English isn’t my first language, so sorry if there are any mistakes.
So I (18M) am currently living in a foreign country, and it is kind of hard to find a job here as a foreigner. At the start of this month, someone contacted me about a job in a buffet place. The salary was decent, and they also offered to give me a place to live, so I thought everything would go well. The owner was an old guy over 50. On my first day at work, he started to get a little flirty and started touching my hair. So I was getting a little bit uncomfortable, but didn’t think much of it.
Then he said he would show me where my place is and brought me upstairs. He brought me to his room, which was really dark and really creepy. He said I would have to sleep in his bed with him for 2 days, and then I would get my own room. I was really getting suspicious at that point but thought I was just overthinking. He told me to come and sit by his side, and then he started touching my thighs, and then he started touching my private place. I quickly pushed him away, and he had that disgusting smirk on his face. Then he suddenly kissed me. He said, “Give me a kiss because we are family now.” And he told me to give him a massage in a sexual way, so I said, “No, I would not do that,” and he said he was only “joking.”
When he left the room, I started sobbing because I didn’t know what to do and started to realize the whole situation. After that, I started working my shift, but my head was blurry with all the thoughts because it was the only job I could find and I probably won’t find another job for a long time. I didn’t tell my mom about the real reason, but that evening I told her that I didn’t want to work anymore because I just hated working there and how sad I was working there. My mom texted me back saying, “You can try again. It’s okay to quit if you don’t like it. I’m sorry for not being there for you.” I started tearing up, staring at my mom’s text, and decided to quit immediately. I just walked away and got on a random bus I saw. I was crying on the bus while looking at my mom’s message.
So that was almost a month ago. I still couldn’t find any jobs yet, and I’m financially struggling. Yesterday, the person who contacted me about that job said I could come back to that shop if I wanted to. I obviously don’t want to go back there, but I’m struggling so much and I don’t know what to do anymore. I tried to find online jobs, but they’re really hard to find because I don’t have many skills. I don’t want to go back there, but I’ll probably starve if I can’t find any jobs by the end of this month. So I need your advice on whether I should go back or what I should do. Any advice is appreciated.
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So I (18M) am currently living in a foreign country, and it is kind of hard to find a job here as a foreigner. At the start of this month, someone contacted me about a job in a buffet place. The salary was decent, and they also offered to give me a place to live, so I thought everything would go well. The owner was an old guy over 50. On my first day at work, he started to get a little flirty and started touching my hair. So I was getting a little bit uncomfortable, but didn’t think much of it.
Then he said he would show me where my place is and brought me upstairs. He brought me to his room, which was really dark and really creepy. He said I would have to sleep in his bed with him for 2 days, and then I would get my own room. I was really getting suspicious at that point but thought I was just overthinking. He told me to come and sit by his side, and then he started touching my thighs, and then he started touching my private place. I quickly pushed him away, and he had that disgusting smirk on his face. Then he suddenly kissed me. He said, “Give me a kiss because we are family now.” And he told me to give him a massage in a sexual way, so I said, “No, I would not do that,” and he said he was only “joking.”
When he left the room, I started sobbing because I didn’t know what to do and started to realize the whole situation. After that, I started working my shift, but my head was blurry with all the thoughts because it was the only job I could find and I probably won’t find another job for a long time. I didn’t tell my mom about the real reason, but that evening I told her that I didn’t want to work anymore because I just hated working there and how sad I was working there. My mom texted me back saying, “You can try again. It’s okay to quit if you don’t like it. I’m sorry for not being there for you.” I started tearing up, staring at my mom’s text, and decided to quit immediately. I just walked away and got on a random bus I saw. I was crying on the bus while looking at my mom’s message.
So that was almost a month ago. I still couldn’t find any jobs yet, and I’m financially struggling. Yesterday, the person who contacted me about that job said I could come back to that shop if I wanted to. I obviously don’t want to go back there, but I’m struggling so much and I don’t know what to do anymore. I tried to find online jobs, but they’re really hard to find because I don’t have many skills. I don’t want to go back there, but I’ll probably starve if I can’t find any jobs by the end of this month. So I need your advice on whether I should go back or what I should do. Any advice is appreciated.
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