What should I do?

[arwen2424]

Hi, all,

I'm now working as a part-time accounts asst. and I earn very little, less than USD150 a month. But then, living costs in Malaysia are a lot lower then the US. But still, I earn a little more then RM400 a month, which even by Malaysian standards is very little.

Ever since I started hemodialysis, jobs have been extremely hard to come by for me. So, when I was offered this job, I took it coz I figured it was better than nothing. Since this is my first formal admin position, I really lack experience and I have to have a lot of training. I made a major blunder with the payroll which took me about 3 working days to fix. But I owned up to my mistake and rectified it.

Problem is, I'm experiencing a lot of stress at work at the moment because of my boss's lectures via phone which goes on forever and my supervisor's temper tantrums whenever something goes wrong. I don't understand why my bosses love putting me on the spot and making me feel bad. I feel that a lot of time would be saved if they just let me get on with the job and rectifying whatever the problems are rather than holding me up by lecturing me from anywhere between 30 minutes to more than an hour (ok, maybe I'm exaggerating a little but it certainly seems that way many times).

My question is this, seeing I'm earning so little and am having a hard time at work, should I look for a better job? Or should I hang on to this job till something better comes a long? Or should I just take a break?

I know my boss means well and my supervisor is not all bad but it's getting to the point that I just either dread going to work or just want to scream at my supervisor or just hang up on my boss.

[Rerun]

Do the old trick "hello, hello, hello?"  And act like your phone has gone dead.  Everyone here uses cell phones so it is easy to lose connection.
When they call back don't answer. 

Keep looking for another job.

Best of luck.             

[sullidog]

Also, you may wanna ask yourself, do I have a good insurance plan, one that's good enough that you may not wanna quit? Like does it pay for my dialysis and things that I need?
I'm facing the same, my job is stressful, but my insurance is so good that it's hard to make a decision.
Troy

[VintageVera]

HELLO: I very much sympathize with you and believe that there might be a way to continue with your job and dissipate the stress. If you can come up with a better way for your bosses to communicate with you and offer that as a solution. How about if they met with you on the phone or in a meeting once a week (at the most). Once every two weeks would be better. You could tell them that you would like to increase your productivity and eliminating the daily phone calls would accomplish that. Let us know how things are going. LOVE, VERA

[kyshiag]

Just keep your head up and realize that no times last for ever, good nor bad.  I was in a work situation similar to yours and one day, God bought the sunshine and took all the thorns out of my side at once.