I could leave, but I am not sure I want to. I like the people and some of them have become my good friends and the job <i>was</i> genuinely fun until I became a donkey.<p>I have enjoyed most of it, apart from the parts highlighted earlier which frustrate and upset me.<p>My alternative is to quit and sit at home. One of the reasons (I&#x27;m not sure how relevant it actually was) why I took the job was because my doctor said it&#x27;d help manage my depression, and it <i>did</i>, because it made me happy, and the atmosphere and coworkers were amazing.<p>Although, if by alternative you mean another job, I don&#x27;t know if I&#x27;ll be able find one close enough so I can still take care of my mum.<p>Underpaid isn&#x27;t really the problem, it&#x27;s just a symptom of this &quot;broken&quot; culture, where anyone new won&#x27;t ever be as valuable as the new crew (regardless of their actual value or how much they contribute). And I feel part of my problem right now is that that I&#x27;m in the department with all the old employees.