Anybody else hate working in general

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OK so a quick break down I worked full time since leaving school. I went part time after returning to work from matty leave (years ago) and have no intention of ever going full time again. I have hated every single job I have ever had and dread going/logging on to work every time I wake up in the morning because I know what it means, it means going to have to work and will be stuck working for hours. I count down all week till Friday and clock watch all day until I'm finished, get a nice happy buzz feeling Friday when I'm done but by Sunday night the dread is kicking in again.

I'm married with 2 teenagers and have a mortgage, I can't afford not to work as need to help pay the mortgage and bills. The one thing I would hate more than working would be not having money to do anything or have to start really counting the penny's ect. My husband earns enough to pay the mortgage and bills but we would be very tight for cash after that and would be skimping to get by, so not working is not an option for me.

I know some people say you just need to find a job you enjoy. Ive recently changed jobs, thinking this may help so I have changed to some thing I enjoy more, its a good job with decent pay, Monday to Friday and good benefits... but still I hate working. I know I should be thankful that I've managed to get a good job and I could be doing alot worst job's ( I tell myself this aswell to get through the day) but I still hate it. Its not my colleagues, im working from home so its not the office environment, only thing wrong with the new job is not being able to get clear help or advice when stuck. But apart from that it isn't too hard... I just hate working for a living in general 😒

I know some people say they love there jobs. But does anyone actually love there job ? Or working in general ?

The great resignation is happening but where are all these lucky people who can afford to just resign. Are they setting up hipster microbreweries in Shoreditch but how will they survive the rising costs?

I hate working too.
I can't get my head around the fact that most people are forced to give up a very large percentage of their lives to work.

It is depressing.

I have worked part time (2 to 3 days per week) for 17 years and this has helped a lot.

I'm 50 and about to go back to working full time after being part time (sometimes very low hours) since 2005. I'm actually really excited about it and looking forward to it!

I'm a teacher. I have variously loved, liked, tolerated or hated my job at different times, entirely depending on the school I was working in. I start in what I think will be my dream school in September. When it's good, teaching is the best job in the world! When it's bad, it's hellish.

Even though I have really liked some jobs, I was always baffled by people who said they'd carry on working if they won the lottery, but actually I had recently begun to feel a bit pointless and directionless without a proper job in recent years.

Well this is why they are putting interest rates up etc because so many people could afford to retire and put their feet up and the government thought shit how do we get money out of them then. I know will raise the cost of living to the point where they can’t afford to do it.

Good to see so many other people feel the same. This is going to be a long one as will try and reply to as many questions as I can remember. So grab a cuppy 😀

Yeah I have thought about starting my own dog walking or training service in my area. However i don't really see a gap in the market as there is already so many people offering this service here . I also think I'd prob end up feeling the same feeling about having to work XYZ hours. The thought of dealing with the owners also puts me off this. After working so long in customer service, if I'm honest I don't really like people (that sounds bad, I know). My last job was that bad I ended up having a break down and was diagnosed with social anxiety and GAD.

I really thought moving jobs to something different would help, but nope under 6 months working there and I'm back to waking up and feeling sick as I know I need to start work soon. At night when I'm setting my alarms the dread kicks in, get in bed thinking about how I cant be bothered with it tomorrow. Run though muliple excuses of why I could take the day off kids sick, im sick, internet not working... never actually take the day off but you know they say it's the thought that counts 😂

I can't honestly think of 1 thing that I would enjoy to do as job except housewife/mother but unfortunately that doesn't pay the bills.

I've been paying extra into my pension for the last 10+ years, so I can retire early. Overpaying my mortgage just about ever month for the same reason.

My husbands waiting for a promotion opportunity to come up and is trying to work his way up. So he can cover my wage. He did this aswell after the kids were born, as we had planned on me going part time, so I could spent time with them. When I think about it even if he can cover my wage, I dont think I would be comfortable jacking in my job until the mortgage is cleared as don't want him to feel its all on his shoulders.

I'm jut going to need to grin and bear it. I've tried jotting down all the plus points about my job and know I should be happy as its hard to get job and everything is a plus point on paper but still I'm hating having to work, it's not even the job that's the problem its working general. Its not laziness as I do more work than I should. Ive ended up being an amazing actress as no one at work knows I feel like this, everyone says how passionate I am with helping clients ect the job should be rewarding as I'm helping people, I do it but it's like I'm going through the motions and acting. I go over above to help people and do a great job but in reality I'd be happy to turn off my pc and never speak to any of them or login again.

Absolutely, I hate the whole system of work. I'm so resentful of spending such a large amount of my time doing something I essentially don't want to do. The 9-5 is so outdated and two days a week off just isn't enough for me. It's not my job, I've felt this way in every job I've ever done. It all just seems so pointless!

