Some jobs feel like a perpetual Monday. They’re draining and time seems to stand still no matter how many times you check your watch. But the reality is that most of us need work to survive, so we put on a brave face and go deal with whatever it is that awaits us there.
The Instagram account 'Reasons I hate my job' perfectly portrays what it's like to have a dreary and detestable job. It features memes that might be very relatable to those who despise how they earn their daily bread. We have gathered some great examples of what that might feel like. Scroll down to hopefully find some solace in them, if you hate your job—it seems like nearly 13k of the page’s followers do.
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I was a grocery cashier. The customer's someone would call their cell. All the customer would have to say is "Yes, I'm still at the store. What do you need?" I wouldn't even be done scanning and say, "Here's your receipt. Have a wonderful day and come back to see us." The customer would say, "Well, I'm done checking out. I'll be there soon."
For some happy individuals, work can be an exciting thing they look forward to every day. For the rest of us mortals, though, it might feel more like torture. If you belong to the latter group, don’t worry—you’re definitely not alone. A 2021 survey has revealed that half of people in the US despise their jobs.
The main reasons for that are that people feel underpaid and underappreciated. Time is the most valuable thing we have, and considering that we spend an average of one third of our lives at work, it only makes sense to expect proper compensation.
And add that you are willing to show all of them in any job-related interview.
Load More Replies...Interviewer: Why do you think you'd make a great candidate? Me: I have 4 large tattoos.
Also commiting to a decision to wear something for the rest of your life And yes, I know about laser removal
As someone who is covered in tattoos, getting tattooed is far more enjoyable than working in the corporate world, let alone meetings.
unless it was my anüs being tattooed, i wouldn't equate that sensation to any meetings i have had to endure.
This is a silly condition most companies follow. Of course they don't want employees talking about salaries, it will show that a lot of employees aren't being paid what they should be. Employees should feel free to talk amongst themselves.
I had 0 qualms about sharing my salary if only to tease out what my peers made. Also found that most job ads where I worked used the same wording internally and when advertised externally with a salary but no company specified. Needless to say after 2 yrs of being dicked about I finally said im off got offered a £7k payrise there on the spot and another £3k to be paid 6months later. Proudly said you couldnt pay me anything to work here and left. Now when anybody asks me about them or calls with a role with them which happens regularly I tell them the absolute truth about how they treated their staff, gas lighting, false promising, chipping away at peoples self worth, carrot dangling which was always just out of reach, all the while making huge margins on their staff and it still fills me with joy every time I do it.
Apologies BP for the long message but this was very cathartic to write and helps deal with the fact that they largely contributed to me considering taking my own life.
Load More Replies...I’ve accidentally came across my supervisors desk looking for a paper chart on a patient, saw the name and pay rate and approved $ for raise, she literally sits mostly all day and have another girl do all her calls ( did I mention they - the supervisor and her a BFFS) I’m sure the HR lady here knew how unfair the pay gap is and had to point it out
Is this cultural or did i miss a memo? I have always talked about pay with Co workers, can't see why not. Esspecialy those just above or just below you, so you can decide if promotion is really worth hassle. Co worker asks to see my pay slip, who does it benefit to say no?
It's often banned by companies in the US and you can be fired for discussing salary. Where I work now (in Australia) it's actually a legally protected right - your company cannot tell you not to discuss your pay with others. As for why you'd not share your payslip, I will say that I got a pay rise in my previous role and never told anyone even when they asked... at the time I had a co-worker who could be a bit of a jealous rat. Somebody was once given leave over her because they asked first, and she spent months clocking everything they did wrong and complaining about it. So I knew if she found out I was getting paid more than her, she would be on every single thing I did.
Load More Replies...after having gone from literally employee of the year to the office paraiah - all due to my refusal to stay quiet about questionable practices and 'bastardize' nepotism - i finally decided resign. part of the reason was that i was having a terrible recovery from a surgery and the big bosses tried to use it as a way to torture me. in spite of my drs and surgeons telling my bosses that i should not return to so soon to work, they tried to bully me into taking a position that was terrible and no conducive to my health. so, i resigned. they were very smug about it. when i went to hr the supervisor there knew what was going and asked if it was due to my health. told her yes. then, she proceeded not to accept my resignation but fill out my papers for early retirement with benefits. bosses were not happy & spread rumor i was fired but that backfired when i showed up to meeting for all employees & retirees for benefits and my former co workers learned the truth.
literally went from employee of the year to office paraiah when i refused to go along with questionable practices as well as notifying outside agency. when i ended up having surgery they demanded that i return to work immediately despite my drs & surgeon telling them that it would made my condition/disease worse. they attempted to put me in a position that would not be conducive to my health so i decided to resign. when i went to hr their super (who knew what they were doing) asked if this was due to my health. told her yes & she refused to accept my resignation and instead filled out papers for early retirement w/benefits. bosses were not pleased to they spread the rumor that i was fired. backfired when i showed up shortly afterwards for mandatory meeting of all employees & retirees. loved every minute of the meeting
This I was most hardworking person in my department, my PTSD I was struggling with in secret got bad, real bad spent week in VA hospital and people were all "you were fin week before, this is b******t!" Its like wait wait I been covering your sick calls and what not for almost 2 years and your pissed I got PTSD, and you can't see it so I might be faking it? Really!?
Load More Replies...When it comes to working hours, people in some countries tend to work longer than others. According to 2021 data, India (working 2117 hours a year) is the leading country in the amount people spend at their jobs, followed by the US (1757 hours a year), and Japan (1738 hours). The fourth and fifth places are taken by the UK (1670 hours) and Germany (1354 hours) respectively.
Unsurprisingly, none of the five countries make it to the list of places with the happiest workers. If your job conditions don’t suit you well, you might want to consider moving to Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, or Denmark. Data shows that these northern and Scandinavian countries seem to be the best places to work, considering working hours, salaries, and the number of public holidays.
