GAF, I've made a huge mistake. (Job related.)

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Mammoth Jones

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Russ T said:
You do when you make direct comparisons to things I've been through as if that somehow makes it less unbearable! I edited the post with further information.

Don't write checks you can't cash or whatever.
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Nah yo. You don't get to make general statements then when someone disagrees then pull the "You don't know me, you don't know what I beeeeen through". Then edit it to add a backstory and get pissy I magically didn't know it.

You made a general statement and received a general response. And I stand by it:

Downtime in a job isn't torture. It's life. We deal with it. Make the most of it. What "direct comparison" am I making of you specifically in that sentence?
 
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Nephtis

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I wanna feel bad for OP, but I can't.

What a colossal fuckup move.

it reminds me of that guy that couldn't wait for the interview because he was too important for it. Perhaps they're related?
 
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Mammoth Jones

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G0523 said:
Fine. Yes, I have learned that I need to gain patience when starting a desk job. I understand the whole world does not revolve around me, obviously. I learned that I might have had a panic or anxiety attack because I was frustrated with sitting at a cubicle for hours on end and I was thinking about how I would be doing this for years to come. I panicked and made a rash decision in quitting. What's done is done. I can't go back to that job. I doubt I ever really wanted it. I need to find a job that I want, not one that my mom set up for me. I am not in this alone. I have to realize that my decisions and actions affect not only me but those around me, especially my boyfriend since we split the cost of living.

Also, I already see a therapist. I unfortunately don't have another session with him for a couple of weeks though.
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Lead with this, next time. lol.

Sho_Nuff82 said:
A 28 year old quit a job at an actual office to go back to working at Gamestop?

You realize you can play games at home, right?
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Preach.
 
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FortuneFaded

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OP, you should have done what that Spanish guy did and just go home and not tell anybody. You could have been getting paychecks for years.
 
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Trojita

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Sho_Nuff82 said:
Apologies if this has been answered already, but how old are you OP?

I can't imagine someone older than 17 just flipping out at their first job behind a desk after 2 hours of down time.
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Would you believe us if we said he was 28?
 
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The Lamp

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That's one of the dumbest things I've ever read someone do that didn't hurt someone else.

Are you kidding me?

How entitled are you to think the organization has time to coddle your amusement while they process important paperwork that even allows them to legally acknowledge your presence?

I just don't even.

Someone else deserves that job, not you.
 
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Skeyser

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G0523 said:
Fine. Yes, I have learned that I need to gain patience when starting a desk job. I understand the whole world does not revolve around me, obviously. I learned that I might have had a panic or anxiety attack because I was frustrated with sitting at a cubicle for hours on end and I was thinking about how I would be doing this for years to come. I panicked and made a rash decision in quitting. What's done is done. I can't go back to that job. I doubt I ever really wanted it. I need to find a job that I want, not one that my mom set up for me. I am not in this alone. I have to realize that my decisions and actions affect not only me but those around me, especially my boyfriend since we split the cost of living.

Also, I already see a therapist. I unfortunately don't have another session with him for a couple of weeks though.
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Why would you not stay there until you find a legit job? You'd have earned more money and helped your boyfriend, you'd have gained valuable experience and a legit job to put on your CV, and shit you might even have liked it.

But nope, you ran back to the dead end job with the video games instead.
 
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Ryaaan14

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It's absolutely mind blowing that a person would do something like this and have zero awareness of the consequences.

I feel really bad for your mom. She's now lost all credibility with the people she pulled strings with.
 
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shadowkat

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G0523 said:
I have learned from this, thankfully, and realize that corporate jobs fucking suck. I know I can be making more money than I do now but damn, if this is the way the world works, I don't want to be a part of it. .
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How did you learn anything about corporate jobs? You didn't bother to wait and find out if it could be for you. As many have pointed out, the first few days of a new job are often like this before you really get down to work.

You're ridiculously lucky that your mom was able to get you that job with a $9000 pay increase and even more lucky that you were able to go back to your old job. If you're happy with your old job more power do you, but really didn't learn anything about corporate jobs.
 
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Russ T

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Mammoth Jones said:
Nah yo. You don't get to make general statements then when someone disagrees then pull the "You don't know me, you don't know what I beeeeen through". Then edit it to add a backstory and get pissy I magically didn't know it.

You made a general statement and received a general response. And I stand by it:

Downtime in a job isn't torture. It's life. We deal with it. Make the most of it.
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Wow.

You are clearly more invested in this than I ever was. Sorry I made the wrong impression with my obviously hyperbolic statement? Like... I equated it to torture. Nothing either of us described is actually torture.

*bows out*

*waits for the typical "you don't get to say you weren't being serious just because someone disagrees"*

*bows further out*

*waits for the "no wait come back i need to tell you how wrong you are"*

*stops bowing, flees*
 
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neurosyphilis

Definitely not an STD, as I'm a pure.
G0523 said:
So I went to my boss and told her that I don't think this is a good fit. I told her that they don't seem organized and told her that I wasn't doing anything. She told me that it's only the first day and that I'm in training. But I told her that I haven't done anything and I wasn't even getting trained. So I told her that I'm leaving and am going home.



I hate my life. Did I fuck up my future that badly?!

TL;DR: I quit a corporate position after doing nothing but sitting for 2.5 hours. And now I'm paying for it, I guess.
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Holy shit OP, that's idiotic as fuck. Huge mistake. You could've just talked to her without the whole "I'm leaving" thing. You could've just asked what exactly are you supposed to be doing ?
 
