Work burning me out
6 years ago
General
Won't get into the nitty gritty of it all, but work is completely exhausting me lately. Recently I had to work 15 days straight, multiple times working alone to do the work of three people, etc. My boss took a medical leave, someone else hurt themselves, and two people quit. As the next most senior person there, I've been tasked with all the responsibility, but none of the training, tools, or manpower necessary to accomplish *any* of it, nonetheless *all* of it.
I'm tired. I'm really fucking tired. It's why I haven't posted photos in weeks. Even when I'm not at work I still have to work. I just did a week's schedule yesterday, and now the district manager wants me to do two more weeks' worth tonight. Then I probably have to work from open until close tomorrow, which large chunks of it being by myself.
Because of all this, I have to cancel a trip I had planned to visit my dad, which is going to infuriate him since he thinks I'm avoiding him. I'll likely have to cancel a similar trip to see my mother next month. And after all this, the district manager is breathing fire down my neck because corporate's latest initiative went over like a lead balloon but the DM is convinced it's just because we're not trying enough.
So yes, I'm burned out. I'm tired, I'm mentally and physically exhausted. My mind is just going; I've been finding it very difficult to focus and I'm forgetting things all the time now.
I'm tired. I'm really fucking tired. It's why I haven't posted photos in weeks. Even when I'm not at work I still have to work. I just did a week's schedule yesterday, and now the district manager wants me to do two more weeks' worth tonight. Then I probably have to work from open until close tomorrow, which large chunks of it being by myself.
Because of all this, I have to cancel a trip I had planned to visit my dad, which is going to infuriate him since he thinks I'm avoiding him. I'll likely have to cancel a similar trip to see my mother next month. And after all this, the district manager is breathing fire down my neck because corporate's latest initiative went over like a lead balloon but the DM is convinced it's just because we're not trying enough.
So yes, I'm burned out. I'm tired, I'm mentally and physically exhausted. My mind is just going; I've been finding it very difficult to focus and I'm forgetting things all the time now.
FA+

I assume you're salaried, and therefore aren't getting additional compensation for the extra work you're putting in.
I'm surprised the DM hasn't assigned a manager from another store part time at yours to help. Then again, management usually isn't that bright..
So amidst all our other problems, I'm training new cashiers that got hired just before the problems started, and I'm training an assistant manager for all the non-cashier things too. It's like, everything I do in a day, I'm training someone how to do it. And that eats up even *more* time I don't have.