I’m the same. I had brief periods when I’ve not minded going to work, but that was when I was in my late teens/early 20’s and I fancied a colleague. Actively hated work most of the time and like you I’ve worked part time since having my now adult DS and have no intention of ever working full time again. Luckily 5 years ago I found a job where I am basically on call in case something happens (and even then I just contact the relevant services, so don’t usually have much to do). My days are spent reading, mumsnetting etc., so it’s not too bad. I’d still rather be at home though.

I hear you OP.

I am about to do a creative writing masters so I can pursue that, as it's the only thing I do in my spare time that makes me happy, besides being a mum. I am going to be working PT.

Work is rubbish. You're right. End of! Booooo work!!!

I actually quite like my job but as other posters have said I feel so fucking resentful that I have to spend such a large percentage of my time doing it. Plus the dreaded commute which pisses me off more than anything.
I don’t even necessarily fantasise about winning the lottery and never working again - I just wish I could work less, and more flexibly. 4 hours a day, maybe some days 7-11, other days 4-8pm depending on what you have going on, etc. I hate sitting in an office for hours on end while my life ticks by. Can’t even imagine having retirement to look forward to the way things are going!

I agree that it's about balance. I genuinely enjoy my job too and love the fact that it makes a positive difference to many people's lives (think charity fundraising), but when I got too deeply involved in it and particularly in the office politics tangled up with it, it pushed me to almost burnout. Lockdown and wfh gave me the chance to take stock, reconsider my priorities and put boundaries in place. I'm not sure I would still be in the same job if the pandemic hadn't happened. So the reverse of the great resignation for me (for now at least)

Maybe working was different back in the days when it paid for something, but no I hate it! I used to have a job I loved, but that’s gone too. I think too many jobs involve too much make-work for political correctness now.

Ive just come back from a day out at a country estate with a walled garden which has reminded me that going out to do crap work is quite new really. I could see myself doing more meaningful work in late medieval style homesteads far more happily (until I get ill and there’s no healthcare or the crops get eaten by slugs, but I like the rural idyll so we’ll ignore all that 😊).

I also hate working, would much rather not. All the talk about enjoying your out of work time is easier said than done when you're working your arse off and still worrying about paying the rent and bills

This.

Me too! Honestly, I have never enjoyed a job, from the early days of working in bars to the more recent international well paid stuff, via a bit of gardening in-between, they've all been BALLS!

I wouldn't want to be a housewife though, for me that would be balls too.

There is just something so depressing about having your time controlled, including your "free time" controlled by work time.

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Ps. I'm not lazy at work, I always get great reviews and external reports.

I worked full time for 20 years from leaving school. I was knackered. We adopted our son and I never went back. 5 years ago I ended up caring for my dad and now my mum. Our son is 16 now and still needy due to SEN. I manage on £67 carer allowance and we paid off our mortgage years ago.
Working now with menopause would be miserable tbh

Also I think with the way things are at the moment work seems even more pointless in a way -it used to be that working would enable you fairly easily to save money, buy a house etc but now people are just living paycheck to paycheck. After rent, bills etc I'm left with nothing so it seems even more galling that I'm expected to give up so much of my limited time on earth!

I love my job but it's getting harder and harder each day because human kind can just be arseholes. But then I have to remind myself that those people being arseholes are what keeps DH and I employed, so very catch 22..

Even though I love my job, I still get this sense of dread each morning wondering what the day will bring. I'm also about to start studying for a qualification in my sector so will be even busier.

Really I just want to be laying in a tropical paradise with a supply of decent books and cold drinks with no alarm clock.

I mostly really enjoyed every job I ever did but I hated the office politics and the crap management. They finished me off. So is it the work itself you hate?

100% this.

Now I think about it, one of the good things about my job is that I can do a lot of my life admin whilst working as I'm usually driving or waiting onsite somewhere. I never have to sort bills or banking stuff etc in my spare time.

I used to work two days a week and liked it. Then I became a single parent and now have to work full time. I hate it.

I think the times I have enjoyed working have almost entirely been down to liking my colleagues. If they are good to be around, and my job isn’t too stressful, I can quite enjoy working. If my colleagues are unpleasant, so is work.

I'm done with working. I have to work because I need to pay bills.

I worry for the generation who paid for pensions and now they are without income aside from their pension. How will they afford the energy bills? Literally just to keep them warm this winter.

I work 4 days a week for the nhs and it's real hardwork and not great pay but it is rewarding;
However I buy lottery tickets every week in the hope of a big win 💰

I just find it relentless and I have 2 young children, fitting in all the life admin, cooking, cleaning, washing, ironing etc etc is just quite literally draining

I have a lot of friends who just work very few hours, or not at all and I'll be honest I'm quite jealous of them having time to have beauty treatments, go to the gym, meet friends for lunch etc.....

I'd love to be one of those people - sadly it's never likely to happen! X