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Get one of these, then get a few of these, put a SNES emulator on this bad boy along with your favorite games, and you have a modern-day SNES.

I know it's the same as inserting a cartridge into the console, but as quality as emulation as nowadays (especially for 32-bit consoles and older), you won't be able to tell the difference.

Edit: I wanted to add that if you don't mind using a controller layout that isn't identical to the SNES layout, you can use a Nintendo DS and PSP models to play SNES games on the go. Alternatively, if you have an old console, you can softmod them. I did that with my Wii, but if you really want a powerhouse emulation machine, an original Xbox is the way to go. If you have any questions man let me know, I've done my fair sure of emulating so I can give you a few pointers if needed.

I'm sorry that you're going through all this at your age. Fellow Software Developer here (though not game specific, but could if I gave two shits). My first job was at a Game Store too back in the day. So, either way, I can empathize with what you're going through as well.

I'm going to go deeper than responding to your criticism on the people you deal with every day. I'm going to focus on how you should move forward instead of dwelling on these asses who step on your good deeds.

First thing is first, you can't deal nor make any situation better if you succumb to your anxiety and depression. I'm flat out serious about this. It will most likely bring you down your entire life. Your pay, your career path, your individual growth all requires traits that run counter to depression and anxiety, if you lose to it, you'll lose in life. There is always going to be someone above you, and that someone above you is going to determine your pay or future path, and so, you need to take a deep breath and accept that people fucking suck, and there is nothing something you can do about it.

I'm sharing this based on personal experience, at a point in my life where I was in a situation so dark (by my yuppie ass millennial standards) that I was puking out domino's pizza and cheap ass sake half naked crying in the middle of my apartment.

I'll go out on a limb here and say that the reason why you're so pissed off at your job is this: you know you're better than what you're doing right now, but you don't see a way out, and so you deal with it for the time being.

How I dealt with this situation wasn't fucking easy. But, I had to face the real issues head on. Maybe you rather not do this, but I'm going to throw it out there because it's what worked for me, and you asked. Furthermore, if you're a Sr. in HS (or even college), it's only going to get worse as you get older, so I'm going to provide a few things to consider to help you get ahead of the pack:

1. Become a people person, even if you fucking hate it. To be good with people, even if you don't give two shits about them, is what will make you a winner. People will fucking give me shit for saying this, but I'm not joking around: Neil Strauss - The Game. People who are familiar with the book will say, "oh the book to pick up girls?" - yes/no, it's a book on how to interact with people and use your weaknesses to your advantage. This book can be used for good or for evil. I'll just put it this way, in life, people don't give one shit about you unless you give them a reason to care. This book helped me find a reason to convince people why they should care.
   
   
2. If you don't already, go to the gym, run, p90x, or find some way to use the negative energy that you're getting from all these people and put it towards making yourself physically stronger. I call it "lvling up" in real life. Your mind will function better, and you'll be less anxious and depressed when you're physically confident. I try to shoot for Finn Balor abs, except, I'm 30 - married with a child, and I love beer, but a man can dream.
   
   
3. Make long term (> 5 years) and short term (<= 5 years) goals. This will help the days go by as long as you're working towards some of your goals. Don't be conservative either - my top long term goal to this day is still to build a fucking Gundam.
   
   For your short term goals you need to be a bit more realistic, for example, you wanted to get an internship. Well, your short term goals should be a) picking a place to get an internship and b) everything you need not just to land an interview, but to go over hard. I mean, build something, a demo, or do something that will make you beyond competent in an interviewer's eyes. Basically, plan ahead strategically. Moreover, put anything on there - "read a book" - "rage quit my job" - "300 kick some asshole" (joking about the last two).
   
   What you're going to find here is that after you accomplish one short term goal that the system actually works. All you had to do is just write it down and commit to it, then it happened. This will keep your mind busy as you silently tell those people in line to go fuck themselves because they're too dumb to order something online or fucking read a god damn review.
   
   My point is that you need to fix it before it gets out of hand. Take the time in DC to recharge. Go visit those monuments and ask yourself why those fuckers deserve a monument and you don't. Change something and the rest will follow. Even if you're a college SR, then you're already running out of time: take advantage of your freedoms to improve who you are as a person, and go fucking prove why those people in line need to know their roles, and shut their god damn mouths.
   
   OP's in charge. OP's path to journey to eliteness starts today.
   
   And also, I think RAW is in DC this monday, so if you're going, enjoy.