i'm about to lose it on this corporate work scene. not in a crazy, 'im goin postal on your @$$' type of breakdown. but i honestly think i'd be more happy working 25-30 hours per week just doin some b.s. work and running/hiking/camping/knitting in my spare time. seriously, i don't know if i can take another day/week/month of a real life 'office space' existence. anyone else out there in the same boat?
help jb out!!!!!!
i was in your shoes. so i quit. traveled for a couple of years. worked the shit jobs. came back and realized i wasnt really contributing squat to society. now i am back in school pursuing a degree that will help create.
the grass is always greener.
I'm doing it right now and have been for a while. Get with it or get out. You have to be an actor if you work for the man.
The office scene can be rough. However, it isn't a choice between working for the man and doing "b.s. work." There are many types of fulfilling (or at least not soul-crushing), maybe even lucrative, work, that don't require one to inhabit a Dilbert comic strip during the work week. Look around, do some research, be creative; you can probably find something that you'll like, or that at least will pay the bills and not drive you nuts.
However, do not quit your current job until you have another one lined up. Jobs are like chicks - they only want you when you already have one. Also, if you owe any money, be careful about leaving a steady job.
Good luck.
I agree with the chairman. Definitely be sure you know what you are doing, or at least sure that you're willing to take the risk, before you quit your job. You ultimately have to do what is right for you, but compare your situation to the millions of unemployed in the U.S. right now before doing something you may regret.
I used to think like you. Then I did get a chance to see some of the world. Soweto, Mumbai, Addis Abeba, Bobota.
Seeing people who would gladly kill you to have your "going postal" job will do wonders for your perspective
Watch 'Falling Down' then go medieval on their asses
Or try the Into the Wild approach if feeling mellow
I have been there.
I quit, worked retail for 8 years. Ran hiked climbed all that.
Now I work on the road in the outdoor industry.
Work is work, but life is too short to waste in a cube.
Work sucks period. I used to work in a job that many would think is a barrel of monkeys (arts/entertainment). It was hell. I am now a lawyer. It is hell. Work sucks because you have no choice but to do what you are told. All jobs suck.
Precious Roy wrote:
Work sucks period. I used to work in a job that many would think is a barrel of monkeys (arts/entertainment). It was hell. I am now a lawyer. It is hell. Work sucks because you have no choice but to do what you are told. All jobs suck.
Exactly. You could be digging a ditch, working in a mine, or washing windows. It's a job; it's not supposed to be nuts and candy. It's work, not play.
Just deal with it, bro. Enjoy what you have.