Question by Ashton: My job is humiliating and hurting my family. Should I quit?
Hi, I am 22 and I work part time and going to college full time as an elementary school major. I live at home with my folks and brothers until my graduation.
I work part time as a train conductor in my local mall. The mall provides a miniature golf cart like train to entertain kids and parents. The train has a cool radio to blast kidz bop music, disney songs, and pop music for the passengers and even has a small tvs inside each cart that plays classic cartoons like popeye and casper.
My uniform is a train conductor blue and white stripped overalls and hat and I provide rides for the passengers. Not to brag but I am the best conductor of the mall’s train because of my happy go lucky, yellow aura, and Disney like personality. I am loved by the kids of all ages, parents, managers.
I am such a rockstar with my job that i have meet the producers of playhouse Disney’s the wiggles and Cirque De Solei and both asked to star for their shows. I have been mentioned in Yelp.com and other parenting websites. My favorite memory of the job is making a little boy with down syndrome happy as can be whenever he comes to the train with his mom and made me a BFF drawing 
My parents and 2 teenage brothers are very ashamed of my job and myself after they bumped into me working there. My own mom called me an immature loser and think I am going to spend the rest of my life as a conductor. My father thinks i’m not advancing myself to being “a real man”, and my brothers say I have no “swag”. I hate there negativity towards me all the time. I am close to graduating from college and they all never say anything else about my 2 brothers who are slackers, immature, rude, and obnoxious towards others.
I love my part time job because it gives me an experience with my major by working with kids, I get to meet new people, and I love to make people happy. Should I quit my job to save myself and my family name from shame? What should I do guys?
Best answer:
Answer by Albus
If you enjoy the job then continue doing it. Who cares what people think.
What do you think? Answer below!
It is rare to hear someone say they love their job.Keep it
If it makes you happy why do you care what your family thinks? And if your family name gets ruined because of your happiness so what? As long as you enjoy what you do and it makes others happy. Don’t let one family ruin your future. (Sorry if that sounded a bit harsh)
FUCK THEM
FUCK THEM
FUCK THEM
just graduate and move on
Are you ashamed of your work ? you are happy & enjoying your work, you should continue. when you get a better job, more paying also can change for that. but don’t quit before that.
Oh my gosh definitely keep your job. It seems to be perfect for you and if your family is seriously embarassed that their son /brother has a part time job that makes kids extremely happy and puts money in your pocket, then they all have some growing up to do. Good for you for rockin that choo choo and keep it up! The kids are coutin on you!
You’re 22 and in college! You’re lucky to even have a job. And it seems like an enjoyable one at that. Maybe some day you’ll have to get one that pays more to support a family (if you ever decide to have one), but for now enjoy life while it’s easy.
It sounds like your parents and brothers are jealous of you because you’re making something of your life and you don’t want to turn out like them. They are trying to make you feel bad so you will end up being like them and making them feel better about themselves.