Sorry to maybe sound so troubled with the title of this blog, but I am learning that it is better to let the emotion out instead of it troubling my insides and lingering to do damage. Anywho... I have been holding on to this "student position" for two years now. I am a call center representative for a complaint and general HMO Help center for the state. At first, being a shoulder to cry on and having to understand that the name calling and anger was not towards me but towards the HMO changed me into an emotional wreck. Then I started to manage and become better at my job. I got a raise and started to get a bit of respect from my supervisors and other branches within the department. I felt I was on a roll. So just to do a little more I started to pick up the hours that other agents wouldn't touch with a ten foot poll. I worked Monday through Thursday 1-6:30pm, Saturday mornings 12am to 7am and then on Sundays 7am until 3pm. I also went to school full time. I am a broke student, so the money was ok. But with the more times the supervisors seen me, the more issues they had with me. The supervisors would speak with me casually every time I see them and we actually became buddies, but would not tell me that I was making mistakes. They would wait until they were considering writing me up to tell me that there was an issue. This went on for almost 6 months!! Then I did some rethinking of what was my true focus, and it IS school. So I cut my hours and work schedule to 3 days a week. There was no problem for the entire school year. But here is the issue. The fall semester is coming up and while my supervisor was asking me about my schedule I was telling her what days I could work and what days I needed for school, study, and internship. She showed signs of not being able to give me the schedule this school semester and asked if I could work weekends. Considering what they did the last time I worked shifts no one else wanted, I'd rather not. Now, should I consider quitting and look for a job on campus, focusing on my writing and getting published or should I stay here until I transfer at the end of the school year? The fact that this is a job they advertise as "Great for Students", "Flexible", and "understanding" of life occurrences, I don't think I should stay another year after what I have went through. Any suggestions??