Would you be depressed if you had to work 2 jobs?
I am asking this question because I am working to jobs to support myself and to keep a roof over my head and its depressing. I rarely have much time for myself to hang out with friends and family. And because the cost of living is expensive here in Michigan, I have to work two jobs to support myself.
Depressed: Call in sick or go to work?
I suffer from depression and also take meds for bi-polar disorder, although I haven't been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. For about the past week, I have felt really down and felt as if I needed time to myself. I couldn't afford my medications, but I was able to get them last night. I've been mentally/emotionally in pain for about a week now. Today I feel better, but I am wondering if I should call in sick and relax or go in to work? I haven't called in in about 6 months, which is very good for me because I used to call in all the time. What should I do? Call in sick and take some me time or go to work?
Would you be depressed?
I'm a waitress at a Chinese restaurant. It's a family business and there is no backing out of it. After i come home from school I'm reliefed, but then put work to work. I'm depressed in school and then I have to suffer even when I come home. I hate being a server because people don't tip much, and that is why my sister keeps making signs to make people tip. I also hate it because customers are rude and racist towards me. And my brother gets to stay at home while I work at our restaurant. Not to mention it's always OK if a server can't make it...BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS THERE!! *flips the table*
I'm depressed, I don't want to work, why did I even get a job?
I'm 18, almost finished two courses and I will graduate high school. Day before yesterday, I went on Craigslist and sent my resume to a few postings. Yesterday I went to an interview at a restaurant about 5 blocks from my house, and I landed the job. Today was my first shift; I worked from 5 pm to 11 pm. Mostly it was preparing and portioning food and dishwashing. These days I've been so depressed. I have only a few friends, no girlfriend, barely a social life, and I always feel so worthless. Even though I play organ and electric guitar, and am (kind of) in a band, I feel there is no point to me. I finally convinced myself that if I get a job, I will get money to get a cell phone, and then suddenly my social life will skyrocket and all will be good. Right. So I got the job. Already, after my first damn day, I hate it. I feel like a slave. All the employees are so nice and so is my boss, and the work isn't that hard. It's a bit tiring, but it's not so bad. Everyone else seems so happy there. But the whole shift I felt so self-conscious and ugly. I kept asking myself; "why are you even working, to get money? What are you gonna buy? Money won't make you worthy as a person..." My next shifts are from 6 pm to 11 pm on Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri and then Sunday. How can anyone be expected to work that much? I've had jobs before, and I can never hold them down because I always get so irritated being couped up in a kitchen working like a slave. I hate it. The worst part is, everyone here will tell me that I gotta work, especially after I finish school, to support myself. Well, what the hell is the point of working to stay alive, if I spend all my time being alive at work? I wanted to go to a meditation class on Wednesday night, but now I have to work instead. Goddammit... There is something wrong with me. I've always had ADHD, depression, OCD, bipolar, you name it. But I thought I was okay now. I'm not. I can't flirt with the beautiful girls at my work, and I feel like an ugly idiot, who doesn't even deserve a job. If I work, I am depressed because of how meaningless the labor is. If I don't work, I'm depressed over how boring and meaningless my day-to-day life is. So what is the point of anything then?