BoringJob #UnhappyEmployee #HighPayLowHappiness
Ugh, can anyone else relate to having to choose between a good paycheck and your sanity? 🙄 I mean, don’t get me wrong, the money is nice, but being stuck in a soul-sucking, tedious job is just not worth it in the long run. I feel like I’m wasting away, trading my happiness for a paycheck.
But hey, it’s not all doom and gloom! Here are some solutions that might help you out if you’re in a similar situation:
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Find ways to make the job more interesting: Try to spice things up by taking on new projects or challenging yourself in different ways.
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Network and explore new opportunities: Start looking for other job opportunities that might offer a better balance between pay and job satisfaction.
- Focus on personal development: Use your free time outside of work to pursue hobbies, interests, or side projects that bring you joy and fulfillment.
Let’s work together to find a solution that works for us, because life is too short to be stuck in a job that makes you miserable. 💪 #CareerGrowth #WorkLifeBalance #HappinessOverPaycheck
You should consider yourself lucky. Use that to start building up other incomes. Learn a new skill while working that boring job and invest some of that high pay towards you’re other income streams. Think of some passive income streams you think you would enjoy doing. Learn to trade financial markets like stocks or forex, or open an am@zon fba. If you’re bilingual am@zon has its own version of audible. Read a book in which ever languages you know and sell that online. You only have to record each one time and then sell endless copies of it after. Do whatever you can get away with doin on the clock to better yourself.
I used to day trade forex on my lunch breaks working overnights at am@zon and it was always dope making money while making money lol That was my last time clock job and that was almost 2 years ago, now I just make money make money and manage my passive income streams 😁 Stop workin if you’re not happy doin it!
Boring is good. Less stress as long as you are good
Better than working a boring job that isn’t high paying. That’s where I’m at
What part of your job career are you, near the beginning, middle, or end?
Regardless of were you are, start saving up money so you can go at a moments notice if you leave a job, due to them, or by your decision.
Maybe you can retire early and be done.
I am in a similar situation with maybe half of my workday being actual work. My boss knows this, and is okay with it as i am the top performer on my team and step in when needed. He’s been encouraging me to find trainings that would look good on my resume down the line and we can find a way to pitch it to the company to pay for it.
Still, i’m close to quitting as i absolutely loathe my coworkers and don’t know how much longer i listen to them complain about doing our basic ass job that is not at all difficult. My GF is trying to convince me to go back to school online, but idk if i can afford it.
That’s called a gravy train and you should learn how to ride it before you fuck yourself out of a sweet spot.
This. Worked my way up to senior software engineer and all we do is plan work other people do. It’s god-awful – keep the paycheck I can’t do this LOL
Your lack of creativity is not anyone’s fault but your own.
I made half mil $ last year at my job but it sucked my life out. Glad I’m out of that hell hole.
I ended up leaving mine. I had other issues with it but that was a chunk of it too. I can’t spend what little time I have left being on the clock for the sake of being on the clock. Moneys cool and it can make misery suck less but there’s more to life than working a miserable and rather inefficient job.
Don’t knock boring. Remember the old curse, “May you have an interesting life…”
what do you do? is there any way to work an education into it? (like downtime etc)
Better boring than actively hostile. I left a great paying job (by my standards) because I couldn’t handle the conditions.
At a boring job you can at least daydream about what you’ll do when you get off work.
Get a handheld game console to pass the time
Get a nintendo switch or read a book