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Ahh, the joys of my first full-time job. I work pretty much 7 days a week, I get a day off if I'm lucky. I work as a server.

I just got out of school in June, and had planned on leaving town due to circumstances that had happened to me over the few months before that. However, things were looking up so I decided to stay and work for a year. However, I'm finding growing discontent in my life. I don't have any friends left from high school because I work nights, and they go to school days. I hang out with my friends from work, essentially.

Tonight, I had a night off. It was enjoyable.. Except for the fact I did nothing. I ran errands then ended up falling asleep at 7pm due to sheer boredom. I'm wondering if my job is playing a major part in the fact that I have no friends and essentially nothing to do. I've tried to take up a few hobbies to occupy my time but I still am feeling a bit empty.

One of my superiors has warned me against burning myself out, but I really don't know what to do. I'm trying to save money to move away or at least travel for a little while, but I have expenses that have to be covered first. There are also several factors (people, ex-boyfriend) that are keeping me here and not really helping my cause.

Any suggestions as to what I should do to alleviate this problem before it becomes more major? Do I really just need to move on with my life and start another job in a new environment? I love my job but I can't help but feel like I'm missing out on something by working this year away.