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I hate working

225 replies

KarenMorgan49672 · 18/06/2024 16:07

I hate working and would rather be at home or with friends and family

thats it thats the thread.

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RaininSummer · 18/06/2024 16:09

Aren't your friends and family working a fair bit too though?

Valid8me · 18/06/2024 16:09

Wouldn't we all - sadly staying at home doesn't pay the bills or buy me nice holidays.

KarenMorgan49672 · 18/06/2024 16:10

@RaininSummer yes and they dont like it either

@Valid8me wouldnt know I cant afford holidays I can just about pay bills

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KarenMorgan49672 · 18/06/2024 16:10

haven't had a holiday in 12 years

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DutchCowgirl · 18/06/2024 16:11

I really love my job and colleagues. I like holidays every now and then, but i wouldn’t want to be home all day, so boring!

FlaubertSyndrome · 18/06/2024 16:11

Can you retrain in something you like better, or at least look around for a change of scene?

ThreeTescoBags · 18/06/2024 16:11

Me too. Fuck working

KarenMorgan49672 · 18/06/2024 16:12

@DutchCowgirl if you love your job what do you do

I dont get people who enjoy working makes no sense to me

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dudsville · 18/06/2024 16:12

Yup. I regularly have to remind myself of the meaning of work, i.e. it funds my life!

Touty · 18/06/2024 16:12

Do you hate all work or just your present job?

I used to feel like that; it turns out I couldn’t stand sitting at a desk all day. I need to be on my feet moving around all the time and that’s what I do now, it’s much better but much less money 😏

KarenMorgan49672 · 18/06/2024 16:12

What is an easy job I can do full time with no qualifications?

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DutchCowgirl · 18/06/2024 16:13

KarenMorgan49672 · 18/06/2024 16:12

@DutchCowgirl if you love your job what do you do

I dont get people who enjoy working makes no sense to me

I work in IT , its like doing puzzles all day long and get payed for it.

surlycurly · 18/06/2024 16:13

Me too. I hate being told what to do. I hate the bureaucracy. I hate the terrible career prospects. I hate the bitchiness amongst the people I work with. I hate the noise and the chaos. I hate that my side hustle business can't be my career so I could work when I wanted. I hate my alarm waking me up every day.

nopestillnotmanagedto · 18/06/2024 16:13

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KarenMorgan49672 · 18/06/2024 16:14

@nopestillnotmanagedto cant afford it have mortgage and bills to pay

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cardibach · 18/06/2024 16:14

DutchCowgirl · 18/06/2024 16:11

I really love my job and colleagues. I like holidays every now and then, but i wouldn’t want to be home all day, so boring!

Really? You can’t think of fun things to do if you aren’t at work? Reading, crafts, walking, volunteering, home improvements, meeting friends and family…
My work was never really boring (teacher) but it was still more boring than being at home free to amuse myself.

KarenMorgan49672 · 18/06/2024 16:14

might go live in a tent on scottish mountains so I dont have to work

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LastRites · 18/06/2024 16:14

I like my job. I’m part time so get the best of both worlds but I think I’d be more fulfilled in work if I were full time. I like having a specialism I’m interested in and good at, and I like the idea of climbing the ladder

KarenMorgan49672 · 18/06/2024 16:15

@cardibach yes seriously? How can you be bored I can think of loads to do

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MaryMack · 18/06/2024 16:15

I absolutely love my job, but I only work 2 days a week, compressed hours, so 2 x 12.5 hour shifts. I am a staff nurse in a dementia unit.

surlycurly · 18/06/2024 16:15

The Scottish mountains are cold and full of midges. I wouldn't.

KarenMorgan49672 · 18/06/2024 16:16

89% of people say Im not being unreasonable wow I wonder what senior management at most companies would say if they knew 89% of their staff hated working

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StripedTomatoes · 18/06/2024 16:16

That's weird because most people just love working. 🙄

RaininSummer · 18/06/2024 16:17

I agree that surely most people would rather not be wage slaves but few of us have that choice. Could learn to some computer based job and live in a van and travel the world maybe? Lonely perhaps unless others join you.

DutchCowgirl · 18/06/2024 16:18

cardibach · 18/06/2024 16:14

Really? You can’t think of fun things to do if you aren’t at work? Reading, crafts, walking, volunteering, home improvements, meeting friends and family…
My work was never really boring (teacher) but it was still more boring than being at home free to amuse myself.

I work 4 days, i have 3 days for crafts, friends, family and home improvement.
More would be really boring to me. Friends are also working so they only have time for me in the weekends. My colleagues are nice, we are a close team.