I wasn't taught to just give up.

I wish I had that attitude.. I've thus far seen a few people get fired from this job.. most of the ones who have been fired only lasted a few months. But there's one that I really can't stand. In my personal opinion he's completely useless. I've complained about him before. He's been there 7 years.. He's rude to members and coworkers, he's slow, he complains constantly about everything, he refuses to learn new things, especially anything to do with the computer, huffs everytime he's made to do something he doesn't feel like doing, spends half of his day on gmail talking to his one and only friend in the world, and also his cellphone isn't on silent and will ring while he's taking care of a member! I mean it's ridiculous, and I get really fed up with putting up with him, and of course I'm the one picking up the slack.. I don't know if what he's doing is being noticed or not.. but I do know my frustrations have been noticed as I had to have a talking to recently about my negativity while at work. I'm trying harder to keep it in check now.. but I just get so furious at what he gets away with and can't help it! We had a new kid start about a month ago. He's never done this type of work before, and he's not picking up on it very quickly. He's still really unsure of himself, going really slow, and asking a lot of questions.. which is okay, it's better he do it that way than make some huge mistake.. But he needs practice.. lots of it. So, those of us that know what we're doing should take a step back and let the new kid get as much practice as he can.. and we only jump in when needed. We have plenty of other tasks we can work on.. But old guy isn't doing that.. he acts like he's competing over who can get more members. He shouts at people as they walk through the door for them to go to him.. So new kid jokes that he'll never catch on because he's not able to get any members. Old guy says to him "No, you have to earn it. They watch your numbers and your volume. You have to work for it"

I hope things do work out for you, being unhappy at work often spills over into other parts of life.

Your work ethic won't go to waste. Good workers eventually are recognized. I admire your determination. It's troubling reading about people who think certain jobs are beneath them yet they spend spend spend knowing they won't have money for their bills. As a result they beg for money for food or other things. It's quite upsetting to see.

That does like a tense situation. I wish you well.

Good for you to continue giving it your all. I hope your work place does become more enjoyable. I have never seen moving on to another job as being a quitter. I always saw it as progressing to the next good thing!

What do you expect from life.

Getting another job =/= quitting, even if you leave the position you currently have. Sometimes it's necessary for our own personal growth to leave positions that are holding us back and keeping us from realizing our true potential. I totally understand choosing to stick with a position you know, but the easy path isn't always the right one. You're the only one who can decide what's right for you, though. One thing I'm wondering is why not bring up the issues with the other employee with management or a supervisor? That's what happens in my store, and it gives them a chance to coach the person and help them improve. Sometimes they just don't care and end up leaving, but for the most part people are willing to make changes.