How do you cope with a job you don't like?

[Anonymous]

I work in healthcare and my schedule is Thursday-Sunday evenings. I've been at this job for 6 months and I am so resentful. I like the job, but the pay is low and the scheduling is terrible. I feel stuck because I need this job for experience as I am applying to pharmacy school. I've been asking my boss for 3 months to have Sundays off, but she has not granted my request due to short staffing.
Besides work, I'm over run with class, a research internship, and grad school applications.
I need this job for experience and to fund all my applications... but I'm just so sick of always working.
I'm so tired of being left out of weekend plans. I'm jealous of my boyfriend, whom I live with, because he will often have friends over on the weekends. I usually come home to the aftermath of a dirty apartment and a tipsy boyfriend to tuck into bed. Meanwhile, when I am off work and have a day free, no one is available to do something fun.

[EmbraceThePain]

Well, that’s an individual balancing act. I think everyone is going to be different because what you say to yourself and what you can tolerate will not be the same for each person. In other words, someone might find it worthwhile to do a job they don’t really like because it gives them financial freedom to do things they absolutely enjoy like traveling, buying nice cars, etc. Another person wouldn’t find it worthwhile because they’re not interested in that type of stuff and working is a big part of their lives because it takes up the majority of the week and a big chunk of the day so it is important to like what you do at minimum. Everyone is going to be different and their reasons for working a job will be different. I think you have to deep analyze yourself, how you feel, what your life purpose is, what your goals are, etc. I think doing this will orient you towards the proper direction.

[molonski2]

I think as soon as you said " low pay " , with those requirements I can understand your resent. I used to work work work , for many years when others were socialising , but my offset was money $$$$ I made big money , interestingly like everything I guess you saw many come and go , very little privacy , one man show so always on call. But , I had that money option , I used it as my driver , to convince myself to push on , which I did for nearly 20 years.
In your circumstance , it sounds like take take take , and get NOTHING in return , I can understand you like it , but Id be looking at doing something else.

[Adam1978]

I try to just see it as a grind and do my best to not put negative emotions into it. It will just make everything worse. I focus on my private life, that might include finding a better job.

[ArrowheadSW]

So you are applying for pharmacy school huh... Do you work in pharmacy now?

[Lazi-boi]

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