30 People On Twitter Are Sharing How Much Stress They Deal With At Their Jobs That Pay Less Than $40 Grand A Year

I work in the labs of a pharmaceutical company, overworked, overstressed, ever shorter deadlines, not enough staff etc, we had a rarely used lab that was known as the crying room when that converted to offices we were really worried about where we could go. Toilets were on another floor so if you had a sudden breakdown the whole building would see. It now takes support and coordination of colleagues to give you space in one of the other labs for a good cry.

I work as a nurse's aide and it's the same damn thing. The only thing that sustains me is God and knowing that I am providing a service for the residents that I care for. They have become an extension of my family and I know I am to them too. But if I didn't need the money I would work less and do something else. The stress with people not showing up and ghetto attitudes is wreaking havoc on my blood pressure and my marriage

I was also sobbing... but not a theacher. Just another student. And not only the faculty. Elementary school. High school. University. You name it

More info needed her. Crying because of the job in general - for both of you?

This is so true!! The people that are served could most likely not last long if they did the job Like be real.. how long could Jeff Bezos last working in a fulfillment center? I'm guessing not a shift

Dude, all of the frustration and anger is aimed at us. Even though it may be something out of our control or something that isn't our fault it's always going to be directed at us because we are there in front of them. It is so incredibly hard sometimes.

If you're having people come in, work half a shift or even maybe a full shift and then nope out, there's a problem

Facts. N low income workers get ALL the customer upset for higher up choices

This is heartbreaking

I’m sooo sorry you had to go through this!! Jobs will replace you without a single thought! I would t be surprised if you had let your boss know and they didn’t care. I was at work coughing my lungs out and my boss would only let me leave after customers started complaining.

Is this the value of human life?? To suffer such a loss in a diaper while.on your feet for 3 hours! 😓

So sad. But why didn't you contact the dept chair and explain what you were going through? Any normal person would understand. Are you insinuating that this person wasn't?

my parents always told me to "grow thicker skin" and to "stop being so sensitive" or "stop being so dramatic" but now my skin is so thick that i hate everyone all the time (except a few close friends, my chosen family) and they still wonder "why do you act like you hate me?"

i dont get why people think they can treat servers like s**t , it's their job , would they accept some one giving them s**t while they worked for the person giving them s**t , no , they f*****g wouldn't ,. they're just arrogant tw@s who need slapping

What do they mean by thick skin?

How about... hang with me here... how about instead of KOWTOWING to this behavior (lookin at you, corporate policy) we ENFORCE CONSEQENCES FOR ABUSE?! F*****g shocker I know

Don't get me wrong, people do indeed suck, and shouldn't. But becoming more 'thick skinned' does not mean growing in hatred for everyone. It is acknowledging that some people are awful, and trying to find ways to not take it personally. Not saying it's easy...

Heartwrenching

Daily I want to commit suicide because I can't afford to live

This. So much this. When you're wealthy, there are far fewer stressors. I mean, you could still confront serious illness, your kid getting in trouble, aging parents having difficulties, natural disasters, etc. But your experience of those things is going to be a lot less stressful because you have money to throw at the problem. You don't have to worry about how you're going to pay for the treatments you need. You don't have to wait for a long insurance claim process or help from FEMA to rebuild your home after it's destroyed by a tornado. And you can afford a nice rental or hotel while your house is being worked on. You can put your aging parents in the best assisted living community or nursing home in your area. Living in poverty is engaging life in expert mode: everything is exponentially harder to do. And even if you're not "impoverished," living with a lower middle class or even truly middle class income is doing life on intermediate to hard mode.

You are spot-on

n we get more details like what kind of job tit was?

Good for you. She deserved it.

I do this now also. I can tell them they are being an asshole but the employee can't

I love when this happens! Bc I've BEEN there, I'll do the same right back to those rude asses!! There is no point in blatantly trying to ruin someone's day!

In 2009, the minimum wage was raised to $7.25 an hour. The average house cost in 2009 was about $200,000. the average gas price was $2.35/gallon. Presently, the average cost of a home is around $400,000. The average gas price is $3.398/gallon and the minimum wage is STILL $7.25 AN HOUR!

I used to go sit in my car and do that

Here we go with another reason why universal healthcare is direly needed. But heck, USA, you do you, we just watch and shake our heads.

Glad here in Canada there’s a year of paid maternity leave automatically

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Every human being I know has wept over their life some time...

OMG. Big panda huggs for you.

Seeing stuff like this makes me treat retail and service industry workers with extra care and compassion. My parents always taught us as kids that everyone you meet is fighting a battle of some sort and a little compassion can go a long way. Shame on those people who treat people (like this young woman) like garbage.

In 2009, the minimum wage was raised to $7.25 an hour. The average house cost in 2009 was about $200,000. the average gas price was $2.35/gallon. Presently, the average cost of a home is around $400,000. The average gas price is $3.398/gallon and the minimum wage is STILL $7.25 AN HOUR!

those people are the absolute worst. they dont deserve the poor animals they're neglecting.

This sort of approach make literally NO sense and yet it's so common. Unless an incumbent is bad at their job - in which case take steps to rectify or let them go - then paying them more is a massive investment. You get less turnover, spend less time hiring and training, and generally it's better for the company. I don't understand not doing this.

Im only at fast food (the accounting firm i worked at closed during covid, need to pay bills) but i found out quickly that as a pandemic hire i was making up to 3$ more an hour than existing employees, several there for up to 5 years. Told the district manager i was gone if it wasn't rectified. They were all raised up to the new wage. THIS is why we are told not to talk about wages.

$1 on $1/h?

My Ex worked at a county sheriffs dept. The sheriff instituted a raise for new hires but not current employees. This put rookie deputies making more than 20 year veterans. People weren't happy.

Every day. I feel like there's nobody who feels like the same but I guess I was wrong. I entered this profession 18 years ago to try to make a difference in people's lives and I come home covered in sweat and s**t

That's how Amazon and Walmart do things. Many of their employees are on welfare and other social programs.