Let me see if I understand what you mean. Because I am struggling. I'm sure it's me, but....
Can we circle back to the previous point, to establish your line of thinking? Circle back. One of the worst phrases.
The paradigm of synergy is not optimum… and some other useless words that don’t make sense but sounds hype.
That's an interesting perspective. Let me see if I understand this correctly.... I am an interpreter and worked at a call center interpreting calls. We got a new HR person who had no clue. She thought we "did some sign". Our first meeting she tried to change some things that - well interpreters don't do that. Ever. Anywhere. Under any circumstances. She tried to double-speak, linguistically program us. After one of the employees explained to her that this doesn't work on us because our jobs are to understand meaning she had nothing left. They got rid of her and the same employee looked at our bosses and said "Don't do that again".
What if I still want to ride a pony on a space rainbow and I want my future employer to know?
Working for your company will bring me much needed money to put toward my pony space rainbow dreams - dreams which are vivid and fierce. But it can be agreed that these dreams are unlikely to happen. Therefore you have my service and loyalty in exchange for coin. Until the space pony appears - then I'm off. I'd hire that person
Load More Replies...Cover letters just show who can lie and do self-marketing convincingly in corporate speech. My favorite cover letter was from my now team mate, who just wrote "your company has a good reputation. I no longer have a job because of reorganisation and I have decades of experience for the job."
my dream is to live in a society where i don't have to rely on being flatulent, er i mean fluent in bullshitese, and trade 1/3 or more of my day to day life in exchange for a paycheck to be able procure a means of providing sustenance for myself and family. guess i need to get my head out of the clouds
also references. waste of time, people can say whatever they want, doesn't make it true
Personally opting for a unicorn over a pony, but let's not split hairs.
That’s why there’s that old saying: “At the end of every rainbow there are optimized search engine results.”
I'm past the point of BSing for a job. If they aren't looking for an honest, non-BSing employee, I don't want to work there. Ask me about my dreams, I'll tell you about the pony. You don't want to hear about a pony, then ask a less stupid question.
If someone wrote that their dream was to”ride a pony on a space rainbow”, I would hire them immediately!
Being unhappy at work might lead to leaving the source of misery altogether. A recent survey revealed that a mind-boggling number of over 90% of respondents are looking for a new job in 2023. Back in 2022, some of the main reasons for leaving were toxic company culture (62%), unmet financial expectations (59%), and inadequate management (56%).
I usually just ask them what the turnover rate is. If it's high and they offer me the job on the spot, I nope out of there.
Unfortunately that's not always reliable. The worst place I've ever worked had a majority great rating. That was as a company, the division was just awful.
Load More Replies...It seems weird sometimes. I've been at my current job 9 years. You can't talk to anyone here because I don't want them to know I'm leaving. The boss at my old job before that is no longer there because he is 75 and retired. You want to me to find someone I worked with 15-20 years ago? I'm sure they can tell you all about who I am now.
I always thought asking/providing references was stupid - why would I provide contact information for somebody who isn't going to say I'm awesome?! Then it happened, I got a call from either an HR business partner or hiring manager asking about an employee I'd fired for stealing... Now legally in my state (FL), you can't really say anything bad about a former employee, so I had to almost coach the caller into asking me one of the few things I could answer, "Would you re-hire this person?"... NOPE! Had no clue as to why she'd think I would be a good reference, unless she was just punting applications to keep getting government benefits, SMH.
Actually I've read more than one article telling prospective employers to thoroughly check out the company, why not do exactly this. Trust me, the more you learn, the better your expectations can be met. Another thing: I've had stellar references and they never were checked on!
My new manager started complaining about me sometimes being a minute late although I often came 10 min early and stayed 5 min late. I started staying in the kitchen area until 15 seconds before the hour instead and turned off the computer in the middle of an email if needed at the exact finish time.
Good! Work hours goes both ways - if they desperately need you there at 9:00 rather than 9:01, then they should be okay with you clocking off at 5:00, not 5:01 or 5:10 or 5:30 etc :) work hours are work hours, never bend over backwards for a company that will never return the favour.
Load More Replies...What sucks is that it’s probably a middle manager whose upper management, completely out-of-touch “Senior Manager” is forcing to enforce the rules. Middle management sucks on so many levels. They make or break a business or institution.
how late should you stay there boss. i mean you used 5 minutes to walk down here to b***h about 1 minute
In one week I was called in for being 2 minutes late getting back from break - 2 days later I was called in because I came back from break 2 minutes early. (then again I was called in for mentioning black helicopters - I worked for the IRS)
I pretty much got disinvited from a job because I didn’t come in at 730 and stay until 530, after being on conference call during my commute in from 630 to 730 and again from 530 to 630. My schedule was 8-5.
Store I worked at sent out daily list of employees with overtime, meaning we had to take longer lunch or leave early. I was once on that list for being .04 of an hour (2.4 minutes) over.
And always remember - your email may some day be read in a deposition.
I work for an agency where my emails AND texts could legitimately end up in court. I do make sure that the jury won't be able to keep a straight face though if it happens. Lots of meme communication.
Load More Replies...Thank f**k we don't have that " HR for a joke " culture here, because with my dark sense of humor and my Aspergers combined.... I would spend my days in HR.....
I've been cracking jokes about "not hitting my quota of pedestrians" as a forklift driver forever. Usually get berated by HR that I need to get on that
Uh, unfortunately that just happened here in Seattle. A forklift driver drunk as a skunk hit a car when he drove onto the road and killed a woman. This just happened this week. Of course this probably won't be national news, but still something to be aware of?
Load More Replies...This day and age in the USA you are way better off just shutting the f**k up entirely lest something be misconstrued and you ‘ out to be sued! Sad state of affairs if you think it through. Which, it seems, nobody does!
