<p>I started working at Pizza Hut about a month ago and I hate it. I feel like crying the whole time I’m at work and I dread going. I don’t even know why I hate it so much. My boss is fairly nice, my coworkers are friendly enough, and the work isn’t super hard. I’m literally making myself sick when I have work. I get so nervous that I give myself horrible stomachaches and bad headaches, plus I get really dizzy. I hate it so much that when I had work on Saturday I had stomach pain before I got to work and I wished I would throw up so I wouldn’t have to work. We passed a Pizza Hut two hours away from the one I work at and I got a stomachache just looking at it. I got the same symptoms when I first started high school, so I’m hoping it’s just because I’m not used to working. I don’t want to quit a job a month after I got it, but I’m not sure how much longer I can handle working there. What should I do?</p>
<p>Seek professional help.</p>
<p>@DiscipulusBonus What kind of help?</p>
<p>See a doctor. It could be some kind of anxiety problem, or you might have a problem with some aspect of the work environment, like the temperature or an allergy or having to stand up for a long time. </p>
<p>I would recommend consulting a mental health professional.</p>
<p>@halcyonheather: I suspect the problem is psychological since the OP stated that she had the same symptoms when she started high school.</p>
<p>Do you work in the front (w/ customers) or in the back (just w/ coworkers)? If you’re up front and this unhappy, you could try looking for a job that isn’t so much customer service but behind the scenes type work. You could also try asking your boss if you could get a position more like that.
However, if you already are in the back, this advice isn’t particularly useful. </p>
<p>It’s probably anxiety</p>
<p>@jkpascale16: Sure, it’s almost definitely anxiety, but these symptoms are extreme.</p>
<p>I’m just so confused because nothing besides starting high school has ever made me like this before. I’ve performed alone on stage with 100+ people watching me (including one performance that was all my classmates) and done just fine. I compete with a baton group where the practices/performances get pretty intense and I handle that well. I can handle talking to new people and I’m a decent speaker but for some reason this job just makes me so nervous and stressed out that I can’t even talk normally.</p>
<p>But, why?</p>
<p>I don’t know what makes me so nervous. Just the thought of being there makes me feel sick and I can’t explain it.</p>
<p>Are you scared of doing something wrong? Do you feel like you aren’t doing the right thing or afraid of doing something wrong? I got my first job a few months ago - and while I didn’t have the same symptoms as you those were some of the things going through my mind.</p>
<p>I guess a little bit is I’m afraid of messing up an order, but even when I’m doing stuff that’s not related to making pizzas or taking orders over the phone I’m still very nervous and feel sick.</p>