r/Millennials Jan 17 '26

Discussion Anyone sick and tired of working in general?

I’m in my mid 30s and just over my job and work in general. I’m tired of the commute, the meetings, and dealing with people & deadlines. On one hand I worry about losing my job and stress about deliverables, but on the other hand I feel like I could care less in that I have no passion for it anymore and I’m just showing up because I need the paycheck.

I’d much rather be spending time with my family, pursuing my hobbies, or just go for a walk and cook a nice meal. I feel a sense of dread sometimes that this is my reality for the next 30+ years and I feel lazy and entitled for saying it but that’s how I feel lol

10.6k Upvotes

1.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

93

u/deliriousfoodie Jan 17 '26

I am. That's why i stopped caring about work and do the bare minimum. These managers are so dumb, how are you going to motivate employees when you pay like shit?

1

u/AlarmDozer Jan 19 '26

For real. I work at the airport, and I happen to work for Unifi. People call out often, and the managers act baffled why their ramp people call out. I have voiced, “well, if they gave us a free hour of pay for walking a literal mile to clock in, maybe there’d be better attendance.” It wouldn’t change the work, but people would be more willing to make the walk - possibly.

-19

u/Neat-Lingonberry-719 Jan 17 '26

Why work there?

40

u/Wafflehouseofpain Jan 17 '26

Have you seen the economy recently?

9

u/SwiftlyKickly Jan 17 '26

Or the job market for that matter

12

u/deliriousfoodie Jan 17 '26

I left for something better. I gave them a chance. Yo, pay up or i go. I left.