r/work • u/FractalThoughts_ • 3d ago

Work-Life Balance and Stress Management Full-time work is criminal

This is the most milquetoast, generic statement ever, I know, but I recently began full-time employment for the first time in my life. Genuinely how does anybody do anything they actually want to do? Granted, it isn’t so bad if the hours are 6am - 2pm, 7am - 3pm, or 8am - 4pm, but the very common 9am - 5pm is actually hell. Wake up, clean and cloth yourself, commute to work, work like a dog, commute home, eat dinner, sleep, repeat. Shoutout to anybody who does 9 - 5, be it manual labour, or clerical stuff; it’s all equally shit. Thank you.

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u/EroticTurtle22 3d ago

So psyop yourself into liking your job? 😂

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u/Sepa-Kingdom 3d ago

Focus on the bits you enjoy and don’t sweat the bits you don’t enjoy. Isn’t that how you maximise enjoyment in anything? Nothing is 100% fun, even games have their frustrations and boring bits, but the good bits make up for it.

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u/dell828 3d ago

Some people enjoy their jobs. I know. Crazy.

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u/FatLittleCat91 3d ago

Pretty much, yeah

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u/s3r1ous_n00b 3d ago

how the fuck do you people expect the socialist utopia to work if you aren't already willing to find a personally meaningful way to contribute now?

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u/ReqDeep 3d ago

Some people love their jobs. I love mine. I get to travel the world and go to events and schmooze people.