u/Eastern_Valuable_345

Need advice on leaving a restaurant and moving out in my 20s

I'm in my 20s and work at a restaurant. I've worked there for years and at one point I genuinely loved it. I wasn't lying when I told people I was happy because back then I was.

But over time things changed.

I've been feeling overwhelmed, stressed, burned out and honestly like I've been losing myself. I work a lot and it feels like every day is stress, projects, fixing problems, pressure and feeling like I'm walking on eggshells. Some days things are fine and other days it feels like everything turns into a problem.

I messed up recently too. I panicked during a stressful situation and wasn't honest about something I should have just been upfront about. I owned up to it later and I know that part is on me.

But what really hit me was realizing this goes deeper than one mistake.

I don't feel like myself anymore. I don't enjoy things I used to enjoy. Things that used to make me happy don't hit the same anymore. I feel mentally exhausted all the time. Even friends noticed I haven't seemed like myself.

One thing that hit me hard was talking to one of my coworkers who's also one of my best friends. He basically told me he's noticed I've been carrying a lot for a long time and there are days I come in and it looks like I want to cry and that it's okay to not be okay. He told me he's glad I'm getting out because he could tell something wasn't right.

That honestly hit me hard because I didn't realize how obvious it had become to people around me.

My mom sat me down after I explained everything and basically said she sees how stressed and unhappy I've become and offered to let me stay with her and figure things out.

I ended up packing essentials and leaving.

People are hurt and angry. I understand why. I know leaving suddenly hurts people and I know trust got damaged.

But at the same time I feel relief for the first time in a long time and I don't know if that says everything I need to know.

Has anyone left a job after years because mentally you just couldn't do it anymore?

Did things ever get better after?

Hey everyone,

I’m having an issue with my Anycubic Kobra S1 with the ACE Pro and I’m completely stuck at this point.

The printer won’t extrude during normal operation. It acts like it’s trying, but nothing comes out. The only way I can get filament through is by manually pushing it.

What I’m seeing:

Filament reaches the extruder but doesn’t get pulled through

It feels like the gears inside aren’t spinning or grabbing at all

Retraction doesn’t work

When I try to extrude through the printer settings, I don’t see or hear anything moving in the extruder

Manual test behavior:

If I remove the tube and push filament through by hand, I can get it to extrude

Sometimes it doesn’t go through easily and I have to twist/spin the filament a bit to get it to catch and feed through

If I press the release lever on top, it opens enough to let filament pass through more easily

This makes me think the hotend isn’t fully clogged, but something still feels off with how the filament is feeding

What I’ve tried:

Fully loosened the tensioner, then retightened and backed it off about 2 turns

Took apart the extruder assembly

Removed the gear and checked inside

Found some fine filament dust/debris and cleaned it out with compressed air

Put everything back together

Fully reset the printer

Extra detail:

With the front plastic cover off the extruder, when I try to run an extrusion through the printer, it doesn’t look like anything is moving at all

No visible gear movement

At this point I’m wondering:

Is the extruder motor dead or not receiving power?

Could the gear be slipping or not engaging properly?

Is there something partially clogging things that I’m missing?

If anyone has run into this with the Kobra S1 or ACE Pro, I’d really appreciate any ideas on what to check next.

Hey everyone,

I’m having an issue with my Anycubic Kobra S1 with the ACE Pro and I’m completely stuck at this point.

The printer won’t extrude during normal operation. It acts like it’s trying, but nothing comes out. The only way I can get filament through is by manually pushing it.

What I’m seeing:

Filament reaches the extruder but doesn’t get pulled through

It feels like the gears inside aren’t spinning or grabbing at all

Retraction doesn’t work

When I try to extrude through the printer settings, I don’t see or hear anything moving in the extruder

Manual test behavior:

If I remove the tube and push filament through by hand, I can get it to extrude

Sometimes it doesn’t go through easily and I have to twist/spin the filament a bit to get it to catch and feed through

If I press the release lever on top, it opens enough to let filament pass through more easily

This makes me think the hotend isn’t fully clogged, but something still feels off with how the filament is feeding

What I’ve tried:

Fully loosened the tensioner, then retightened and backed it off about 2 turns

Took apart the extruder assembly

Removed the gear and checked inside

Found some fine filament dust/debris and cleaned it out with compressed air

Put everything back together

Fully reset the printer

Extra detail:

With the front plastic cover off the extruder, when I try to run an extrusion through the printer, it doesn’t look like anything is moving at all

No visible gear movement

At this point I’m wondering:

Is the extruder motor dead or not receiving power?

Could the gear be slipping or not engaging properly?

Is there something partially clogging things that I’m missing?

If anyone has run into this with the Kobra S1 or ACE Pro, I’d really appreciate any ideas on what to check next.