Huge regret moving, new career, help

[Askerin]

Hi, Audra.

As someone who has moved across the country several times I think you should stay there for at least six months and at the end of that duration assess your feelings.

For someone with social anxiety, moving is hard because you have to completely start over which means moving outside of our comfort zones. A month and a half, I believe that's the amount of time you have been there, is not a very long time to get to know a city or the surrounding areas.

I have not read this thread in its entirety yet, so you may have already answered this, but what is it that you do not like about your current job?

 

[dottie]

I already have to face working with snotty, snide lead keeper the next two days.

YOU HAVE MY SYMPATHIES. Nothing worse than having to work under bad leadership. If she gives you problems, complain to HR.

 

[Askerin]

My husband and I told our landlord things weren't working out for us here and wanted to move out, but a replacement tenant needs to be found to take over our lease. That could take forever! I am freaking out. I don't want to work here another minute let alone another month or two! I'd rather just pay up and break our lease and get the hell out of here but I heard that hurts your credit. The company is still moving forward with me sending me to a class and getting my uniform and all, I wish I could just tell them now I want to quit so I don't waste anyone's time or resources. I'm freaking out so bad. I already have to face working with snotty, snide lead keeper the next two days.

How is the lead keeper snotty and snide? Are you sure this isn't something you are imagining? I often dislike my coworkers until I have been around them for quite sometime and understand how they communicate.

 

[Zoogirl84]

Oh believe me, there is nothing pleasant about this girl. I once put the orangutan diets in the fridge thinking it would be good to keep them cold and she turns to another coworker and says "So how long have we been putting orang diets in the fridge? I've only been here a really long time and we've never done that." Just with a super snotty, sarcastic tone of voice. If it was incorrect of me to do, she could have just said "Hey Audra, would you mind just leaving out orang diets?"
This is just one example. Trust me, I'm not imagining it. All the other girls are great to work with.
I have moved out of state before...to Iowa. I may have had homesickness a little here and there, but I was fine living there. I lived there for 3 years before moving back home to go back to school. But this...is way different. There is absolutely nothing I enjoy about El Paso, the job is vastly different from my experience at the Oakland Zoo, I just hate it all. I'm not even sure if I can physically continue to do this job. My back is killing me and I can barely walk from plantar fascitis. I thought being a zookeeper was what I wanted. Now I really don't think so anymore. I will find something else.

 

[R3K]

Oh believe me, there is nothing pleasant about this girl. I once put the orangutan diets in the fridge thinking it would be good to keep them cold and she turns to another coworker and says "So how long have we been putting orang diets in the fridge? I've only been here a really long time and we've never done that." Just with a super snotty, sarcastic tone of voice. If it was incorrect of me to do, she could have just said "Hey Audra, would you mind just leaving out orang diets?"
This is just one example. Trust me, I'm not imagining it. All the other girls are great to work with.
I have moved out of state before...to Iowa. I may have had homesickness a little here and there, but I was fine living there. I lived there for 3 years before moving back home to go back to school. But this...is way different. There is absolutely nothing I enjoy about El Paso, the job is vastly different from my experience at the Oakland Zoo, I just hate it all. I'm not even sure if I can physically continue to do this job. My back is killing me and I can barely walk from plantar fascitis. I thought being a zookeeper was what I wanted. Now I really don't think so anymore. I will find something else.

maybe she's afraid of you taking her job or ousting her in some way. and maybe the other girls know it and... don't really mind that prospect coming to fruition. imagine if you were the new head zookeeper or w/e her title is. you'd probably be the kindest, most passionately pro-animal zookeeper in the world.

just humor her and do things her way for now, build up a good relationship with the other girls there. do whatever therapy you need to for your plantar fasciitis and rise up and beat this b*tch. all your posts are loaded with discouraging words about your situation, but I keep picking up little glimmers of opportunity and hope in there....

 

[MollyBeGood]

be sure to free all the animals before you leave

 

[dottie]

rise up and beat this b*tch.

YES!!! What an evil, conniving #$&% Sounds just like my old supervisor to a tee. There are some ugly people in this world. It sounds like you would like your job just fine if this immature, heartless #$*@ wasn't there. I agree with everything R3K said.

be sure to free all the animals before you leave

And push the @#&( into the lion den. :bigsmile:

 

[Zoogirl84]

LOL Tigers, leopards, or primates would have to do...that's all I have access to But its all said and done, I put my two weeks in and hopefully we're going home Oct. 4th! My in-laws are so amazing they are driving out here and helping us load up and move back. No wonder I want to be back home so badly. <3 Thanks for all of your words and support!