Frustrated - Comments

I can relate. I have a crappy dead end job and my life has been crummy also. What really helped me was leaving my dad's house to live on campus at my school. Even though I had no idea what I wanted to do when I got here, I started figuring it out. I also realized it was mostly my dad causing all my problems (i.e. he's really oppressive) and getting away from him and his craziness really helped me a lot. I now get to live my own life and make my own rules. Even though I'm still at my crappy job, being in school makes it worth it, because I feel like I'm working toward something (even though my path is still somewhat unclear). Life tends to figure itself out; all we have to do is hang on for the ride. Grip as tightly as you can and you'll make it through.

You only fail when you give up. My advice would be to, perhaps, look for a more money-advantageous job. I think that would help you open more doors for yourself. My friend was in a similar dead-end job (she wasn't getting promoted and wasn't getting raises for all the work she was doing), and she decided to leave for a better one. She's now on track to becoming an assistant manager. It happened to me as well this past summer when I was looking for work. I was getting minimal hours with lousy pay so I thought, "Screw this, I'll find something better" and I did.

As for finding your "calling in school", if that's what you choose, think about what you like to do, what interests you, and how you can apply that into a job. I know there are multiple career inventories take; it never hurts to take one of those.

You gotta keep chugging.