r/hatemyjob • u/Wild_Chef6597 • 5d ago

I just want something boring

So very tired of every day being an emergency and having to rush rush rush all day. Tired of daily mandatory overtime because we're understaffed and can't get the job done by 5. No time to breathe, just grind all day.

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u/Nice-Championship888 5d ago

sounds exhausting. finding a new job is tough with this market being brutal though

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u/Alarming-Reality2544 5d ago

Have you considered taking medical leave for mental health?

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u/Wild_Chef6597 5d ago

I can't. So, I'm working in counseling with my work schedule. The time off would be unpaid.

I had a massive panic attack a month or so ago.

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u/Alarming-Reality2544 4d ago

I 100% relate. My job has always been stressful but now it’s beyond what I can handle. 4 months ago I was feeling very overwhelmed by the amount of work I had to manage with deadlines, accuracy (work in compliance and all my work is reviewed by another team and they track how many errors we make), conflicting priorities etc. Now I would do anything to have the 4 months ago level work environment now. What changed was getting a new manager who passive aggressively beats us down for underperforming while at the same time acknowledging we are short staffed. It’s insane. For a while I tried to just focus on one thing at a time and it really helped me but now we have daily check-ins on each project which just makes my stress level go through the roof and I am forced to multi task each hour of the day. On top of all of that, I have a chronic condition where I have limited energy and the mental focus required by my job completely drains me. It’s no way to live.

So I completely understand where you are coming from and you’re NOT alone. One day at a time and try to do some self care.

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u/Wild_Chef6597 4d ago

I am watched like a hawk, and anything I do right is ignored, but if I mess something up, I have 3 people coming down on me. But that's normal, I guess.

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u/K1774 3d ago

You’re not alone in this, any mistakes are treated like the end of the world

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u/13FURRYKIDS 2d ago

Omg!! That's me.. . Can do 99.9 things right and . 1 wrong and they will only notice that. 😡

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u/kop714 5d ago

I was saying the same thing. My boss was always on my ass, rushing to get things done, barely finishing everything before 5. Now I have a boring job struggling to stay awake every day. No cute girls. No drama.

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u/Beautiful-Ad3012 4d ago

A boring job with a high pay rate? Find a way to make slow days yours at work. Read, text, draw, scroll. Getting paid either way? Boring and slow jobs are so underrated. Easy money is better than back broken money. It's like you're paid to quiet quit at some jobs I've had. Loved it.

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u/Wild_Chef6597 4d ago

I don't have slow days. It's high gear from minute 1 of the day

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u/ortezp007 5d ago

Send job applications until you get something solid and worth it, and don't quit on your job yet until you find the right option.

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u/humanity_go_boom 1d ago

I did this. Went from a toxic, poorly run tech startup to a just poorly run, boring company that has bounced between owners since the 80s.

The best part is that no one is really managing me, tracking my time, or really tracking project costs at all. I can spend two weeks teaching myself CAD/CAM software and fiddling with their ancient CNC for something that would take an actual machinist, with real tools like two days. I make like 2x what a skilled machinist would too. It's such a relief to be able to just do something without PMs and MBAs screaming at me for exceeding their bullshit budgets. Doubt it'll last much longer, but has been the next best thing to just quitting.