just let them fire me! of course i wouldn't do that. i do have morals and believe in not putting my work off on others.

i have worked my hardest for 3 years and gotten nowhere! how do i get over this hump? is this burn out?

Answer 1

Yes, it sounds like burn out.  Can't you afford to take one or two night classes - go to school part time - without your dad's financial information?  Look for a similar job someplace else and be sure to ask what your chances are for promotion if you work there.  

Have you asked your boss why you haven't been promoted or gotten a raise equal to the new cashiers?  My daughter's boss was starting a new business and forgot that she had promised some of the employees a raise after a certain amount of time.  They finally asked her about it and she was very sorry that she had not realized that much time had passed already.

And yes, a vacation would help!  Get a change of scenery! Have some fun!

Answer 2

Not at all. Take a part-time course and study it with passion, and that's something that you like to study best e.g. accounting, business, or even a computer course.

Take a course that you'll find essential and also a favourite to your liking.

While you're taking a course part-time, keep doing the cashier's job to get money coming in. That way, you have some stability, earning a new interest, gaining a new skill, re-changing your life, looking much better when you go to work, and as well, preparing for a long-term future with other related courses as you go along. Eventually, you may take two or three more courses together and then look for even a better job with the skill sets you earned.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

if you dont enjoy your job start looking for another one and try talking to some mothers and go to your local firehouse to be certified for around $60

Answer 4

First of all, it sounds like your job is draining the life out of you, and that is nooo good. Something needs to change, either you need to talk to your boss about your performance (why am I not being paid as much? what qualities are you looking for when you promote? advocate for higher pay or a change in position based on your good qualities) or you can quit. I would be careful about staying on and blowing off the job because that can't help with promotions or a future recommendation. Either reinvigorate yourself or get a new job.

As far as being a nanny, I've done that and worked at an elementary school taking care of kids. First off, you don't need any classes, certifications helps, but like another Answer said, that's not expensive to get. Depending on where you live, nanny jobs can be scarce or abundant. Living in a suburban community always helps, but if not you can always get hooked up with parents through job listings, nanny services or volunteering with kids. The point is to start somewhere, like  volunteering or basic babysitting, so you build up a reputation, contacts and a good resume.

If nannying is something you are really interested in, I would push hard for it--it's normally high-paying and if you get good clients, those relationships are wonderful.

Answer 5

:)  Have you ever watched the NBC show "The Office"?  That always makes me feel better about my job LOL.  

It sounds to me like it's time for you to move on.  You need to be happy with your job-- it's a huge part of your life!  Think about what would make happy, and start working towards it.  Maybe you can take night classes while you continue earning money at your current job.  Seriously, don't do something you hate.  Life is too short!  

Answer 6

I know how you feel - I did cashiering for way too long.  First off, get a new job. You'll never advance.  You'll always just be a cashier.

If you want to be a nanny, look into different au pairing services.  You don't need courses, but you pay a fee to register yourself.  You should have basic first aid, but you might be able to negotiate with a family to pay for that expense.

Here's some sties: http://www.aupair.com/ , www.aupairusa.org/

I know lots of girls who have been au pairs!  It allows you to travel abroad, learn a new language and learn a new culture.  Lots of families in foreign countries want an english speaking au pair to teach their children.  So, you're totally at an advantage.  Definitely look into this.  I was serious about becoming an au pair, however I'm newly engaged now, so the "run around the world like a free bird" mentality is gone...

I've worked in retail as a cashier.  I was the top worker - never late for shifts, always clean and proper, not rude to customers, never complained...I got a penny raise after one year...  I'm now at university and taking jobs that paid double the cashier job, PLUS they're easier.  (ie: now I'm at work.   I'm making 20 an hour.  I can sleep.  I can use the internet.  I have no supervisor.  My job is to sit on my butt and make sure that no one trespasses).

I dunno, if you can, take on all the extra shifts you can and save up enough money for your class.  See if you can qualify for a bursary or scholarship.  I worked retail and managed to save up a couple grand over 4 months - then I flew away to Europe for the summer!!!  It is possible to save money with a low income.

Yahoo won't be able to help you.  You need to find your own motivation to advance yourself.  I don't see why you wouldn't be able to save up enough to become a nanny.  Even if you can't save any money, maybe you should just start looking for another job.

Answer 7

Its time to look into finding another job.  If you want to work with kids, try applying at daycare centers.  Don't forget about hospitals, churchs, and gyms, they have daycare centers.  You don't necessarily need to take classes or get degrees for those jobs either and you will be doing something closer to what you actually want.  

Answer 8

You're burnt out because you get no support either morally or financially and your boss is taking terrible advantage of you; you need to quietly go about finding another job. and when you get one, quit and tell him why. You must get out of there and into a new job and you have an excellent resume now. Go for it.