I legit HATE working, how do I find a job that is at least bearable?

[Anonymous]

I did everything the right way. I grew up poor & am a minority. Went to the military, got out and used the GI bill at a top undergrad. I interned on the hill. Got a prestigious fellowship for a year and then went to a top grad school. My resume is very strong and I am frequently praised for being a hard worker..but I legitimately hate working. I hate the creepy management, I hate office politics & the small 'watercooler talk', I hate that I have to put a smile on my face and deal with disgruntled clients, I hate working for the sake of working and having to fill my calendar with 40 hours even if I can effectively do all my work in 20 hours. I'm miserable trying to do this corporate grind. I left a job paying well over 100k because I have never felt so unfulfilled and dreaded going to work and not knowing what senior management was going to decide was a good idea that day. I'm not even motivated by the money like I was before.


For those of you who have experienced what I have, how did you survive? How did you end up finding something that was in that 30 hour a week time frame? Is federal side any better? Corporate? Small business?

[Anonymous]

I also grew up poor and hate working and question why we force such misery upon ourselves. I also left six-figure jobs because life is too short to feel such dread all the time.

My current solution is consulting. I work for myself and average 20-30 hours per week. All my earnings go straight into my bank account. I still don’t love what I do, but I have much more control over my time and can pay the bills.

[Anonymous]

I took what I was doing and moved to doing it as a consultant working on my own.

I’m not sure if you are female, but you do mention you are a minority. It wasn’t until I left a corporate job that I understood how much discrimination permeates the culture even in so-called “good” offices. This made me hate working and so, so burnt out. It was just exhausting having to be 150% to get anywhere.

I’m not completely free of that working for myself, but I’m at least a step removed. I feel like I got some of my power back by being able to choose who I will and will not work for, how much work I can reasonably take on and what skills are truly my best and worth focusing my time on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did everything the right way. I grew up poor & am a minority. Went to the military, got out and used the GI bill at a top undergrad. I interned on the hill. Got a prestigious fellowship for a year and then went to a top grad school. My resume is very strong and I am frequently praised for being a hard worker..but I legitimately hate working. I hate the creepy management, I hate office politics & the small 'watercooler talk', I hate that I have to put a smile on my face and deal with disgruntled clients, I hate working for the sake of working and having to fill my calendar with 40 hours even if I can effectively do all my work in 20 hours. I'm miserable trying to do this corporate grind. I left a job paying well over 100k because I have never felt so unfulfilled and dreaded going to work and not knowing what senior management was going to decide was a good idea that day. I'm not even motivated by the money like I was before.


For those of you who have experienced what I have, how did you survive? How did you end up finding something that was in that 30 hour a week time frame? Is federal side any better? Corporate? Small business?

Stop looking for money or title or whatever box you feel you have to check off. Look for work with people you genuinely like and respect. It sounds like you like work just fine. (You could not have achieved what you have already if you hated to work.) Rather, you hate working in a toxic workplace.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Onlyfans could be an option.

Yes, women are only valuable for what they can do naked. Especially women who earn two degrees and serve in the military.

[Anonymous]

Maybe you just need a job that's not in an office all day. Something where you are out and about, or working face to face with customers or something.

[Anonymous]

Wrong angle. Marry rich and be the the SAHP.

[Anonymous]

Most people hate their jobs OP. Just focus on the money it brings

[Anonymous]

Work to further a cause that you believe in.
Sometimes it’s better to do good than to do well.

[Anonymous]

r/antiwork

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most people hate their jobs OP. Just focus on the money it brings

+100

Life’s a b—-h and then we die

[Anonymous]

Move to London?

[Anonymous]

You did invest the money you earned, right? I have made only about $30k a year in last 20 years, but I invested some of it in stocks. I hated my work and my drunk boss, and had to do something that allowed me to say bye to him one day.
I might have enough so I can work part time doing something I love.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I also grew up poor and hate working and question why we force such misery upon ourselves. I also left six-figure jobs because life is too short to feel such dread all the time.

My current solution is consulting. I work for myself and average 20-30 hours per week. All my earnings go straight into my bank account. I still don’t love what I do, but I have much more control over my time and can pay the bills.

Why we force misery upon ourselves is because we need the labor that we do to live---we need people to farm and make food, drive food to stores, sell food to us so we can eat. We need people to make the materials to build houses, ship those materials to the right places, and build those houses. Not all jobs are "necessary" perse, but if we weren't working, how would the population be supported?

[Anonymous]

You need to find something that you enjoy doing as an occupation. It sounds like government work is not it.