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Unconventional advice but I think if your mental health is at the point where you're posting on an internet forum asking this, you should probably do what you c

Unconventional advice but I think if your mental health is at the point where you're posting on an internet forum asking this, you should probably do what you can to exit the situation. If your financial situation permits it, it probably makes sense to walk away before your health and/or relationships deteriorate further. If your financial situation does not permit exiting, I'd advise you to spend all of your non work energy in changing your situation. You can do it. You really can. Getting into Amazon is not easy, there plenty of places that would be ecstatic to hire you, but the hard part is finding them. That part is kind of like dating. Its definitely about fit - we are all human after all and trying to decide if we can work together. Easiest way to explain this situation to future employers in my opinion would be "I had a health issue that I needed to resolve, but it is now completely resolved" would probably be enough to get me as an interviewer to be satisified on any gap in employment etc. People can tell when you lie, so this would be a good strategy IMO as it is truthful. Best of luck and remember this will pass. You will figure this out. Rooting for you friend.

anxious_ape 2y ago
Finances are not an issue. I'm very lucky to have supportive parents. > plenty of places that would be ecstatic to hire you, but the hard part is finding them This was my experience prior to getting my RO after graduating. I think part of why the stakes feel high is just the market in general seems mostly uninterested in new grads. I suppose I will need to find my niche in the industry. I don't care if I halve my salary. I don't care about company brand name. Amazon was more less incidental.
- ejdweck 2y ago
  I think a question only you can answer is will your stress fade away if you quit this job? Usually the answer is no - the mind is a tricky thing - it can find something new to latch onto to cause you feelings of anxiety. Before you quit, try really hard to enter a different headspace then you're in now and answer this question for yourself. When I was doing my undergrad, I called my dad extremely distraught as I really believed I was going to get an F in a class for my major. He gave me what I thought at the time was irritating advice, but looking back on it he was right. He told me "Just fail the class if you have too, if you work in X or as a cashier at a grocery store I promise you'll have stress. You've put in a lot of time already, might as well see what happens here". All this said, if you're literally having physical health issues, you might want to calibrate the above and put your health above everything...

anxious_ape 2y ago

Finances are not an issue. I'm very lucky to have supportive parents. > plenty of places that would be ecstatic to hire you, but the hard part is finding them This was my experience prior to getting my RO after graduating. I think part of why the stakes feel high is just the market in general seems mostly uninterested in new grads. I suppose I will need to find my niche in the industry. I don't care if I halve my salary. I don't care about company brand name. Amazon was more less incidental.

ejdweck 2y ago
I think a question only you can answer is will your stress fade away if you quit this job? Usually the answer is no - the mind is a tricky thing - it can find something new to latch onto to cause you feelings of anxiety. Before you quit, try really hard to enter a different headspace then you're in now and answer this question for yourself. When I was doing my undergrad, I called my dad extremely distraught as I really believed I was going to get an F in a class for my major. He gave me what I thought at the time was irritating advice, but looking back on it he was right. He told me "Just fail the class if you have too, if you work in X or as a cashier at a grocery store I promise you'll have stress. You've put in a lot of time already, might as well see what happens here". All this said, if you're literally having physical health issues, you might want to calibrate the above and put your health above everything...