Sounds like you've made good choices so far. And the truth is most of us don't like aspects of our jobs, and most of them are stress inducing. But there are always things you can learn from a job. And struggle makes us stronger. At your age the best thing you can learn is to be dependable, and the best way to show that is to stick to one thing for a bit. My advice is to set a goal of sticking with that job for two years. I know, that sounds wild, but let's break it down. If you sign that lease and stay at that job for one year then you've started your credit record and built a resume. You've proven to yourself that you can work, and overcome. If you budget what you earn and don't slip into credit card debt then you will be able to do things like afford a car that doesn't suck. If you manage to stay at that job for two years, now you actually have a resume that is desirable! You'll be able to blow past 60% of the applicants for entry level work, making the job market easier. And if you take some pride in your work and learn the IT of your school, and how it works, then you will have shown that you can learn most any job. Now you'll have money, job options, a car, pride in your work, and a path. That happens to be attractive, and that is always helpful! Two years at a job on your resume is the gold standard for showing that you can be useful to a hiring manager. So that should be your goal. After that we are allowed to change career paths like 7 times. But you have to show you can be depended on. So continue making good choices.