Hello! Earlier I posted about my job at the grocery store. So far, i've gone to a couple of unassisted shifts and, well, i've really struggled with it. My feet hurt like hell after every shift (to the point that I can't fucking move and think i'm going to collapse near the end of it), and they have me booked for 5 8-hour shifts per week (of course, one of them is an hour less so they don't have to give me benefits). In addition to the physical effects of the job, it's taken a real psychological toll. The customers can be a dick to me, and sometimes I'm condescended to (I go to a fancy state school, and saw a customer that goes to the same school; I pointed this out to her, and I could almost hear the condescention and disgust dripping from her voice, as if I'm tainting her school with labor unbefitting to it). When I think about how this is going to be what the rest of my life is like (only 2 days a week to myself, with the rest of it dedicated to an unthinking corporate entity), I just feel incredibly hopeless. I need this job to save up for an apartment with my girlfriend next summer (her parents are abusive to her, so it's almost urgent that we remove ourselves from this situation), and my family will be pissed at me if i quit, so I don't think quitting is an option, but I'm just wondering what the hell to do. Is there anything I can do to lessen this job's burden on my mind and body?
If you can afford to visit a doctor you might be able to get a note saying that you should be allowed to sit down, but they might just move you to another role or tell you to fuck off. The only chain I know of that allows cashiers to sit down is Aldi.