Just keep it professional at work, especially around those you have power over, and you'll be fine. A lawsuit still has to prove harm to be compensable. The increased carefulness isn't perfect and can potentially cause an injustice, but it's meant to be a remedy for the far larger injustices that were experienced at a far greater rate when standards of decorum in the workplace were far more lax. Kind of like in medicine, where the remedy itself may cause harm but will limit the risk of far greater harm (i.e. small risk of adverse reaction to vaccine instead of increased risk of harm from serious communicable disease; risk of harmful effects of chemo/radiation vs. risk of deadly cancer outcome, etc.). Few remedies are perfect, but the idea is less overall harm.
Load More Replies...I had a sign on my desk that said, "Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes it's because you are stupid and make bad decisions". My supervisor came over and told me that I had to take ot down because someone complained to HR about it. 🙄🤣🤣 Edited to change nad to bad though nad decisions could, also, be considered stupid.
Incompetent management plays an important role in employee dissatisfaction. Nearly 60% of them have admitted to quitting a job because of their superior. You might have heard about an unqualified boss or two in your own environment. Or maybe even had to deal with one yourself, which might have led you to believe you would be able to do their job. As a matter of fact, that’s what 84% of workers in the US think.
Depression is causing me to waste my life and I’m trying to fight back but boy is it tough
it is SOOOO far beyond that. i don't even have any hobbies anymore because....dead inside! well, unless you count self loathing as a hobby.
School rn. I don’t sleep to do homework, I go to school and the teacher pushes the due date bcuz no one else got anything done and then I get pissy becuase I could have been binging lost.
Oh, right now. I took my first real vacation THIS CENTURY and was so in touch with myself and so much on a better schedule and full of energy and in a better state of mind... and eager to balance my life and do my hobbies and pursue new things. Lasted about a week until the autumn schedule started and I'm just SO TIRED from the energy spent on work that doing meaninful hobbies goes out the window and I end up playing a word game on the computer while binge-watching netflix and then feeling bad because life seems to be nothing but work and brainless decompressing from work. Oh - I'm a retired university teacher who had more time as a university instructor than I do now as a retired volunteer working with immigrants. I thought retirement would be when I finally had time for all that I didn't have during my career years, and now my volunteer work has become a full-time job for which I'm the only qualified person in the entire southern half of my country. Sigh.
Wow, BoredPanda- enough with this damned idiotic censorship. Did you honestly censor the name of a freaking show!?
Salary increase, hours worked decrease... this would solve literally 95% of my problems 😂
Load More Replies...Funny, and somehow every HR person or corporate know it all will tell you that "pay" isn't even in the top 5 reasons people love or hate their jobs.
Did the " d**k " underneath not warrant a blanket , or don't you bother when they're smaller !😂😂
And mine all exist because someone else didn't do their job! And I have to set things straight.
Or that we work more then them guy barely show up to work and his attitude is getting worse and worse.
and you know that flashy car they just bought? if you work really hard, not take your PTO, come to work even when you're sick and work late without overtime... they'll be able to buy another one next year
Since when you’re allowed to go to work when you’re sick? And is that “flashy car” going to bring your health back after you get drained at work ? Let me know please
Load More Replies...Didn’t know this was so normal until VP of FINANCE demanded that I create work instructions for how to use v-look up….I work in HR…
Of finance too! I dare say that department wrote the book on vlookups
Load More Replies...Which is great. And necessary. But you still can’t get around the fact that somebody still needs to be steering the ship…
Which is great but that some one should be in fact able to steer the ship. Most these people just kissed the right asses, and should never got the job. Trust me when some one qualified is steering the ship it goes way better. These kind of bosses are the ones who suppose to steer but have some one making half their pay do it for them lol. This is why I am introvert and some how always find myself being groomed for promotion I know what I am doing and get it. Next thing I know my boss I hate is giving me s**t because found out his boss wants him to train me to replace him lol
Load More Replies...Heard this before a 100 times. in actuality you're probably completely unaware of your limitations; your bosses actual skillset and experience, or both.
But it’s not only the superiors that cause headaches at work. Colleagues can also become a pain, which is unfortunate considering that you’re rowing the same boat. Whether it’s that lady in marketing that just wouldn’t get off of her phone, the young guy slurping his coffee, or someone else, each of us has likely had an annoying co-worker at some point in life. Statistics uncovered that nearly 70% of people have confronted a fellow employee about certain behavior. In addition to that, roughly 60% have thought about quitting because of them.
Or they are so desperate to fill vacant positions that they will hire anyone who qualifies. I know someone who was rehired less than a year after they job abandoned.
Load More Replies...I filed a whistleblower complaint against my former employer. Wonder what the odds are of me being rehired? HAHAHAHAHA
I did something in the same vane a few years ago. Kept applying with different names and CVs and setting up interviews (which I never went to) for a position I walked away from (manager was an evil bullying witch and owner didn't care). One day I actually decided to go in to one of the interviews and they wanted me to come back. I told I was only there for a laugh and that I was the one setting up all the interviews. The look on the owners face was priceless. Needless to say I didn't ask for a reference from them lololol.
That is beyond petty to harassments level. I hope they filed criminal trespass on you for it, so its on your record some where, and they could just call cops if you ever stepped foot in that building again...
Load More Replies...There's a final paycheck that is DEFINITELY getting lost in the mail ...
I worked at a chain clothing store, and they never replaced my name tag that said I was new to (job) with a proper one. So for the entire two years I worked there, whenever I didn’t know a store policy or where to find some specific clothing, I’d just say that I was new and that I was sorry. Worked pretty much every time
I used to do that working fast food. It really solved a lot of problems. I was a shift manager.
In my office we have a "new receptionist" who takes the blame whenever someone screws up.
oh i did that too...i have lupus so i experience brain fog, sometimes at the worst time. couldnt do a simple math problem in front of a cust and they got so irritated and counted change themselves. i felt stupid but out of my control
When I was about 16 I waitressed at our local Howard Johnsons. I used that line for the entire summer!
