I Hate my job and want to quit.  But I have nowhere to go, and nothing to fall back on.  Should I keep doing something I despise just to live a decent lifestyle, or stick with my morals, QUIT and then live like a bum?
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how come people cant find another job while they are employed??? This always baffles me. LOOK FOR A JOB WHILE YOU WORK THERE AND QUIT WHEN YOU FIND ANOTHER ONE!
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Well, "YOU" maybe down and out on your luck, homeless, penniless, with no family or friends, etc., but you still do NOT have to be “miserable” - unless you truly want to be.   I am NOT religious so I wouldn't presume to recite any Jesus and/or bible passages, for instance, to address your dilemma.  …Besides, I don't really believe "YOU" are in as dire a situation as you might claim to be since: (a) you apparently have access to a computer, (b) you are at level 3 which means you are not just doing this as a one time shot from an Internet bar somewhere, (c) you seem a little too smart alky in your questions, comments, answers and attitude to be truly down on your luck, and (d) not to mention what TRULY GAVE IT AWAY WAS THE MENTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (The air fare alone would probably cost you over $4000) [:-)]!   So I'm not sure if you are soliciting advice here to give to others or what?   …Whatever the case maybe, and in the remote chance that "YOU" really are stuck in Japan – homeless, penniless and wanna make it back home but have nothing or no one to come back to, etc., here's my humble pragmatic response:\n\n1- I would go anywhere with a warm climate.  I agree with the other people here, anywhere near a beach would be a good option.  So take your pick among Florida, California and Hawaii.   I would say, the more exclusive the beach the better your chances of survival and perhaps eventual recovery.\n\n2- Like I said, you can be homeless but you do not have to be miserable - again unless you would really wish/have to be for whatever reason (i.e. drug/alcohol addiction, mental health problems, running from the law, etc.)   Anyway, I would say go for a city where there is lots of construction going on and get a job as a construction worker and slowly build your way back up again.    Among other possibilities with little or no previous experience required are (assuming, of course, you have no other applicable skills whatsoever): Dishwasher, Parking Attendant, Beginning Waiter, etc.\n\n3- Both California and Hawaii have a large population of people with Japanese ancestry and if you understand/speak Japanese you might be able to qualify for a better job capitalizing on your language skills.   We all have much more redeemable talents and out of sight skills than we think we have.\n\nGood Luck!
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People come and go at jobs. You are providing them a service by working and they are returning that with payment. Don't stay in a position and not advance yourself just so your employer won't "feel bad." It's your life - take the initiative and do what's in YOUR best interest. As long as you try to leave while in good standing (because you don't want to burn bridges), it's totally natural to quit a job if it is not meeting your needs - as someone else said, that's life!
281982
stay at your job until you find another......remember the grass isn't greenier on the other side.  No job is perfect.  Just be thankful you have a job.
552820
get another Job, than quit.
523842
Life is too short, I know people say that a lot but it's true.  This isn't a dress-rehearsal, it's the real thing - do what makes you feel good about yourself.  Spending all day in a job you hate isn't much of a life in my opinion.  If you leave, something better will come along - have faith in yourself!
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I think you should stay with the job you really love unless you need the money. But why go somewhere you don't like. You only have one life to live why be depressed in it. Look at alot of entertainers they have all that money in the world but are so sad. I'd rather not have and be happy then have and be sad. For example a stripper makes all the money in the world but alot of them still have that void because they know it's not something they like to do so they use drugs to get through the day. I know that the example i gave was a little extreme. BUT THE POINT IS DO WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD, NOT SOMEBODY ELSE. If he is your husband and loves you he will understand. Unless you really need the money to get by, then your being selfish for not taking the job.
