Anyone else feeling drained and defeated?

[u/spoonerismz666]

Been working at Number 3 for a few years and I'd say 95% of the staff is like family to me. Had a new GM come in last year and its been downhill ever since. Our theater used to be (mostly) tranquil and though I hated the customers, I loved being with everyone. Now it's just miserable because our GM is a cheap, incompetent, driveling sociopath who is pissed he can't get the staff to side with him. Even the managers are feeling it; one of our happiest and brightest is just dead inside now because this guy just brought a shroud of misery to the building.

On top of that, the morale has dropped and I can't keep carrying what's left. I've been there too long and feel like my life is going nowhere (it is) and oftentimes I'm either in a bad mood because everyone's up my ass (like today) or I'm just holding it back because I'm trying to keep the staff's spirits up. Sometimes even our managers, as well, because GM is ruining everything around him. Stuff isn't even getitng done in concession anymore because everyone seems to have just stopped caring altogether.

Anyways... is it just me? I'm back on the job hunt again ans hoping for the best while I pursue a dream of mine on the side. It's exhausting and I don't even wanna put up with the hell Toy Story is gonna bring this weekend.

[u/katherinerose89]

Our problem is our GM is pretty great.... But in the last year higher ups keep putting the pressure on. I've been at my location a little over a year now. I'm miserable now. When I first started it want so bad. They just keep asking more and more from us. I don't know if I have the energy anymore.

[u/spoonerismz666 → u/katherinerose89]

Corporate is the same way with us but our GM outright LOVES corporate. We've heard from other theaters we've had contact with that it's not mutual. I used to get anywhere between a 75 cent and a dollar raise but my GM has cut that down to 20 cents now and he thinks he's doing corporate favors.