I work in fast food. One of my managers does this, every time he comes back to make an adjustment to an order. (It's usually not our fault, our POS system is stupid, and requires a lot of manager approvals for dumb stuff.) He'll look over at the customer and say, "Sorry, it's her first day." But then I'll laugh, and he'll laugh, and the customer knows we're just goofing around lol. My work is a pretty fun place sometimes. 😊
No, I don't believe that anymore. My company went permanently to work-from-home in March 2020 (and I LOVE it!), and I noticed this one woman scheduling seemingly pointless meetings. The meetings appeared (to me) as total time wasters, but soon realized that she, and several others, had a really hard time with working from home. They were actually lonely and needed to have the face-to-face interaction or have colleagues nearby in case they needed help, and to do a greater job as they did in the traditional work environment. And since the quality of my work heavily depended on them being happy I jumped on any meeting with them anytime they needed or onto a MicroSoft Teams video call. No, all to often "this meeting could have been an email" proved wrong despite the meeting in question appearing pointless to me personally.
I have one particular colleague I do this with. She is new(ish) to the business and while she doesn't work for me, her role kinda means there are things she can do for my team (deals with certain access controlled programs) so we have at least once a week "compliance" calls which last for couple hours. It helps her work wise and me from a connection point of view.
Load More Replies...Meetings that involve more than 3 people or more than 15 minutes long are for people who don't actually want to do any work.
Today: I accidentally on purpose forgot the team meeting to help someone hook up a laptop power adapter and I swear it took 60 minutes
Quitting might not always be the answer, though. There is always a chance of things going from bad to worse, as the new company might not be any better. Over 40% of people believe they were more content at their old place of employment.
Oooh, yes. Especially since the former boss "predicted" that I'd come back to beg him to hire me again. Not.
my most enjoyable ex-job story: I got fired because I let a cash bag get stolen. I already had PTSD from being held up at gunpoint by an employee and her girlfriend. Especially after I found out that the Store Manager knew that they were thieves and that they thought I would not be able to identify them. There is still more to that story, but, while I learned the information from one of the police, there is an element of racism, but it was not on my side. So, got fired, and on the one mile home drive, was rear ended in a hit and run. 3 days later, I was able to call the obnoxious saccharine Assistant Manager and say "hey, I already have another job" She chortled "Oh, that's wonderful!" "Yeah.......and I am making $2 more an hour than you are." click.
Load More Replies...Or one you were fired from...found out why you "didn't seem happy" after they found out you were carrying most of the load. The stories I heard about the train wreck that followed were blissful to me.
More like a lot. Especially when it's a job that treated you like garbage. Then you find out in the aftermath that things literally fell apart and corporate totally would have had your back, reprimanded everyone for basically making you the scapegoat for everything that went wrong, and then transferred you to work under them had they known the full extent of it. Then you later hear that the entire department is going under in a fashion that can only be described as spectacular. Warm fuzzies in my tummy and a little giggle to boot.
"A lil excited"????? What are you, kidding me? It is one of the best feelings a petty human like me can have!
I was the foreman of a painting company. I would always but heads with the owner, he said I was a perfectionist & I cost the company money. I got my contractors license & quit, 6 months later he was out of business & I'm booked out at least 6 months at all times.
My favourite was the one where they needed 2 VPs and an executive assistant to do what they told me was "not contributing enough" and that i needed to "take on more responsibilities" after the head of HR had told me not to take on more responsibilities because i was already doing too much.
I have an interesting track record. I've had 4 jobs. First was about 10 years and then they went under a little after I left. Waitress for about 3 years then they went under 2 years after I left. I worked a summer at one place but they're still doing ok. Then there's my current job I've been at about 7 years; lots of things have changed and I wonder if I should worry
Yup! Kill 'em with kindness. That's actually how I became friends with one of my colleagues.
Load More Replies..."this fake b***h tried to manipulate me with something as cheap as a compliment on the jacket I've been wearing every day for a year."
This I had so many coworkers who think "If I pretend to be nice no one will call me a name behind my back!" Then come up to me and be all "are those new pants? they are nice, no you do these 3 things I suppose to do, while I talk to some one in another department for twenty minutes and not count it as my break." Then later that day "why did you report me! I was so nice to you! I am nice to all of you why do you guys all dislike me I am nothing but nice to you people!"
Load More Replies...But also some people don’t deserve your respect or kindness and f***k them. (Speaking from experience with a toxic bitchh)
This is what I do, my husband does not understand the level of petty. But this tactic amuses me I always walk away smiling
Doing exactly this has led to my being "well liked" and a "diplomat"... Which is nice I guess but my goal was really for people to leave me alone
And talk them up to everyone else at work so that people think they're crazy for saying mean things about you
You catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar. Not to mention how confusing it is for the a*****e
Mine's is always Brenda, and for outside of work it's always Shanice.
Load More Replies...My office nemesis was a Marla. I still can't hear that name without saying it in my head the same way Jerry Seinfeld used to say "Newman."
Hey, don't be hating on the older gens! We have busted our asses for years and also trained you. You're welcome!
It same deal in a supermarket but she will be the bookeeper, and refusing to pay your for s**t becuase you didn't dot an I or something silly. Its like come on "betty" I got 3 days PTO I requested this day off 3 months ago why didn't I get paid? "You messed up and forgot to make a copy of that and put it in my box is why." Uh I did "oh you must been one who didn't clearly fill it out." I look at it and cheap pen I used faded out on one "i" in time off request and she went "it wasn't legible fill it out again and you get paid 2 weeks from now." That woman let power get to her head way too much... She also use to tell my mother who worked at same store when I got OT and how she hated it as it was more work for her or I was late. Its like I got approved by a salary manager for one, if they don't tell her its not my fault she is just pissed they can go "oh my bad I forgot, and she can't with hold pay for 2 weeks out of spite like she does for me, and two just talking about my OT is wrong
If you don’t feel happy at work, it’s worth thinking long and hard before making any decisions. Chances are, the source of work-related gloom is not the company at all. It might be the professional path you once decided to take, which is a pretty common problem—more than 70% of workers admit to being unhappy with their career choices.
