u/Appropriate_Stock160

It’s starting to get worse and worse and I feel like if I don’t figure out a high income career fast im headed for real tough times in the future (homelessness) I have a 2 year old and this is just not an option for me but what do I do ? I’m a phlebotomist and make 22$ an hour, not enough. I dont have a car so everything is so much harder , getting to appointments , getting groceries , I lost my daycare voucher because the daycare that provided it was not accessible by public transport. This or I am spending money i don’t have on Ubers to get to and from appointments for my son and I. it just seems like I am stuck in a financial hole and I just do not know how to get myself out. I want to be financially free but this has been such a difficult/ unattainable journey with the minimal support that I have and these high prices . I am definitely moving out of Massachusetts to the south once I actually have the means to do so but for now I feel like I’m drowning.

Im not good at school is a fair thing to mention as well I have a learning disability so as far as careers that involve serious math / science I just don’t understand it or need support to understand (my dream is to become a nurse I don’t want to tell myself i cant do it or give up but for now I need something immediate with minimal schooling)

I finally quit by walking out of my shift today :/ I worked for a outpatient Labcorp in a hospital there had been some instances of micromanagement and borderline bullying that I reported to my manager and for over a week our site coordinator and some co workers have been giving me the silent treatment, today i literally just had enough and clocked out. I don’t know maybe I over reacted but I’m new and the site coordinator is who we go to for all questions and shes made it very uncomfortable. Im honestly happy about never having to go back but as far as job wise im a little nervous. I just had an interview at a hospital (where the lab is part of the hospital vs a chain lab like Labcorp if that makes sense) the interview went really well but I’m nervous that if they contact my manager at Labcorp she now can say I walked out. Also a little upset bc Labcorp is a huge lab in my state, I don’t know about other states but every Tufts facility is now using labcorp. I assume I will be put on a do not hire list which means I can’t ever work as a phlebotomist for any tufts and anywhere else that uses labcorp.. wish hospitals all had there own lab ! Do you think this has a chance in effecting my career as a phlebotomist? My end goal is nursing so im not soooo upset but it was good to do in the meantime and better pay then my job before