<p>So, I just decided to quit my volunteer job today. I haven’t officially quit yet, but I’m pretty much out the door. I always wanted to be a wildlife biologist ever since I was 9, so I was thrilled when I got a volunteer job at the local zoo when I was 13. Three years later, I realized I hated it and dreaded going there every weekend. I still love animals but now I know I never want to be a zookeeper or work in a zoo at all. I just can’t help feeling like a quitter and it became part of my identity because everyone knew I volunteered there and I always made it seem like I loved it. </p>
<p>So if you’ve ever quit something, did you regret it? Or there something you hate that you wish you could quit, you just feel like you can’t?</p>
<p>yea i quit volunteering at the hospital last year. do i regret it? definitely, cause now i’m procrastinating in my volunteering hours, and i’m a rising senior. epic fail.</p>
<p>3 years is a long time to be doing the same thing.
I’m like you, in that I hate quitting, but after that amount of time of not liking it, I wouldn’t care.</p>
<p>Spend your time doing something that you love to do.</p>
<p>Quitting is a really hard thing to deal with. The hardest part is looking at the positives of quitting and not regretting the consequences. And what’s dangerous, for me at least, is that once you quit something, it becomes easier to quit other things.</p>
<p>What happened with me was I was my school’s band since 7th grade, and I really became a part of it and it was a big deal to me. I was also a serious tennis player (or so I thought at the time). Marching band was a huge time commitment in 9th grade, and my grades started dropping and I couldn’t get the practice I needed for tennis. So, I made the hard decision of quitting band. I was pretty close with the band instructor, and now, she hates me. I told myself that I’d make it up by practicing tennis more and getting into varsity. Well, I practiced a lot, I kind of got burnt out of the game, but I didn’t realize it yet. I tried out for varsity, won all of my matches except for one, which was to a senior (not really fair), and my spot ended up getting taken by someone who didn’t even have to try out. I played for JV instead, got injuries, got frustrated, started playing like crap when I really needed to play well. And my coach was a dickhead, he talked crap about me behind my back and such and such. And I was just really frustrated at the time because I started to realize that maybe tennis wasn’t for me. So I ended up getting into a fight with my coach during a match and quitting and storming off. And here I am today :). Surprisingly, my grades didn’t end up being any better than if I had done both things but just managed my time well, and I also lost both of my main activities. I feel like crap. But there are probably some really great things about my quitting that I just can’t see yet.</p>
<p>Moral of the story: don’t beat yourself up about it. You’re gonna spend a lot of time on a lot of different things, and you’ll pour your sweat and tears into em, but the next day you’ll realize that it isn’t for you. Don’t worry, it’s better to quit and find out what you truly love to do, rather than being a faker like I was :)</p>
<p>I quit orchestra after playing violin since 6th grade- as a class it was a real drag on my average- disliked almost everyone in the damn place. Right now, I’m happy about and honestly I don’t think I’ll miss it. I’ve wanted to quit forever.</p>
<p>I hated volunteering at the library. Shelving books was such a dull job. Shelving children’s books on those knee-high shelves was even worse. You had to crouch down to put them back in, and they were always in disarray.</p>
<p>I volunteered at the library too, except I was washing shelves, not even putting books back. I would take a row of books off the shelf, dust, spray, wipe, and put the books back on. For 25 HOURS! Miserable…</p>
<p>Now I’m applying for a job at the library, not volunteering. I will only have to shelve books. 10 bucks and change and hour (well, before taxes).</p>
<p>Moral of the story, quit what you don’t enjoy to make room for new opportunities that you may enjoy (and get paid for!) :)</p>
<p>I quit show choir by myself in middle school after my parents forced me for weeks to go to practice.</p>
<p>I hate singing, and my parents thought it would make me more outgoing. They had the belief that they could make me like it by making me sing all the time. So a couple days before we were assigned solo parts for the show I finally had enough of it and went home by myself. I got screamed at for a while, but I never went back. Good riddance!</p>
<p>It’s important to do what you like and enjoy. Many times we try things and discover we liked them or never liked them. Life changes. It’s mature to make this realization . Don’t worry what people will think. Come up with an answer. "I decided to try such and such " or whatever suits.</p>
<p>GO AHEAD, quit. Three years is a very, very long time for a child to volunteer at something. You’ve demonstrated interest and commitment; now move onto something else. Good for you!</p>
(well, before taxes).</p>