To really not like working

[Mammylamb]

I really don’t enjoy working. I need to work to earn money; but I really don’t enjoy it; I feel anxious most days, even though I work in a relatively nice office with nice colleagues. I just spend every day worrying that I’m not doing a good enough job. Or that I’ll make a mistake.

When I look on MN, loads of women have senior roles and sound like they really enjoy work; Aibu to really not enjoy work?

YANBU I feel the same!!

Are you me?

I don't think most people enjoy going to work, me included, unless your in a job that you love.
I envy people who can turn their interests or passions into a well paid career, such as sport or people like David Attenborough.
I hate getting up in the dark and cold and resent being at work in the summer when I could be enjoying the sunshine.

Yanbu. My role is stressful these days and I largely work on my own.

YANBU I'm with you, I hate working, I'd much rather faff about at home. But needs must.

YANBU I always wonder to myself what it is that people like about being told what to do or working towards a deadline. I’d never working given the choice.

yanbu I feel the exact same!

I bloody hate it. Particularly having to be nice to people who are self-important turds.

I feel the same as you OP, and I've also wondered if I'm odd after seeing so many posters saying about being successful and enjoying their jobs. It's the Internet though, just because people say their life's great, doesn't mean that it is.

I LOVE my job. Really properly love it. I get to choose exactly what to do.

But even I, if I won the lottery, would do less of it and take more time to read books and rub my dogs tummy.

Could you afford to go part time, get benefits top up. Signed off for stress by GP and look for something a bit more fulfilling on days off?

I love my job, I look forward to going to work, but this is because I have after many years found my perfect stress free role.

It depends on the job as much as anything. Is your job a pointless, bullshit job? There are a lot of those about, often identified by the fact that you have to be present in the workplace even if there's nothing for you to do; that you couldn't easily sum up what your job contributes to the greater good; that you never have anything you could point to as an achievement, etc.
Also, are you paid a reasonable wage? Are you treated with courtesy by your employer?

There's a lot of idiotic fetishising of work for work's sake (by which people only ever mean 'paid employment') when there are often far more productive, beneficial and satisfying uses of a person's time. So it's not unreasonable to resent and indeed reject 'work' of this type.

Reanimated: it is a bit of a pointless job; it doesn’t make the world a better place. But it is fairly well paid. And I am treated well by my employer. It’s just the Constant feeling of anxiety about not doing a good job, and the general boredom; it all feels a bit pointless!!

Boaty; I couldn’t do that: even if I worked half the hours that I do now. I wouldn’t be entitled to any benefits (and I’m the main earner in the house). I’m not actually sick enough to be off work, so I couldn’t be signed off work sick

Do you think you could retrain on an evening so you could do something you really believe in?

I enjoy aspects of my work. However there are so many things I would rather be doing with my time.

I'm saving everything I can, as well as overpaying the mortgage so I don't have to work past 50. That's the plan, we'll see how it goes...

Showme. I have this horrible feeling that no matter what job I do, I’ll feel the same.

I really need a kick up the arse as it is a fine place to work, I have compressed hours and a good salary. It’s just my anxiety and entitlement that seems to ruin it for me.

I never used to feel like this. In fact I could never imagine not working. Then I had to leave my job and had two years caring for someone. Theindied and I have had 8 months properly to my self and now I'm back at work. I freakin HATE it. Long and awkward commute, always feel
Like I'm rushing, never feel like anything gets my full attention and just not happy. I look forward to my pay check and remind myself that's why I'm doing it.

I feel like Dory: just keep swimming.

You're not alone! I used to have my dream job but it was so stressful I hated going every day. After kids, I do a poorly paid office job and manage to be bored AND anxious most days.

I love my job and I'm in a career that I have always dreamed of but I still panic I'm not doing well enough. YANBU but that's life I'm afraid.

I feel exactly the same. I'm also stuck for it. I really should leave and at least have a change, but then there's the fear that I wouldn't be good enough to work anywhere else and might not even have a nice boss.

YANBU I actually like what I do I just hate the whole routine of working. The way I make myself feel better is thinking, if I didn't work then days off wouldn't be special and I would get bored, probably wouldn't though 😂

Particularly having to be nice to people who are self-important turds.

This with bells on

To the pp who said go PT and go on benefits to make up he difference just because you don’t like your job - are you for real? Fucking hell- I despair!

I hate work. I’m anxious and unfulfilled. However on my days off I’m often depressed about going back but find it’s not so bad when I get there. Im confused. I constantly wonder if I am doing well enough despite reassurances, and simultaneously don’t care. If I could give it up I wouldn’t look back.