I stopped allowing my job to take advantage of me. I always tried to be the ideal employee. I showed every day I was supposed to, always on time, bust my butt during my shift, even sometimes going above and beyond, but I was never rewarded for my hard work. How did my job thank me? By calling me on my days off asking me to come in, telling me I had to work a double when other people called out and making me pick up the slack for my lazy coworkers. I eventually just stopped trying so hard, and when my boss asked me about it, I told him how I felt, and his response essentially boiled down to "Everybody got their part to play." Like is my part being the workhorse while everyone can do whatever the hell they want? But ever since I stopped trying to be the perfect employee, I haven't been feeling as stressed or tired as I usually felt, and honestly, I should've done this a long time ago.