I feel so conflicted.
I recently took a job doing paper delivery in an attempt to earn some money while I continue to look for a job. The first week was okay because they were giving out $20 extra for new people, the pay still wasn’t great for the amount of time and effort I’d put into it but it was still an income of sorts. Since that first week however the pay has gotten worse and worse but the amount of time put into it has pretty much stayed the same, but I’ve kept with it because I have no other form of income.
This week I was contracted to be payed the equivalent to one hours work on minimum wage, and given I gave 8 or so hours to this I feel as if I shouldn’t continue. I’ve been hesitant to stick with it from the start but now I really feel exploited and that I should quit, however I feel as if I can’t quit because I have no other income to fall back on and don’t want to have to go back to earning nothing all the time.
So basically I’m feeling incredibly conflicted and can’t sleep because I don’t know if it’s worse to be exploited or to have no income at all. 
Hey @Rattata
This sounds super rough, I'm so sorry you're experiencing this. Looking for work is such a pain and when you find a job that isn't great its so frustrating - I am really feeling this frustration for you @Rattata ! This situation sounds incredibly unfair, and I can imagine its a physically tiring job too, which must be especially hard if you're not sleeping well
I'm not sure if this is helpful, but would you want to look into your rights as a worker? Sometimes just having that bit of information can be quite empowering, maybe checking out Fair Work could have some useful stuff on it or some ideas on what to do, sorry if that isn't helpful at all!
It does seem like you're in a really tough spot with deciding whether to continue with this job, I don't think anyone would blame you for quitting it and continuing to look for something else. Looking for work is super exhausting, and I can imagine that doing this job would be using a lot of your physical and emotional energy which would make looking for jobs harder. Are you leaning more towards one way or the other?
I'm also wondering how you wind down after a day of work? Not sleeping really sucks, is there something nice you could do for yourself to help relax a bit?
Ah that really sucks that you're feeling that guilt @Rattata, have you been able to chat to anyone in your life about how the job is making you feel and that you're thinking of quitting?
I forgot to add yesterday that we have a great content piece on Rights at Work which could be good to have a look at - and another piece on what to do if you're stuck in a job you don't like. Maybe one of those might have a couple of handy tips in them 
I totally get what you're saying about quitting though, it is a big decision and might seem a bit unclear as to how to do it. It's often best to do it in person as well as provide something in writing with the date you'll be leaving. ABC has a really good article called "How to quit your job like a boss" which gives quite a good overview of what is required when leaving a job.
I'm sorry uni is stressful at the moment too, its sounds like you have so much going on @Rattata you must be exhausted. Have you got anything nice planned for this weekend? Maybe booking in some rest time?
That would have been a lot to deal with @Rattata, but from what I can hear you've handled things really well! I hope you can have some downtime to relax after your assignment is done as well 
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