This is why people need to ADOPT, not have biological kids. If you want to parent, take in a child who needs a home, not one that contributes to overpopulation/didn't ask to be here.
It is a great need; but requires a greater level of generosity.
Load More Replies...Well starving is painful, so basically society forces you to do labor so you don’t experience excruciating pain that you didn’t ask for the chance to experience
Oh no! You weren't born in Utopia! You have to work for a living! Smfh
Load More Replies...Notice that the positive is connected to breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Coincidence? I think not
If your boss would provice nibbles all day long, would that improve work moral?
Load More Replies...We humans are hellbent on destroying the earth, and aliens probably couldn't care less. They might be watching us do it on TV.
Probably betting how and who will destroy it first
Load More Replies...You're in luck. Bipolar episodes generally last a few days. If you're up and down like that it's all in your head.
My current thing @ work is to look @ Bored Panda, Reddit Antiwork while also being on Indeed looking for a new job.
One of my favorite co-worker got transferred to a different department a few months ago and the other is on pregnancy leave, so I'm left all alone 😭
Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit. And that's how it rolls.
*pounces the rolling it, and takes it down in a bloody dual to the death*
Load More Replies...Does everyone have a favourite co-worker or am I just strange?
No, you are not strange. My favorite coworker is nice and helpful to coworkers and customers. We're not friends, but she always willing to help me with any issues I have.
Load More Replies...I was recently demoted and finding a way to politely say, "Not my problem." has been difficult.
That's the view I've had for the last 15 years but they just keep paying me to show up; so I do.
That's what's called lazy. And probably why you aren't getting paid enough to care.
Some people stay despite hating their jobs. That is understandable considering that the labor market is constantly fluctuating, and finding a new one can become quite a quest. The size of the competition alone can be enough to scare away the thoughts of a new workplace. For instance, a vacancy for a corporate job usually attracts around 250 applicants. When there’s only one job offer, such odds don’t seem too encouraging.
I think I must be going through a mid-life crisis or something because I'm having these panic moments that I'm not living my life to the fullest. I'm so tired of wishing my life away. I'm an atheist so I don't believe in an afterlife. This is it. And even if there is an afterlife....this is the only life I'm going to have here where I'm *me*. And I'm wishing every day of it to be over. I can't wait to get to the end of each day just to get to my day off and do nothing because I'm tired from all my work week. And it would be one thing if I was making so much money and had some amazing lifestyle but...I don't. I hate so much that a huge part of our lives is wanting it to be over. I wish there was a better way. Or at least I wish I didn't hate the jobs I've had. At least if I liked what I did it wouldn't feel pointless. But it's like a stupid Venn diagram where you can't have both a job you like and it pays well unless you're incredibly lucky.
I used to feel like that (middle management position in a Government department). It got to the point that I'd sit in my car at work, not wanting to go in. I've left that job and now am an adult education lecturer, and loving it - I actually look forward to Monday. It took me until my fifties to finally find a career I love, so there is still hope :)
Load More Replies...yay for the week-end, now I get to do all the chores I havent had the time to tackle during the week, then grocery shopping and other shopping, meal planning, kid school projects, sports activities, family functions... Ill sleep when im dead
Unless you work weekends and everyone who says TGIF comes to where you work and rubs it in! Or worse if you are self employed and work 7 days a week.
Thank the unions it's friday. God wants you to work saturdays, never forget that.
Yup, i feel this, not só much about work, but about life in general...
Are you ok? Seriously 😳 asking. Sometimes I see things in comments that worry me and this is one of them. There are lots of kind people to talk with just here on BP. Some of us are a little touched in the head,like me. But good people anyway. Do you need to talk?
Load More Replies...So what sucks is that this world sucks. And it is people that made it that way. Not religion, not capitalism, not governments. It’s people. It’s me. It’s you. We f****d this place up and we are now suffering our self-inflicted wounds and ultimate demise. Good job, people!
I recently realized this. I said "I hate people. I hate that I am part of "people"" the evilness, the selfishness, the criminal. I hate it
Load More Replies...I had a mild stroke last year, and I'm thankful I didn't die in my sleep. I come across so many stories of people who did, or suffered a massive stroke and survived. I feel damned lucky.
I’ve had early morning dreams where I’ve faked a stomach ache and told my mom that I can’t go to work because I don’t feel well and she’s like “okay go back to bed.” Then I wake up and realize I’m 33, my mom lives three states away and lying to my boss gives me anxiety. So, off to work I go. Again.
Yep, all the turn around was actually the characters getting killed off
Oh god I love this 😂 my first 3 days at a new job I’m like “DONT MAKE COMMENTS OR REORGANIZE THINGS OR BREATHE WHO DO I THINK I ARE” and then by week 2 it’s like “I have PLANS for this place, let’s order all new furniture”
I actually started to see my job as a show a while ago, as I still was one of the young first. Now it's season 16, it's become a classic just like The Office and new characters are 20 years younger than me.
There are employees who detest their job so much, they might wish they didn’t have one. However, such people would likely feel very different if they suddenly became unemployed. According to Zippia, 17 million workers were laid off in the US alone back in 2021.
This might be one of the reasons nearly half of Americans have layoff anxiety. But they say that every cloud has a silver lining. As cheesy as it sounds, it is true—even something as grim as being laid off can open new doors.
Double my salary, and provide health insurance that doesn't have a deductible I can buy a car with.
A better schedule please. No cutting new people when we need them and then make me work on my day off because new people didn't get enough formation.
Stop leaving shît lying around and then complaining that there’s shît lying around. That would help mine.
If you're a writer you can double your own salary by writing something decent surely!
I can well imagine people who say this are already overpaid for the actual "work" they supposedly do.
