āDonāt be too picky. You need experience before you can find a better jobā
Thatās what they said. And I did what I was told. Iāve been working since October last year and I wished I had the standards they needed when I was looking for a job. Iāve been in two companies and I experience hell in both, in various ways.Ā
My first job was very different from what IāveĀ imagined. I have a degree in Broadcasting but I ended up working in a HMO company as a Sales representative. I took a path that I know from the very beginning that Iām gonna be lost. But who am I to say no to salary? I have needs and I have to take the offer even though Iām not really sure whatās gonna happen.Ā
And then it came. It felt like I was in another universe. Iām in a place where I donāt know anything or anyone. I was lost. Every day felt like a nightmare that succumbs me. I feel suffocated whenever Iām in that office and I just canāt wait any longer for my contract to end,Ā So I decided to resign.
Before I resigned, I already got a job offer from my previous boss/professor and itās a job thatās closest to what I finished in college. A job in a Media Industry. BUT Iāll be a Marketing person....which is really not my cup of tea. I despise that subject during college and I canāt believe I just accepted the offer. Well again, what can I do? Who am I to refuse to a good paying job in one of the established companies in the media Industry.
At first it was a miracle. BECAUSE I CANāT BELIEVE I AM SURROUNDED WITH GOOD PEOPLE WHO ACCEPTED ME DESPITE THE FACT THAT I DONāT HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE. It was really refreshing and it made me wish that I could stay longer this time. I even hoped that I could be a regular employee. But one day, everything just changed. It felt like I donāt belong anymore. Like they donāt even know me or even recognize my presence. Everyday I spent ten hours of overthinking at work. āWhat happened?ā āWhat went wrong?ā āWhat did I do to deserve this cold shoulders?ā and a lot more WHYs. and I fucking swear that all those overthinking lead to anxiety.Ā
Iām in the verge of quitting not just my job but my life in general because of whatās happening with me at my workplace. Although I was able to learn helpful skills from my job, it wasnāt enough to make up for the damage it dealt with my mental health. I canāt even work properly. Iām uncertain with whatever Iām doing and it affects the quality of my outputs. The thought of not accomplishing anything right made me depressed. I often times have panic attacks and cry at random times.
My parents told me to take any job to gain more work experiences but I gather more suicidal thoughts instead. I feel like I donāt really deserve a fucking job and I should just disappear forever. My friends are starting to stay away from me because of my depressing aura and Iām just letting them go on with their lives. I donāt want to drag anyone down with me. I donāt deserve to get any help from them and it sucks thatĀ I canāt even help myself. FML













