Pumpkin

If you don't like it there or if you truly believe that you are having such a hard time, I think you should quit. If I were a manager and someone approached me to say something like this, I would say that it's obviously taking a toll on you and that it isn't going to work out. It might be more empowering, however, to just accept responsibility and to quit instead of leaving it up to someone else to make that decision for you.

However, if you truly intend to try at this, you should try to go in and work the long shift instead of bailing. I know it's a new thing for you, but I don't think that you can grow as a person or a professional, really, unless you just kindof suck it up by working your shift. Starting a new job is hard for everyone, truly. It's a difficult adjustment time for all people. I know that if you just power through it, you can do it. And then after that comes the part where you're a part of team and well-adjusted and everything is fine. But you have to get through the troutty phase first, and bailing in the first little while after you've been hired is not the way to advance.

If one of my employees said this to me so early on I wouldn't know what to do. You say you're working in a sales environment? They'd probably fire you. It's shocking but true, they haven't got the time to have people who might be uncomfortable with working.

Didn't you have a volunteer position? What is different in your mind that you could do the volunteering but not the paid work? I'm sure you can do it shion

I talked to the managers and they worked with me and agreed to give me shorter shifts, which is good since lots of people are pushing to have more hours. They also agreed to give me help and breaks if I ever have anxiety build up

Well that's a really awesome outcome! Hopefully knowing they are on board with you will give you confidence and help you get better with dealing with it all x

That's great! It's nice they will work with you.

You may have the nicest bosses ever.

Not really. She then proceeded to tell all the employees that I'm, and I quote, "crazy" and some of them won't even look at me anymore

Oh well!