I used to just text my favorite coworkers stupid s**t, and we'd see who can go the longest without laughing 😂
I get bored, so I stay completely still so everyone thinks the screen has frozen.
thats smort tho i used to have a recorded voice during online school so i could sleep
Every time I see this stock photo I wonder where his eyebrows went. Maybe they're going to the same place my eyebrows went. Sigh.
Me with online "in person" classes. Camera off spent half of it watching YouTube videos on how to do what ever we were suppose to do, then last minute when people start dropping I say "thanks see you next time." and leave the group.
My heroes at meetings are the people who have nothing to say and stick to that script.
Most of the time I don't even say thank you or goodbye. Just hit the "leave meeting" button I've had the mouse pointer parked on for the entire meeting.
Especially when you were doing something else and not listing to the waste of time in the first place..
"Please get off at the previous stop."
Load More Replies...I have got to use this. Will I? Probably not because I don't want to get in trouble. It's so tempting though.
Are you kidding! This is a rumor gold mine! "Uh huh? Then what happened? Nooo!" - Keep the frenemy guessing!
Whether it’s the silver lining to a layoff story or a personal choice to start a new chapter, some people create a job of their dreams themselves. Data shows that one of the main reasons they start a small business is the ability to be their own boss (roughly 61% of respondents say so). Nearly a third of them do it to pursue their passion. And such a decision seems to pay off—nearly 75% of small business owners report being happy.
During a long time of my life i though like that, " i want more responsibility, i want to be important " but then i found out that being a box pilling " monkey " is a lot better for my mental health lol, and Im quite happy now ( work wise at least )
Absolutely agree I've went from a hyper important medical job to being a manual worker and have never been happier
Load More Replies...I think i'm the only person that likes work meetings. It gets me off the floor to BS for an hour.
In the job world A clever person solves a problem whereas a wise man avoids it is how I live my life. If I can avoid doing unpaid extra work, responsibility, accountability, stress and get paid the same or greater, good o.
It is like becoming a part of a secret society, but then you discover it is a swingers party
My manager was just saying yesterday how he had 4 meetings before 9am (everyone forgets he's on the west coast) and I'm like, I think I would slit my throat if I had to be in that many meetings in a day, let alone a single morning.
This first time I got to go to the CCTV meetings as an assistant its like "yeah I am at the big person table." Two months later, "oh god why did I not take this day off only the manager has to be there, oh they gonna drag with me with... damn it."
I used to work over 40 hours a week until I was moved to salary. Now I make the same whether I work 1 or 40 or 60 or 80 hours. Guess who stopped working overtime :p salary sometimes feels like a scam
Load More Replies...When you are stressed, you look for coping mechanisms. You dive further into work. Now you are addicted to what is driving your own depression, anxiety, & self depreciation. Same concept as Stockholm Syndrome. You give into the enemy.
Load More Replies...I have a coworker who likes to brag about how much she works... but somehow whenever I walk into her office to ask for something, she's scrolling Facebook 🙄
I remember having a boss once tell me job descriptions and duties are designed to fill a 40hr work week. If it takes you more than 40 hours, you're inefficient somewhere and look to streamline things. This boss was actually very nice and made a good point. I've gotten so good at excel macros and functions that my current job is spent half working and half day dreaming and I still get great reviews.
If all you see is "exploitation" about being dedicated to something you're probably the problem at work. Lots of people enjoy what they do. I'm not one of them, but sometimes its all you've got. And experience teaches you the grass IS NOT always greener somewhere else.
If someone flexed like that to me, I'd likely blow up: "STOP THAT AT ONCE. Making the very rash assumption you can do quality work for that many hours, YOU'RE the reason we're always under-resourced! Why are you trying to destroy work-life balance for everyone?"
I love this 😂 I hope that for everyone, including myself!!
Shawshank redemption. It’s like to letter Red got from Andy.
Load More Replies...Back when email was a new thing to businesses, I often forgot to check mine. In my defense, I wasn't used to it and my days were often hectic and always stressful. Dealing with customers expecting to get their way, right or, wether they paid their bill or not, was not for wusses. One particular coworker would call me and ask if I read her email, why hadn't I responded? My first thought was always "did I mess up someone's order?" Then, I'd read the thing and immediately feel like smacking her upside the head with my keyboard. Her emails were mostly gossip, versions of "I'm bored", stupid jokes, etc. Seldom were they important. She just expected me to drop everything, reply and participate. The woman was an airhead.
Pretty sure management would start passing out mops and brooms
A job is a double-edged sword in many ways. It might be a source of income as well as stress. A place to meet inspiring people and test your patience with the rest. An opportunity to learn from the best or watch them fail the test. It’s up to each individual to decide how to deal with a job they hate, but they can find comfort in knowing they’re not alone in this situation. And these posts surely prove it.
I started to wear caps at work to avoid smearing some sticky product in my hair. I'm on day two. Wish me luck. ;)
Load More Replies...I gave up on jeans a long time ago. I've been trying to dress for the job I want, so I wear leggings and oversized sweaters.
I work customer service at a call center, so people call us about our products instead of the other way around. Right now HR is having us fill out bingo cards to submit to a drawing for a Nintendo switch.
I really wish my wife had to go work in the office. I love her and love having her around. However, now that work is a handful of steps from bed she gets no exercise, which worries me. She has always been a friendly, gregarious person who is popular with her coworkers. Now she is becoming withdrawn and antisocial. Working from home is not the best thing for everybody.
I only have to go to my office 1 day a week. I'm still bitter every time I have to get up earlier and put on actual clothes. It's the worst part of my week. I'd rather go to the dentist once a week!
Exactly. There was some new hire weirdo that used to hang around my desk... no thanks.
I'm sorry troufaki13, that's awful! It's usually about the need to control other people. Managers are often bad leaders.
Load More Replies...I flat out quit my last job because they wanted me to work from home.
I wish... I still have to waste two hours of my day even getting ready for, getting to and coming back from my office job.
