I am in desperate need of some guidance. I have worked since I was 14, paid my bills since 17 and throughout high school and college. I have strong work ethic from this, but I truly cannot take my mundane 9-5 work life anymore.
My days feel like the movie Office Space, it's too relatable. The commute, the lack of movement, same work/routine everyday, the hours, etc. Initially I thought it was just because I didn't like the first place I worked after college. However, now I work at a really great ad agency (top places to work list) but I am still unhappy. And it's not because of the millennial theory that we all want to feel special. I could care less about that. But I feel like I'm truly wasting my day away and sometimes it's just mind numbing. When it's time to leave and make my commute back I have basically 4-5 hours to myself if I want to still make it to bed early. At that point I feel unfulfilled and mentally exhausted, which is SO much worse than feeling physically exhausted - I miss my restaurant days of physical exhaustion. Anyways, get home, laundry/cleaning, gym, cooking, shower, watch a show, read essentially takes up my evening time and I can't even fit all of those things in. It is my routine every single week day I cannot take it. I do not want to just live for the weekends. I want some bit of freedom. I truly feel like it has changed my personality, I can't even fake being friendly or happy - something I had no problem doing at jobs before.
What are some alternatives to this 9-5 life? Can anyone relate? I'm sick of everyone pretending they love their job. Suggestions at all?? I'm currently in pharma advertising, and thinking about switching to pharma ad sales but we'll see.
Submitted January 11, 2017 at 01:36PM by coco1142 http://ift.tt/2jwbedH