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A Fish Aficionado

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samn said:
God forbid anyone's experience of mental illness might differ from your own. Fuck em.
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god forbid someone wait more than two and a half hours and getting paid for it, much better to be sheltered and go back to doing retail. Getting out of a comfort zone is a part of therapy.
He could have use this job to springboard a career in gaming with his degrees, they also need accountants and PR people.
 
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backflip10019

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G0523 said:
What corporate jobs are there that are not boring or slow?

And for everyone saying not to list this job on my resume: of course I won't. Lol. I have previous jobs where I've worked for multiple years that are on my resume. Why would I put one that I've been at for a few hours on there?
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Go work in business development at an ad agency and you'll never be bored again. In fact, you'll relish the moments where you have nothing to do (because they never happen).
 
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hawk2025

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G0523 said:
Fine. Yes, I have learned that I need to gain patience when starting a desk job. I understand the whole world does not revolve around me, obviously. I learned that I might have had a panic or anxiety attack because I was frustrated with sitting at a cubicle for hours on end and I was thinking about how I would be doing this for years to come. I panicked and made a rash decision in quitting. What's done is done. I can't go back to that job. I doubt I ever really wanted it. I need to find a job that I want, not one that my mom set up for me. I am not in this alone. I have to realize that my decisions and actions affect not only me but those around me, especially my boyfriend since we split the cost of living.

Also, I already see a therapist. I unfortunately don't have another session with him for a couple of weeks though.
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My guess:

I don't think you had a panic or anxiety attack because you were bored and frustrated by not doing anything.

I think you had one because you were scared of what the job would actually entail. This seems to be the case to me because of the way that you seem to be extrapolating this (non)experience into a catch-all "corporate jobs" term.
 
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CosmicQueso

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G0523 said:
I have learned from this, thankfully, and realize that corporate jobs fucking suck. I know I can be making more money than I do now but damn, if this is the way the world works, I don't want to be a part of it.
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Welp. Of all the lessons to be taken away from this experience, this isn't the right one.

Good luck to you. You're going to need it.
 
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marrec

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hawk2025 said:
My guess:

I don't think you had a panic or anxiety attack because you were bored and frustrated by not doing anything.

I think you had one because you were scared of what the job would actually entail. This seems to be the case to me because of the way that you seem to be extrapolating this (non)experience into a catch-all "corporate jobs" term.
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I agree, if I were to make a guess I'd say that the OP isn't mentally prepared for the responsibility of an actual job and self-destructed so that he wouldn't be tested.
 
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Mammoth Jones

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Russ T said:
Wow.

You are clearly more invested in this than I ever was. Sorry I made the wrong impression with my obviously hyperbolic statement? Like... I equated it to torture. Nothing either of us described is actually torture.

*bows out*

*waits for the typical "you don't get to say you weren't being serious just because someone disagrees"*

*bows further out*

*waits for the "no wait come back i need to tell you how wrong you are"*

*stops bowing, flees*
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Oh stop. I understood it to be a hyperbolic statement. I'm not arguing that downtime is literally not physical or mental torture. I understand the context in which you used the term. And once again I stand by my view and statements:

Downtime isn't a "negative". It's just a part of some jobs. You adapt and deal with it.

marrec said:
I agree, if I were to make a guess I'd say that the OP isn't mentally prepared for the responsibility of an actual job and self-destructed so that he wouldn't be tested.
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Well at 28 you better get ready really fucking fast.
 
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Mupod

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I've yet to have a job where people had any idea what the hell to do with me on my first day. My current job, after I finished orientation and setting up my own computer (to be fair I'm IT) I had nothing to do but read training documents and our sharepoint site. And this job ended up being many times more busy than any others I've had. They hired me because the guy training me had no time for anything, so I had to take that into account.
 
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Sunset Samurai

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G0523 said:
I'm trying not to but the thought has crossed my mind, especially since my mom keeps calling me and yelling at me over the phone, telling me how stupid I am, that I fucked up my life, etc. because she "worked so hard" to get me this job.
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Dann your mom helped you get the job? Shit, that should've been the first thing that crossed your mind lol. Not gonna lie you probably tarnished her rep by doing that
 
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Orbis Tabula

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Mammoth Jones said:
Oh stop. I understood it to be a hyperbolic statement. I'm not arguing that downtime is literally not physical or mental torture. I understand the context in which you used the term. And once again I stand by my view and statements:

Downtime isn't a "negative". It's just a part of some jobs. You adapt and deal with it.
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This is such a weird argument you're having. There's no reason it can't be both.
 
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CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls

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TRW:

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Soriku

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G0523 said:
After getting told that I screwed up, that I ruined my future, that this is how the corporate world works, I'm feeling very depressed. It definitely hit me that I made a huge mistake. Why don't I just kill myself now and get it over with? I have no future anyway, right? Why does the corporate world work this way?! This is horrible! Maybe I'm not meant to be in a corporate environment. Maybe I'm just meant to make minimum wage and be stuck at some dead-end job.

I hate my life. Did I fuck up my future that badly?!
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I don't even...what? How in the hell is this your reaction after doing nothing and also not being told to do anything?

The whole story almost makes no sense. What the hell am I even reading?

Like how are you this nervous and impatient?
 
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anotherVegan

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It takes time to get someone up to speed. And you're lucky if you have all of your equipment, security, and logins on your first day.

Where is Red Forman when you need him?
 
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