Funny, I know several of the people you describe being the very one's who get to work from home, not have to commute, waste gas and money, wear sweats all day, doing laundry and housework on company time, sleeping and playing video games, drinking a glass of beer by 2pm ... f*****s.
Unfortunately, you STILL have to deal with alMOST all those things (well, not the cold) by teleworking. You just get it in your teleconference meetings, email, Chat, and phone calls.
I’ll pass. Most of them went insane during the 2016 election. Then Covid happened.
I really wish people would research this stuff. This was an admittedly fake news story using a real mug shot of a woman arrested for leaving hypodermic needles on a playground. She's not a hero!
Even if it was true, within a year she spent it all and get a new job because she doesn't have a good reference
Load More Replies...Source: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/woman-quits-winning-lottery/ There was no truth to the above-quoted story. The Valley Report is an entertainment (i.e., junk news) website that does not publish factual stories, as noted in its disclaimer: "Some of these stories may be exaggerated, embellished or an outright work of fiction. Use proper judgment when reading anything on the internet."
People in groups - especially at work, are stupid. It's like we switch off parts of our brains in groups or when we're customers.
Lol my friend read my CV and said who's this bi#ch because she isn't you
"I love people. I really love making customers happy!" I'm surprised my pants didn't burst into flames because this is the biggest lie on my resume and I am a liar, liar.
We're going to keep having these meetings until we find out why nothing's getting done.
The beatings will continue until morale improves!!
Load More Replies...I love staff meetings. It's the only time I don't have to work my a*s off. And it's the only time I get reminded why I'm doing this job in the first place. And it's the most social interaction I have.
Yeeeeesssssss can’t we just do one a month? Why do we need one every damn week. We had a snow storm last night. Ain’t no one AT work, anyway!
ever have a meeting to discuss an upcoming meeting, w/the same ppl mind you? it's stupid
I prefer the privacy of my screen not visible to everyone (so I can BP peacefully!)
I detest file cabinets. But where else would you hide the chocolate and booze?
Oh s**t that’s my exact cubicle and fast paced work environment, exciting environment is when I leave at 5
Don't you enjoy fast paced and exciting mouse clicking? Or callers yelling at you because they have been in que for an hour?
My employer had literally forbidden me from saying anything negative to new hires. When they asked me about the job, inside I was like 'RUN!!' but on the outside I was smiling, feigning ignorance and bliss. I felt so evil.
An office worker at a prior job would tell applicants to "get out while you can".
I did just that once - prayed to the ceiling tiles "I don't want to do this anymore." Soon after that I got laid off because "... you don't seem to like this job any more." They were right, and I had decided not to quit before because I didn't have the courage to do so. I am still grateful to them for having made that decision for me.
I do this every day at 07:59am as I'm walking from my truck to the door of the "soul sucking, intellectual prison" in which I work.
Such a unique perspective! Sincerely the rest of us just love working all the time, sometimes wish I was one of those special snowflakes that didn’t LOVE work.
I’ve seen this is much, in almost every thread/scenario/topic, now its time to put out there what business put this up
I had one co-worker who told her children at dinner she had cried at work. After some questioning from them she said it was okay, she wasn't the only one that cried.
Nuh-uh. Food service. Probably one of those sandwich shops where dozens of people stare at you while you spread mayonnaise
Load More Replies...If Elon Musk can layoff thousands with a meme, then what's good for the goose is good for the gander! :-D
I could do this! If I wanted to live in a cardboard box and if the color toner wasn't kept under lock and key..
We do have all those things....just not in that order, or at any specific time or date!
Load More Replies...OP seems to think payment would be better received for eating lunch going home and getting a paycheck. What about the definition of the word job or work is so difficult to understand? It’s not called entertainment or payment or dinner. It’s called WORK and JOB. It’s like we are not speaking the same language at all when folks begin conflating meaning in direct opposition to agreed upon definitions.
We do understand (and agree mostly, too), but the post didn't ask how jobs or working are defined, but what they like most about their job. Many people, given the choice of either/or would prefer a salary without work to work without a salary - especially if the workplace is toxic. After all you get paid to do the job - you're certainly NOT paid to suffer daily attacks on your mental health.
Load More Replies...You know what I hate about office Christmas parties??? It's looking for a new job the next day.
That looks like one of the dinosaurs in one of the last Schlock Mercenary books.
Just told my boss I'm leaving early tomorrow with no explanation. It's fun to plan ahead.
In exchange for not being able to afford food or rent & facing homelessness? Guess I'll get dressed & go to work instead.
Each job I've had gets better in terms of quality and experience because of this!!! The better the pay, and the better they treat people in the workplace, the longer I stay. It's incredibly stupid to me now to stay in a toxic job. All it ever does is rob you of your energy, and creates mental and physical health issues.
Quiet quitting: only put in the time you're contracted for and getting paid for.
You don't get to start out at the top. You have to earn it. Have fun hating every job, quitting, then bitching you can never get ahead.
If a job isn’t paying me enough money, why shouldn’t I find a job that will? There usually is another company in your field that will treat you better. Just gotta find it.
Load More Replies...Then the day comes that you're 45/50/55 and there are new people to take your job and you're too expensive to hire.............
Love “this generation” comments. From what I can tell “this generation” thinks every experience they have is a first for humanity. Try watching Reality Bites, y’all ain’t the first cowboys at this rodeo
Remember the days when stuff you shouldn't have on your screen at work had the "panic" button that would immediately replace your screen with an image of a spreadsheet??? Why did those go away. We need them more now than ever!
Me, every time the email comes in for job alerts I've saved.
My door is always open! Nevermind my anger issues, narcissism, yelling, and unapproachabiliy. You let me know if there is anything I can do to further ruin your day. I'm here for you...
So true like your fake laughing in head like shore I'd rather not call you because you really don't want me to and it don't help anything. Yeah like last resort.
No. It’s more like trying to amplify any possible thing you have ever done. Oh! You watered your neighbors’ plants while they are away? No, you started a small time indoor plant service. You took care of your siblings? No, you ran a childcare volunteer service!
