I currently work at a call center doing customer service. Don't get me wrong, I make a lot of money for no college degree and it would be very hard to find something similar to this pay scale if I were to look elsewhere.

The thing is, getting yelled at constantly by customers all day long isn't that much fun. I think I have to have a cut off point at where I will draw the line. I just came home tonight, not even wanting to speak to my son or my girlfriend. I pretty much just brushed them off. I never thought I'd become like this. I have heard from various other people online that you do become like this. You come home and not want to do anything but be by yourself. I just spent the last eight hours just sitting there getting yelled at for various problems that the company I work for messed up with.

If only things were easy... I know nothing can come easy and I'm not expecting it. I am however, just trying to vent my feelings as I don't have anyone else to talk to about this.

I really wish I could find a job where I was content and make a decent amount of money. Wishful thinking at its best. Wishful thinking won't get me anywhere though.

Any ideas?

Wow Nocturnal, I feel for you. I am sorry your going thru this. Yes I know how it feels to be yelled at however, with me, it was not customers, but the boss & managers. Have you ever consider maybe going into business for yourself or can you try to find another job while your still employed there at the call center?

I do believe one changes in personality going thru this. I have seen it. I rather have a low paying job that will make me happy, than a high paying job that will make miserable . Like my former coworker said "I rather be cleaning toilets with a low wage but I will be happy than working for a high salary and being angry and upset all the time".

Only you know when it is your cut off line, like with me, I am nearing that line, yet I have people telling me to hang in there. Well that is something I would never tell you, except do what your Heart tells you. Do not continue on a job that will continue to make you stressfull because in the long run, it will effect your health and your relationship with family and friends. Take Care Nocturnal.

Hey Berf, that's what everyone tells me too, hang in there, things will get better. But they have no clue what is going on. I do work for a decent company. A lot of people say I'm set for life but is this what I want to do for life? Sit down and listen people ***** at me for no reason? Then come home and just want to be mute and go to sleep? Then when I wake up, it's back to work all over again. I should just go and become a priest or something. Anyways, thanks for the post.

Nocturnal,

I used to Work for Apple in there call center(sales) and it was HORRIBLE...I worked for 8 months then said *BLEEP* it!!!! that was it! I have a temper problems and I was about to go postal, so I had to quit(I have quit like 8 OTHER sales jobs because I can't stand corportate American and all the BS that goes with it, but mostly cause sales was TOTALLY the wrong career for me)...why does everyone care so much about money!?? I understand that if you have a kid and wife to support but still there are ways to switch career's(its taken me 13 years but I have done it!!!!!)..I was in sales, and in two weeks I will be starting a new career in Probation work...

cameron, please contact me if you can, knocturnal@gmail.com.

I'd truly appreciate it.