<human>: Can you summarize the given text in a few sentences?

Background: I have my degree, and I'm very confident in my capabilities as a designer. Unfortunately, the economy was trashed when I graduated, and this was all I could find.

I don't want to sound like I'm just complaining for the sake of it. I'm sure plenty of redditors hate their jobs. My problem is, as a creative and a bit of a perfectionist, it's nothing short of tormenting for me to see sub-par work constantly leave my desk because I'm given neither the time nor resources to do it *right* (e.g., rather than creating new logos for many clients, we often strip the names out of old, rejected logos and put the new names in. This, to me, undermines the entire process of creating a logo for a business). I've brought up the issue before, but it gets me nowhere. Perhaps I'm just young and naïve, but I'm confident that there's better work out there and that I am more than capable of doing it.

My problem is that they've made it **very** difficult to leave. I don't get any vacation or sick time to use for an interview, and my hours shift regularly making it difficult to schedule an after-hours interview. I had to sign a no-compete clause, stating that I won't work for a competitor within 75 miles for 12 months after I leave. If they find out I'm looking for other work, they're likely to fire me on the spot. I cannot afford to be without a job. I'm 400 miles from my nearest family member, and I have many bills (student loans, etc.).

As a last resort I will lie to them to get the time off I will need, but that really isn't my style, and as much as I disagree with how they run the place, they did employ me.
<bot>: I know I'm capable of doing great work, but due to contractual obligations and lack of time off, it seems like I can't leave my current job. I cannot afford to be jobless. What do I do?