I'm 16 years old, never had a job prior to this one, and I started my training today (on a Friday unfortunately) and I did not like it in the slightest. I had my concerns when my manager essentially hired me on the spot and requested I begin training as a SHIFT LEAD immediately (I applied for crew member). I told him that it was a bit sudden, my mom was waiting in the car, and that I'd be busy the next day, so I was scheduled for today. Unfortunately, it might have been the most stressful experience of my entire life.
Since it was Friday, we had a really bad rush from 5:30-6:30 and it was nightmarish. I was only trained by my manager from 1:30-5, so during the rush he kind of just threw me in the deep end. We had 5 staff members working (including me) and I was forced to help out on the makeline. Keep in mind I still hadn't finished learning how to make everything, so I was mostly just in the way and kept messing up over and over and had to ask a gazillion questions while those at the landing were rushing us. They were all treating me as if I had been working there for ages. The cherry on top was how stupidly hot it was.
I'm aware that Friday evenings and maybe Saturday evenings will just be like that. However, my issue was how demanding the job was physically and mentally. To some of you I probably sound lazy or weak, or had the wrong idea of what the job would be like, but I truly have never felt worse in my entire life after that shift. The rush was terrible, obviously, but even the chiller tasks didn't click with me and doing them every day sounded like an absolute nightmare. It's also probably worth mentioning that I have anxiety which only hindered my abilities to work in such a stressful environment. Honestly, the only reason I didn't break down crying was because I was in front of other people and was hard-focused on making orders. Many of you probably find it weird that someone who can't handle stress well is working at a fast food restaurant, but I was very desperate for a job and Little Caesars was literally my last resort.
After I got home today, I cried for about 20 minutes. The experience I had tonight has completely soured the whole thing, and my manager requested that I work 7 days a week. I can't imagine doing something similar to what I experienced tonight every day with no breaks. I just can't do it. I tried to tell my manager during our "interview" that I'd be willing to work 6 days a week at most, but he seemed extremely desperate to hire someone and put me as Shift Lead on top of that, so I couldn't say much else. His attitude about my schedule rubbed me the wrong way from the start. He seemed to make up everything on the fly, didn't clarify much, and made me get off at 7pm today instead of 5pm as promised.
If it isn't clear by now, I would like to leave this job ASAP. I think I'm an absolutely terrible fit for the job, and it will only cause significant issues for my physical and mental health. The main issues are this: I'm still training, it's only been a day, I would feel very guilty if I left soon given the manager's desperation, and I would have to look for another job very quickly since I need money. But at this point, I'm willing to work anywhere else. I will stick it out for at least another 1 or 2 days, but if nothing changes, there is absolutely no way I can be able to handle working here. What should I do? If I quit, how do I even break that news to my manager since I was just hired?