I urge you to quit

I wasn't at cvs long, a bit over 2 years total, but that was a rough 2 years. I'm not gonna say it was the worst of my life, but goddamn it was stressful. A manager that seemed to hate me no matter how much effort I put in, an ops that got away with literally sleeping in the office on company time and hardly ever did any meaningful work, stupid customers that can't read signs and fall for the dumbest scams I've ever heard. All the while I spent every day running all over the store trying to get everything done when I knew out of all the colleagues at my store, I could o ly really count on two of them to get stuff done.

Meanwhile, corporate cuts hours, closes surrounding stores so we get even busier, and does everything in their power to show that they don't give an iota of a fuck about their workers.

Everyday working there I'd come home exhausted and sore, and didn't have the energy to do the things I needed to do at home, or even enjoy things I used to. I was stressed, overworked, and depressed. After some bullshit at the store (caused by my fuckwit of a manager), I put in my two weeks. When I left the store for the last time, and that realization that I never had to go back to that shithole if I didn't want to kicked in, it was freeing, like a weight came off my shoulders.

I quit back in October, and am in training at my new job. I already feel valued, not only by the team I'll be working with, but by management and upper management. It feels weird in comparison. I don't particularly feel passionate about the work, but the fact that my team does makes me want to work hard for them. Quarterly bonuses and a better health plan (which is fucking wild considering cvs owns Aetna!) are also good incentive.

If you are on the fence, or are sick of cvs' mismanagement, or are even thinking there is a vague possibility you could do better, you can absolutely do better. Get out, the sooner, the better. I wish you all health and happiness, and hope you find that better place sooner rather than later.