<prompt> Human: Hello Reddit, As expressed in the title. Im 19, I work at McDonalds. Im from the ghetto, I have next to no money and a mother that lives with me in my low income based apartment and she has nothing not 1 dollar. We survive off of food stamps and my depressingly small weekly paycheck. I have no health insurance and neither does my mother. I havent even had my first car because I cant save up enough because my DTE is 175 and my rent is 120. Did I mention Im running off my aunts cable and internet? Im lucky to make over 400 a month. I would work more hours if I could get anymore but part of me would rather shoot myself than have to stand in that obesity factory another minute than the amount scheduled to me. I have no one to lend me money or help me get another job. Oh, and Im a middle school drop out. Yeah, Im betting that doesnt help my chances of finding a job.Im starting to consider a career in crime, ironically I kind of want to be a cop. Go figure. Any HELP is MUCH APPRECIATED, because Im about to snap any day now.EDIT: IM EXTREMELY SURPRISED AT THE RESPONSE IVE GOTTEN.JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO TOOKTAKE THE TIME TO GIVE ME ADVICE!YOUVE ALL HELPED ME MORE THAN YOU KNOW! ITS NICE TO KNOW IM NOT ALONE IN THESE TOUGH TIMES!AND TO THE PERSON WHO GIFTED ME REDDIT GOLD, I LOVE YOU!I DONT KNOW WHO YOU ARE, BUT I LOVE YOU!  <response>: I definitely understand the lack of a desire to work flipping burgers. That is a really tough thing to deal with at times. What I would recommend though, is that you strive for promotion. Entry-level positions at mcdonalds are always shifting back and forth, and those people are easily replaced. That means that your job wont be gratifying unless you have a very specific personality. Start talking to your favorite manager and ask himher what you can do to improve your performance. Seek out improvement, and be honest and open with your superiors. Tell the good ones that youre wanting to become a manager. If you dont work every position, express interest in shifting around and taking the others. Learn all that you can, and perform every day as well as you can. Another user pointed out that dedication to a disappointing job is very impressive to an employer, and thats definitely true. This is the method I used and I later became invaluable in my line of work. Now, as I move to a new company, Im being hired straight into management simply because of the reputation I gained from my other job. Im only 21. 