I couldn’t take it anymore. I was a cashier and getting yelled at by customers was too triggering for me. I would come home stressed and start hearing things.
I feel like a failure. I used to work hard and get good grades and got a good job (non-minimum wage) before I developed this illness and lost everything and moved in with my parents.
Sorry for the pity party, I just need to vent.
Did anyone else struggle to keep up their employment.
Sorry you quit your job. At least you tried, you shouldn’t feel like a failure. 
No apology necessary the things we cant do because of this illness sucks. Sorry to hear
I’ve tried working and I couldn’t do it.
Yes very much so
I have a decent job at the moment, but whether it’s symptoms or side effects - it’s preventing me from fulfilling my job
Going to have to decide what to do next 
Sorry that this has also ruined the plans you had. It’s definitely not fair at all
I tried to work a few times; had to go on disability.
I really respect people with SZ or SZA who give a job a go. if it didn’t work out at least they gave it a go… You just have to be lucky with jobs, has to be the right fit, and if its not, just try to make it work
I’m currently trying to find a job, but it’s tough. It has to be the perfect fit, because I get stressed very very easily and that exasperates my symptoms.
It was the same for me. I was studying (managed to get the BA) but i lost my job as a sales executive earning around 25k which for me was good.
Im looking into becoming a maths or physics research at the moment tho and i think the job or career is less stressful. I still have a functional iq generally when im well. So theres some hope i dont have to live in what i feel shame for
I know we shouldnt feel shame for sz but people. Icluding the health professionals see us with stigma and we do feel it
Sorry for your loss and good job venting. I hope theres some light for you
I understand how hard it is, i worked a few jobs with symptoms and the stress was excruciating id come home in tears often i couldn’t cope with working, not then, not now
I tried but couldnt work too because stress triggers my symptoms
I quit over 20 jobs it’s really tough out there.
I can relate, although I never had the opportunity to try a good job or career (non minimum wage). But I did lose everything. I was in school and got good grades. I had friends. I was a good person. Now I’m not by a long shot.
I’m sorry for everything you lost. It’s ok to vent. No worries.
I too tried … Multiple job one thing I learn is never quit by self let them decide that…
I was fired from a couple of good jobs, because of the psychosis. Currently i am working as a tech support (only chats), good pay and not much stress. But i quit medications, because they make me sleepy and i cannot work. I don’t know if that was a good decision or not.
I can’t believe I was able to work full time at one point.
I worked at a cafe then.
Waitress,kitchen hand and dishwasher I was.
Didn’t do cashiering.
I worked some part time jobs after that.
I haven’t worked much in my life but I have worked.
I got certified in aged care but unfortunately i couldn’t work with that.
I think it’s who I work with and for.
I could have been a great aged care worker to the right clients.
I don’t go well with everyone and I don’t go well under time pressure.
I didn’t like the girl bosses at one of the places they suppressed me and were bitchy.
I got my aged care certificate finally and I wanted to work with it.
I had just survived cancer and really wanted to work.
I know I would have been beautiful at care work to the right people.
Such a shame I’m not working as a cater a few hours a week atleast.
I could have done good.
Stress can trigger me too.
I think if I had people work with and for and i with and for it could have worked.
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Yep. I’ve only had 4 jobs. They were jobs that were conducive for hiring. For example, the US Army wants to recruit as many people as possible. They’re willing to overlook many things. Then when you go to Basic Training, it’s actually not a weed-out process; it’s designed to pass as many people as possible to earn the Soldier title. The weed-out process starts after initial training stages. But due to the Army, they essentially saved my life twice: adopted by US Army family stationed in South Korea after being abandoned; later, earned the titles Soldier and Veteran and now I’m financially set for life due to Veterans Affairs disability income/compensation.
I fully sympathize with you. I’ve worked in retail sales at Petco, and it’s not easy work. People who never worked in retail think it’s easy work.
Petco really treats their employees well, but I couldn’t handle dealing with customers yelling at me too. I worked for them for two years.
I blew a fuse during Christmas and quit Christmas Eve.
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