laurakate
Well-Known Member
Ok so I work in a job in the beauty industry and I've not been there a long long long term time but I've been there a respectable enough amount of time to show that I've got to know the job and given a lot of time and energy to it (hope that makes sense!)
I don't want to go into specifics here because I prefer to use salongeek anon so that I can ask these sort of questions but basically I'm so unhappy at where I work that I can't stand another day there. I've always maintained that for minimum wage, if something makes you that unhappy on a general basis when you're not even in work then frankly, that's when it's time to throw in the towel. As I say, I'm not gonna go into it but the extent to which I'm unhappy there is such that leaving my job seems like the only option. I guess you could say I'm desperate (sorry!)...it affects my train of thought wayyyy too much yannow?!
Ideally I would like to have secured a new job ready for when I leave but I'm aware that if I can't do that, I still want to leave my current job anyway. But I'm asking myself if I hate it that much that I'm willing to risk not being able to afford to run my car? For what it's worth I live with my parents so I'm not responsible for paying all the bills and I have no children. So in the worst case scenario I wouldn't have the wolf at the door with no income but at the same time I would kick myself for leaving my job if I was still without an income months later as a result of this.
For what it's worth, I'm not fussy about what work I do in beauty, part time, full time, moving to a different location...as long as they pay me via PAYE I'll be happy (I don't want to be self employed ideally) so I see myself as someone who has a level of flexibility that gives me a chance...even if paid minimum wage I'd be willing to consider a job that cost 2 hours worth of wages to travel to on a daily basis if it seemed like a worthwhile opportunity.
In the worst case scenario, I would do any job I could...I would much rather be in the beauty industry but regretably, I would search for non beauty work if needed to keep things ticking over.
But I'm asking myself if maybe I should try growing a pair and sticking at my current job for a bit longer? Try to resolve some issues I'm not happy with? I don't know though because I have good enough reason to believe that this could make things worse.
Hope this all makes sense and to get some helpful answers. What would you do? I could really do with some advice on this, particularly from salon geek because I know you guys will understand how important it feels to have a job in the beauty industry whilst being aware of the pitfalls that can come with that if you're working at a place that you really aren't happy at.
Help!
Edit: I love beauty and I love doing treatments so I definately know that it is the place of work that is making me unhappy rather than the industry itself. Things that I value are having a good cv and experience in the industry.
I don't want to go into specifics here because I prefer to use salongeek anon so that I can ask these sort of questions but basically I'm so unhappy at where I work that I can't stand another day there. I've always maintained that for minimum wage, if something makes you that unhappy on a general basis when you're not even in work then frankly, that's when it's time to throw in the towel. As I say, I'm not gonna go into it but the extent to which I'm unhappy there is such that leaving my job seems like the only option. I guess you could say I'm desperate (sorry!)...it affects my train of thought wayyyy too much yannow?!
Ideally I would like to have secured a new job ready for when I leave but I'm aware that if I can't do that, I still want to leave my current job anyway. But I'm asking myself if I hate it that much that I'm willing to risk not being able to afford to run my car? For what it's worth I live with my parents so I'm not responsible for paying all the bills and I have no children. So in the worst case scenario I wouldn't have the wolf at the door with no income but at the same time I would kick myself for leaving my job if I was still without an income months later as a result of this.
For what it's worth, I'm not fussy about what work I do in beauty, part time, full time, moving to a different location...as long as they pay me via PAYE I'll be happy (I don't want to be self employed ideally) so I see myself as someone who has a level of flexibility that gives me a chance...even if paid minimum wage I'd be willing to consider a job that cost 2 hours worth of wages to travel to on a daily basis if it seemed like a worthwhile opportunity.
In the worst case scenario, I would do any job I could...I would much rather be in the beauty industry but regretably, I would search for non beauty work if needed to keep things ticking over.
But I'm asking myself if maybe I should try growing a pair and sticking at my current job for a bit longer? Try to resolve some issues I'm not happy with? I don't know though because I have good enough reason to believe that this could make things worse.
Hope this all makes sense and to get some helpful answers. What would you do? I could really do with some advice on this, particularly from salon geek because I know you guys will understand how important it feels to have a job in the beauty industry whilst being aware of the pitfalls that can come with that if you're working at a place that you really aren't happy at.
Help!
Edit: I love beauty and I love doing treatments so I definately know that it is the place of work that is making me unhappy rather than the industry itself. Things that I value are having a good cv and experience in the industry.
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