But there's only one, so it's whomever gets to it first.
I mean, they're splurging a whole 65 cents per employee. Ten more years and may hit a dollar.
They forgot to put first come first serve, funny even through the inflation, the banana has mostly stayed the same in price
Or.. "We need to be paid more"! (after taking the 2nd unexcused day in a week)
True story...I once worked as a remote database admin and was required to call in to an in-person staff meeting for the rest of the staff. Over half the staff was fired that morning because the boss found jello shots in the breakroom fridge and a couple mini fridges full of them hidden under desks.
New coworker: "There is beer in the fridge." - Me: ... Trap-1170x...dc4d90.jpg
Well lmao, i use to work as a security in a 4 star hotel, One day One of the guests had a marriage party in the ball Room, and they forgot 2 beer draft machines, now, there where 4 os us ( security ) that day, 2 of them went missing, and we where told to check on the other 2, we did found them, sitting in the ball Room next to the draft machines.....
Hahaha! I have nervous breakdowns when I hear the Microsoft Teams 'Ding!'.
Ah yes, trying to actually take the time off that you give me... the horror.
Yeh, like I need a holiday from the stress of coming back from a holiday
This is me trying to recover from Covid currently while obsessing over the financial hit it is causing 😥😥
That is a great way to make sure multiple people take unscheduled time off during your busy period.
"Mental health is important to our company! Also, we will do everything to ruin it."
Our black out for requesting time away is from October 1st to November 5th I believe. Halloween is huge for the thrift chain I work for.
I would quit immediately... no time off during holidays?
60 year-old... the only job i ever had that i would have stayed at forever was jury duty. don't know how the lawyers pick the jury members, but they should be working in HR at every dumbass place i've ever worked. the entire jury was a group of serious people who really wanted to work and get the job done right
My only jury duty was at Bronx County Courthouse. It was a civil case. They picked & seated us and gave opening statements all before lunch. We ate free sandwiches and the case was settled before we got back. I could see the shell of old Yankee Stadium from the jury room.
Load More Replies...I was bullied at work for two years.Submitted a three page email to CEO while on stress leave.Nothing was done.Had to go back there for a few hours in another capacity with another company.They asked me if I'd like to come back ( they now have a bad reputation as 7 people left within 2 months after me).I felt so good so laugh into their face 🤣
I had a job that I loved, but for a company that I couldn't stand. I was a forklift driver at a wholesale club. I've always said that it's like going to a go kart track, only you get to drive for 8 hours and instead of paying them, they pay you. I wasn't terrible at it, either. But experience tells me that it's a great job that only bad organizations will hire you to do, and it wasn't worth it anymore
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I worked at an auto factory. If the line stops the supervisor instantly wants the line Forman on the phone explaining why. My group got a new foreman who was not the least likable and acted like a dictator. It only took two weeks for workers to get together and plan a sick day that would prove they could not work for that creep. Three workers told the supervisor that new foreman was going to ruin everything. He didn't listen. So, 100 of the 250 workers in his area did not show up on Friday. They could not start the line till people were borrowed from other areas. Fifteen minutes the line was down. Next Monday 100 different people were absent. Line was down 30 minutes. The supervisor was furious. On Tuesday again the line didn't start fir about 30 minutes. The new foreman got railed and transferred to the paint shop, the hottest area in the plant. In August he frequently had to be taken to medical dept for heat exhaustion. He had to stick out for two years to be eligible for retirement.
I love my boss and done his wife a few times too. I am over paid for what I do and like most new starts fake most things including what I contribute to the company that took on a loser like me. I just realised reading these other losers words that I am blessed to actually have a paid job and think I will start contributing. Thank you Lord .
Really? I'm well over 25 and I can relate to soooo many of them.
Load More Replies...60 year-old... the only job i ever had that i would have stayed at forever was jury duty. don't know how the lawyers pick the jury members, but they should be working in HR at every dumbass place i've ever worked. the entire jury was a group of serious people who really wanted to work and get the job done right
My only jury duty was at Bronx County Courthouse. It was a civil case. They picked & seated us and gave opening statements all before lunch. We ate free sandwiches and the case was settled before we got back. I could see the shell of old Yankee Stadium from the jury room.
Load More Replies...I was bullied at work for two years.Submitted a three page email to CEO while on stress leave.Nothing was done.Had to go back there for a few hours in another capacity with another company.They asked me if I'd like to come back ( they now have a bad reputation as 7 people left within 2 months after me).I felt so good so laugh into their face 🤣
I had a job that I loved, but for a company that I couldn't stand. I was a forklift driver at a wholesale club. I've always said that it's like going to a go kart track, only you get to drive for 8 hours and instead of paying them, they pay you. I wasn't terrible at it, either. But experience tells me that it's a great job that only bad organizations will hire you to do, and it wasn't worth it anymore
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I worked at an auto factory. If the line stops the supervisor instantly wants the line Forman on the phone explaining why. My group got a new foreman who was not the least likable and acted like a dictator. It only took two weeks for workers to get together and plan a sick day that would prove they could not work for that creep. Three workers told the supervisor that new foreman was going to ruin everything. He didn't listen. So, 100 of the 250 workers in his area did not show up on Friday. They could not start the line till people were borrowed from other areas. Fifteen minutes the line was down. Next Monday 100 different people were absent. Line was down 30 minutes. The supervisor was furious. On Tuesday again the line didn't start fir about 30 minutes. The new foreman got railed and transferred to the paint shop, the hottest area in the plant. In August he frequently had to be taken to medical dept for heat exhaustion. He had to stick out for two years to be eligible for retirement.
I love my boss and done his wife a few times too. I am over paid for what I do and like most new starts fake most things including what I contribute to the company that took on a loser like me. I just realised reading these other losers words that I am blessed to actually have a paid job and think I will start contributing. Thank you Lord .
Really? I'm well over 25 and I can relate to soooo many of them.
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