I'm thinking about resigning from my job at UPS. Don't get me wrong, I love it here. The supervisors couldn't be nicer, I feel safe enough to work in this environment, they're helping me pay for my CNA classes, and they're overall just an awesome group of people who have your back and want you to be safe. But going to school and then straight into rigorous manual labor just isn't working for me. When I have a day where it's both CNA and work, I'm basically getting up at 4:45 am and going to sleep at midnight. There is no way in hell that this is healthy, because I have sleeping problems as it is. And when clinicals start, it's only going to get worse. I'm not even going to stay at UPS for too long, I was intending on resigning as soon as I get a CNA job. I basically live in retirement home wonderland here, so it wouldn't be too far fetched. But if I can't even go to school and retain enough energy to stack 60lb boxes for five hours straight, I'd rather stay healthy and pick the thing that will benefit me more in the future. This job is so much fun though. Before I had school, I could get in late and sleep until 11am, catch the bus back to work, and do it all over again. Like I mentioned before, the higher ups and even my peers are genuine and helpful in their own ways. I've learned how important hydration really is from this job. I've learned how to lift properly, work efficiently, and work with others. My main supervisor is as big of a fucking dork as I am and I love it. I've met a lot of cool people, and I'm mildly autistic so that's saying... Well... A lot would be an understatement. But yeah, I'm probably going to end up quitting. This whole situation is killing me. It's not a sensory issue, the lighting in the trailers is not very bright and I can remedy all the clanging and yelling by blasting my music. It's a lot. Sorry for the vent/explanation, I needed to get this off my chest.
