We work, because we can’t all be astronauts.
If you hate your job, be sure to look diligently for another one because you’re eventually going to be fired. And don’t, for goodness sakes, waste 5 years of your life under a terrible boss who opposes your professional values!
I am reminded of the saying that “rolling stones gather no moss” and would add that you should be sure to gather all the mossy green goodness you can in your 20s because your shelf-life ends around your 50s these days, so it is best to outrun that by being a job creator by then.
Regarding jobs you hate, learn to suck it up, buttercup!
How to survive? Quit and go on welfare. Better yet, spend your whole life hustling the welfare system. That way, you never need a job.
I keep saying that when I retire next year the first thing I’ll do is smash my iron. I hate ironing my shirts for work. But it’s cheaper than taking them to the cleaners.
Reality check for hippies crying “but I should be able to do what I love for work!”. Jobs that are easy and people LIKE can absolutely only fall under the following categories:
Job #1: Fun, low stress, anyone can do and pay nearly nothing. Everyone is trying to do them so there simply isn’t demand to keep salary high.
Job #2: Jobs that are low stress and pay well but require a rare talent or unique physical ability. Very few people can do them but those that do have a great time.
Job #3: Jobs that anybody can do and pay well but can only be obtained with connections through friends/family (generally every good job under communism).
These are simply the realities of the market. And under their dream planned economy, all good jobs would simply become job #3.
And yes, I know there are those rare few that truly love being sewer plumbers, cabbies, etc but that is nearly non-existent.
I believe it is a snare of the devil to pursue professional growth in a company. Higher positions require more ass sitting and less actual productive work. Productive work usually pays less but it is much more rewarding and makes the work day go by faster and it is healthier. I went from software engineer to electric motor tester/spectrum analyzer. I took a 50 percent pay cut and my happiness went up by a factor of 100.
1) Learn a trade you like and get a job doing it
I can't understand what it is that keeps people living in a place they don't like, or working at something that neither rewards or stimulates them.
I can't understand living in a big city, or working for a big corporation, either. I think that is the root of many a frustration and a general loss of life's best experiences. But, I've met people who think New York and Chicago are the neatest places in the world. They come to the mountains for a week, think it smells good, walk in the snow ...and can't wait to get home and ride the subway or something.
How do you survive a spouse you hate?
People are as dependent on their jobs as their are their families.
Your working life occupies over 8 hours a day (your brain does not check out at lunch or during your commute). There are even periods where elements of the job (whether it is problem solving, disputes/stress, or some other factor) occupying your “off hour” waking and sleeping moments.
You can chalk up 1/3 to 1/2 of your day as work time. Why endure a lousy job if you wouldn’t endure a lousy marriage?
I’m speaking mainly from the tech sector, but many employers look down upon someone who stayed more than 6 years at one job. At least show that you’re moving around or moving up in that company shows motivation and resourcefulness.
Most of my bosses in my life were douchebags. However, i learned the trade and endured their crap, biding my time. Now I have my own production company, and some of those jackasses I worked for are working at Starbucks.
Like what Donald Trump said ‘you can never get rich working for someone else’. If you have a plan, know your trade in and out, go make your own business.