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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

How on earth do you spend 20 years at $30k/year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:r/antiwork

Off topic but did you see that interview on Fox news of the antiwork mod? Holy cow what a disaster.

[Anonymous]

OP you sound very smart and pulled together.

Consider exploring options with a counselor.

Ultimately you want to find an occupation that you enjoy and love doing. Then work is not work.

I would be less focused on the money.

Have you looked into maybe buying a franchise? You would be better able to set your own hours then.

You sound very smart and I think you would be successful at anything you try.

[Anonymous]

Like others here, I started working for myself. I like not being limited to how much I can earn. You definitely need the right mindset—or to develop it—to succeed. For me, that is in progress yet I’m mostly there. I wanted to share that, because it’s not easy. However, it’s worth it.

I can’t imagine sitting in a cubicle or small office again or working with people who aren’t nice at best or are sociopaths at worst. I never have to ask for permission to go on vacation. That is nice.

[Anonymous]

Maybe you're just lazy. Do you have a trust fund? Otherwise you have to work. Oh, and I wouldn't let on that you feel this way to any prospective employer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

What you listed aren’t the office jobs, PP. OP is referring to white collar jobs—not growing food or driving a truck.

OP—Be sure to save as you work. Having my goal to reach X money saved for retirement helped a lot.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like you should go back in the military.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Universal basic income. While the jobs that you listed are necessary, so many others are complete BS and could be automated or done in less than 40 hours a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:r/antiwork

Off topic but did you see that interview on Fox news of the antiwork mod? Holy cow what a disaster.

To be fair, most of the actual members of r/antiwork were furious at how he did that interview, and it didn't really represent the whole idea.

[Anonymous]

I don't like working either, but my current job lets me work 7-3:30 from home 4 days a week, so it's only a crushing commute with cubicles etc one day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Universal basic income. While the jobs that you listed are necessary, so many others are complete BS and could be automated or done in less than 40 hours a week.

Give us bread but give us roses. I am not anti-work, but I think that we work too much. If we want to, we should be able to work 25 hours per week and still have access to good, affordable healthcare.

Either that or let’s consider a return to the hunter gatherer model. There’s much more leisure time. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190520115646.htm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

White people hate working sometimes too. Why make this about race?

[Anonymous]

Security guard. You literally sit around qll day

[Anonymous]

Not sure what your skill sets are but I see that you don't like the people and racism that you experience. Can your job be remote? Have you looked in your field for that? Also, if you are in the DMV, have you considered non-profits? You wan't make a lot unless its a trade association but you might enjoy it.

If you could give an idea of your skills, others might have other ideas.

I had a job I hated. I quit it and got a new job that I love and earn more. This is an identified problem that can be fixed.

[Anonymous]

Maybe try to work at an agency like NASA where people love the mission, and their general good mood will run off on you? Lots of veterans and variety of job roles.