should i stay in corrupted cafe, or go back to case management?
26F currently making $21 hourly as a manager of a coffee shop working 40 hours a week, plus around $250-$300 a week in tips. i have a bachelor’s in psychology and want to go back to school to get my master’s degree to become a therapist.
i was previously a peer specialist for 3 years which i loved but it did not pay very well and then i was a case manager for 6 months and hated it so much that i quit and went back to coffee.
ive been at this place for a little over a year but was at another location and being bullied by my coworkers after some dumb drama bc this girl was jealous of me and turned everyone against me. i transferred to another location bc of these people and was promoted to manager a month or two ago. the only thing is this company has a lot of trauma for me and it’s hard to hear about the people who traumatized me like i want to never hear about them again it’s so painful. the old manager told the owners about all the horrible things these people did to me and to her and they did nothing and promoted the main girl who was awful. also the HR lady who runs the company favors these people of that location.
the location i transferred to is miserable and the customers are horrible rude people and it’s extremely busy and feels like a starbucks even tho it’s a local shop. it is the most profitable location in the company tho and my team is awesome and really appreciate me as manager. i just feel so burnt out and humiliated in this service role and miss having a “real” professional office job. i wish i could manage a “real” chill cafe not this shitty location.
the only thing is the only professional office jobs i can get in case management do not pay as much they pay at most $24 hourly and that’s rare and still nowhere near as much as im making with tips and hourly at the cafe.
i also am having trouble applying to grad school bc i applied last year and got rejected from the schools i applied to and the process was so stressful but im trying to find online schools that are likely to accept me and the whole process is so stressful for me
idk if i should just wait it out and stack my money at this cafe job bc it pays so well or go back to case management which i also hate but at least has PTO and benefits but doesn’t pay as well until i can eventually do what i really want to do and be a therapist.
im the only person in my family to have a degree and i have no friends or family to help me or give me advice so i would appreciate any help :( thank you in advance