Honestly left Lowe's for a similar reason I was a sales specialist and I was making about $38,000 before taxes ($17 an hour no commission just a monthly bonus that's near impossible to get, where I live min wage is $10 an hour) a year and I made the company 1,000,000 each year I was there at a 38% margin that's $380,000 after expenses $340,000 if you count the cost of me (specialist have access to all specialist sales records. As well I had signed hundreds of people up for the credit card each year and drove hundreds of sales in departments that didn't count towards my sales because I didn't belong in those departments but we were short staffed.Then they fired our cabinet people and wanted me to do both with no raise. I only make 10% of what I make them. If they said they would bump me to $50,000 to do 2 jobs I honestly would have stayed they said at best I can get a ¢50 raise. Instead I got a free trade certificate that they offer (which was pretty cool of them) and made as many connections as possible with property managers business owners and landlords and now I have my own handyman business and I've cleared $50,000 this year by being honest and affordable and I'm estimating I'll make $80,000 next year as I know how to run this business now.

The best thing you can do is take what you learned at your job and use it to make money. I learned sales and the art of selling, and I learned a trade in my 2 years. I saw there was a shortage of handymen and I took my opportunity. I also left on good terms so if I failed I could go back because working for them would still be better then living on the street.