I Hate My Job!

I recently earned my bachelor's in criminal justice and currently going after my master's in forensic psychology. I didn't work while pursuing my bachelor's, my husband took care of everything, which included our children, home and bills. I was miserable and longed to go back to work.

After getting my degree I went everywhere looking for work but everyone wanted 1-2yrs experience, which I don't have. I've taken and passed exams for the parole board and corrections but no luck yet.

I got tired of doors closing in my face so I answered an ad for a warehouse position. I've been working for a week now and I hate it more than anything. The pay sucks, but the benefits are good so I'm trying. It's not my dream job but a way to get my feet wet in the workforce, just to get out of the house.

The biggest thing is the place is huge and as I'm in put away, I have to carry pallets from receiving to the designated shelves throughout the warehouse. I'm doing this all on foot. The people receiving the items are the ones loading the pallet and putting barcodes on them. These codes give a location in the warehouse. Most times they don't scan the items properly and I am stuck running around trying to find the proper location, which includes going from one end of the warehouse to find a "problem solver" to fix it, then finding the location which pops up invalid several times.

I spend 8hrs doing this, with a half hr unpaid lunch. If I punch in 2 minutes late it'll come out of my check. When I get into the building, I have to put everything in my locker by the guard booth. I then have to walk to the rear of the building to the time clock to punch in. It's literally 12 minutes from the guard booth, so I have to hustle. Everyone complains about the same thing but they don't care, they're excited to give you less money.

When I finally clock out I sit in my car for a while just to decompress and to gain the feeling in my feet again. Yesterday I couldn't walk, I was in so much pain. They're no chairs to encourage any kind of sitting, only in the break room, which I can't enter unless it's my official break time or I lose money. I'm expected to do 70 loads a shift, each load can carry up to 20 boxes or stacks of cans, weighing up to 70 to 100lbs.

I get it, it's work but I seriously hate it but I can't quit, I promised myself that I wouldn't, not until I find something better.