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Sorry, but I work for my own money. And thanks to the levels of freedom in this country, I can do what I like with it. And that includes giving it away to your version of an unworthy cause.\n\nHave you ever talked to a homeless person? Or some teenager on the street begging for quarters? Do you know what kind of shame and embarassment these people have to endure every time they have to look someone in the eyes and ask 'Any spare change mister?'\n\nAnd despite popular belief, homeless people, and kids living on the street are not just too lazy to get a job, they are not just too stubborn to do what they are told and go back home to live with their parents (for the kids). Not everyone who is homeless chooses to be homeless. Have you ever heard a 6 year old kid in an elementary grade class telling his teacher that he wants to grow up to be a homeless person, begging on the street to earn a living? I never have, and I doubt that anyone else has either. People don't want to be poor, they don't want to be homeless, they don't want to go to food banks, soup kitchens or beg for change either. But it's something that these people have to do in order to earn a living. Most of them are NOT alcoholics or drug dependant either.\n\nSo, get a job, go on welfare or something? Yeah, nice idea. But a little known fact about social assistance is that you have to already have an address to get some money. How do you pay rent with no money?? And how do you apply for a job when you have no address, no telephone for them to reach you? It's hard enough just to stay clean, considering that you don't have access to a shower or anything like that. Have you ever wanted to work with someone that smelled like old garbage? Probably not.\n\nHave you ever thought of what you might do if both of your parents were killed in a car accident? What if you had no other family to go live with? At 16 years old, could you fend for yourself? Or what if your parents didn't die. What if instead, they split up and neither of them wanted you? Then your mother moves across the country and leaves you with your 'dad'. He gets sick of your shitty attitude almost right away and kicks you out on the street because you're too much trouble to deal with. Without ever having graduated from high school, what do you do now?\n\nAside from that, there are plenty of homeless people that have become criminalized just to prevent themselves from freezing to death in the winter. I actually met a man who would commit a petty crime every year around October just so that he would have a warm bed and daily meals inside a prison for the winter months. But he wasn't a criminal. He did those things because he didn't have access to any other way to keep himself alive. He didn't know how to make the government programs work for him rather than against him. And with a criminal record, it became near impossible for him to get any kind of job, even one paying minimum wage.\n\nWith many cities making anti-panhandling legislation, even asking someone for spare change has become a criminal act. Do you realize that it is a crime to be poor? People treat you like dirt almost everywhere you go, and you develop a nasty suspicion that every time the police are around, they are there to do something to hurt you. Besides, you really think that it makes sense to give someone a fine for pan-handling when the reason they do it is that they already have no money?? What kind of sense does that make?\n\nAs for fining people that give poor people money, that is also an unfair idea. It's not against the law for you to give your money to the Heart & Stroke Foundation is it? Who has the right to say what I should consider worthy of my hard-earned money more than I do?? Hopefully nobody!\n\nAnd take some free advice: take an afternoon, walk down the streets where some homeless guy has had the nerve to bother you looking for a handout and take a minute to TALK TO
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I would make an effort to get along with him and if that didnt work meanings you had to stay there i would do everything the way that boss wants it done then pursue to look for another job because if you stay in a work place that makes you miserable makes it so you dont want to work there period...\nSo its always better to be happy than miseraable...\ntake my advice i have been there done that...
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NO LEARN TO DEAL WITH IT .WHEN YOUR OLDER AND HAVE A JOB AND HATE YOUR BOSS.WHAT WILL YOU DO WALK OUT .YOU WONT  YOU WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT  BECAUSE YOU WILL HAVE BILLS TO  PAY
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Do you like your job, or just the people you work with? If you like your job because you are good at what you do there, then stay. If you only enjoyed your job because of the people that worked around you then maybe you should find another job as well.....Your the only one that can answer this question,you know if you like being there or not.
435134
No.  The solution is to quit your job and start over at a new one.  This time, try not to be so nasty.
645279
Go anyways. So what if your not that good. Its a learning experience and it builds character. In order to survive in this world anymore your self-esteem has to be so high that nothing phases you. Who cares what other people think.
102679
I would.  If your current job provides too much stress, what's more important is your health and well-being.  Even if it's difficult to make ends meet, "God will find a way".  And if you're not a religious person, "A way will be found".
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if you're not happy with your job. Then find one.\nif you want to resign. why not?\nas long as you go with your instincts,\nand you feel that everything will be okay,\nplus you know for yourself that you'll be happier with the decision.\n\nafter all, great risks leads to great success.
175145
Keep your job for now and explore other opportunities that you may be interested in that pay better. If you find something you like that will support you better apply and, if you get it, quit where you are now. Improve your status little by little and sooner or later you'll be comfortably living
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Try to get the job that you like. Do all your best to get it. Do not stop. Do not give up. Say to yourself: "Nothing can stop me to get the job I like". Because if you give up and get the job you  don't like, it will be a boring day-to-day torture to go to your job every morning till the retirement, and you will hate it. When you hate it you'll never progress, will not be promoted, and will never be satisfied. And when you get retired you'll be very sorry that you chose to give up and had to take what you thought was only option for you. So, go for your dream! We live only once. We have to make every effort to take what we can from this life. Grab it!