Reminder for everyone that feels like this; you can at least try to change things for yourself. You can try to get a different job, you can try finding a new place to live, you can try a new hobby, try something at least (maybe not drugs though, that's a start for a rough life). Maybe you don't succeed now, but by not trying you will definitely be stuck where you are.

Make some plans, dream about stuff, don't just lie down and let the orphan crushing machine grind you to pieces. Unless you want to, that is

Am I the only one who likes his job? I was working for 10+ years in media creation without a proper education in that field. With 37 I changed everything and did an 3 year apprenticeship. 3 days working and 2 days school (with others around half my age). And now I work as a Web developer in the same small company (9 people) and couldn't be happier. We do only WebDev and no design or marketing. Ok, maybe a tiny amount of design and marketing. Many of our clients like that we are more technical than the regular webdesign agency. I have at least 30 days vacation, nice office in the middle of the city and a rather medium pay but if there is no emergency or time critical project, I can go to my boss and say: "I'm bored. I take the afternoon off." I won't get rich working there, but the fact that I look forward for my work and know work drama only by stories of others, is worth it for me. And that it's just 10min by foot from apartment to office is nice too. I'm so grateful that I am so lucky to find the right job and company.

Last time I was on holiday to the extent that I could unwind, de-stress, hear myself think I concluded that I did not want to go back. I contacted a former coworker just to get some feelers out there about how the industry was doing. Before my holiday was over I had a signed job offer, and I resigned as soon as I got back to the stressful job.

Lesson learned: Give your employees perpetual emergency brain with no time to step back and reflect. Otherwise they could start to evaluate their situation and whether they really need to stay.

The good news is that, with the rise of robotics and AI. We will all have to work in politics.

because when you're at work you're just a cog in the machine. it's because capitalism is shit also humans didn't evolve to wake up so early to go to work either

I just came back from a movie festival where I volunteered and my work there was more fulfilling and meaningful than my everyday job

I worked in a career that I was good at but utterly hated, for 15 years, had a breakdown and then went off to work for a charity. It’s been 8 years in and the difference in fulfilment is night and day. It is possible to go and do a job that makes a difference, that feeds the homeless, or helps sick children. Fuck corporates and the bullshit rat race - there is so much more out there!

I just took two days off leading into last weekend. It was great having the time off, but it pales in comparison to how much time off I have now.

I got fired from my job on monday morning as my first meeting of the day.

Maybe my next job will involve fire.

I usually come back from vacation exhausted and ready to resume my regular routine. Maybe because "must see all the sights and do all the things, " but it is still true.

I think it's natural to want to want to work and be active. It is a behavior that has been reinforced by evolution since we were hunter/gatherers. But, there are certain tasks that have definitely frustrated me.

If you say or think stuff like this. You have made a wrong choice. Doesn't mean working in general is a bad thing. It can give purpose. If work is your problem you probably don't have a job that suits you.

Wanting to live a free and creative life is not how this planet works, sadly, and it won't ever be like that. So you can either blame everything around you for being shit or take what you can get and make the best of it.

Life sucks, but complaining will not get you anywhere. The fact that you complain, after a holiday, means you have a privilege that many many people don't even enjoy. Not saying your troubles aren't true or invalid, but you can definitely improve if you want to.

Wonder what it'll be like coming back from mental health leave.

My ex asked me why I never take a vacation and I had to explain to her that the more vacations I take the more likely I am to quit my job and just run into the woods and never come back.