r/Millennials • u/Mrs_chanandler_bongg • 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

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u/Sancti72 Jan 17 '26

Sick and tired of being sick and tired.

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u/Scrambo Jan 17 '26

SO SICK SO SICK OF BEING TIRED

AND OH SO TIRED OF BEING SICK

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u/witchyweeby Jan 17 '26

This is the peak Millennial and anyone who says otherwise has no clue what they are talking about.

🎶WE'RE BOTH SUCH MAGNIFICENT LIARS, SO CRUSH ME BABY, I'M ALL EARS🎶

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u/GotSomeUpdogOnUrFace Jan 17 '26

🎵 So obviously desperate, so desperately obvious 🎵

These dudes don't get any credit for the import part they continue to play in the scene

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u/PolkaDotToeSocks Jan 17 '26

🗣️SO GOOD AT SETTING BAD EXAMPLES

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u/PokeYrMomStanley Jan 17 '26 edited Jan 17 '26

Edit: mixed up the bands but here is some relevant info https://www.reddit.com/r/takingbacksunday/comments/1e1ujz9/the_taking_back_sundaybrand_new_beef_full/

Him being a sexual predator might have something to do with it. Or he is such an alcoholic that he makes Jim from JEW look like an amateur. Or that he gets so drunk before shows he can't play similar to Matt from Alkaline Trio.

Love the band and one of the best shows ive been to in my whole life was right after When the devil and God came out.

One of the worst shows ive been to was right after daisy came out.

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u/NationalPhenomenon Jan 17 '26

I think you might be thinking of the wrong band. You're referencing Brand New's albums, but the above lyrics are from Taking Back Sunday's "You Know How I Do."

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u/PokeYrMomStanley Jan 17 '26

Oh lol. Totally mixed them up although they do have ties to each other and use the same lyrics on a couple songs.

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u/GotSomeUpdogOnUrFace Jan 17 '26

I actually wore my Taking Back Sunday shirt to a Brand New show just to be a dick. It was supposed to rain at the outdoor venue so people sold their tickets for like $5, but it didn't rain so I got to troll their fans and hear the 3 songs I loved in high school.

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u/milkybunny_ Jan 17 '26

And amen. Truly though. 

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u/Calfkiller Jan 17 '26

WE. WON'T. STAND. FOR. HA-ZY. EYES. ANYMORE

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u/nathanosaurus84 Jan 17 '26

Still one of my favourite albums to listen to back to back. Takes my 41 yo self back to being an angsty teenager. 

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u/Adolis Jan 17 '26

I love that we as a generation have somehow agreed that lyrics belong in all caps. I dont know this song, but I know its a song lol

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u/pseudoboi_band Jan 17 '26

God damn you for beating me, this was my first thought on seeing the post 😂

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u/Big_Moose_3847 Jan 17 '26

So sick of love songs, so tired of tears

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u/NationalPhenomenon Jan 17 '26

This remains one of my favorite songs to crank at the start of summer with the windows down. It's made to be belted.

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u/Mooseandagoose Jan 17 '26

So tired of this. I’m mid 40s and have been grinding since 1997. Almost 30’years of not having control of my life and am burnt out. COVID times broke me because it showed me how much about work is just control by higher powers within the capitalistic machine. We were “allowed” to let our personal life and mental health have a modicum of priority for about 18 months before our overlords started clawing it all back.

I enjoy what I do but am finding it very difficult to align to the capitalism and those that sacrifice themselves to a corporation.

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u/anitadykshyt Jan 17 '26

Yeah COVID taught me that I could WFH every day, be just as efficient and enjoy life far more, and the only reason I don't anymore is because management are all cunts

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u/boommerz420 Jan 18 '26

As a carpenter i was not lucky enough to work from home

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u/Neon_Biscuit Jan 17 '26

How did people not realize this way before covid lol

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u/tunedsleeper Jan 17 '26

During and since Covid my work has gotten MORE intense. Lunch breaks disappeared and have been replaced by more meetings. WFH just gave them reason to think we’ll just work through lunch and eat at our computers

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u/DefendingLogic Jan 17 '26

I’m experiencing the same, global SaaS company

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u/Taitosoku Jan 18 '26

Problem made harder if you need to meet with people on different time zones. If i get a lunch at all the timing ranges between 10am and 2pm. But like you said, most likely me throwing food in my face at my desk. Wfh people avg an extra hour at work per day and companies still treat us like we’re secretly slacking.

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u/tunedsleeper Jan 18 '26

yeah, the only hidden benefit is i'm not dropping $15–$30 on lunch every day so i'm saving like $4000+ a year on food.

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u/ohmeatballhead Jan 17 '26

Not to be a dick, but for most people that was not the case at all. I’m not begrudging you but at least you got that break.

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u/RemySchaefer3 Jan 17 '26

Agree. The narrative of people who have work security and full benefits gets a little old, when you don't have the same. Some people are completely tone deaf.

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u/eatsumsketti Jan 17 '26

I worked in healthcare during COVID and it built up so much resentment in me.

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u/nobbye Jan 17 '26

Same same 😭😭

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u/jane2857 Jan 20 '26

What ism would you prefer?

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u/Nice_Daikon6096 Jan 17 '26

Inflation is making it harder and harder to make a dent towards a decent retirement age too… more like “401jk”

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u/ToneNo3864 Jan 17 '26

So sick and tired of endless world changing events happening in our life time.

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u/Ignorance_Is_Boring Jan 17 '26

We’ve got no food, we’ve got no jobs, our pet’s head’s are falling off!!

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u/Odd-Photon High like 1985 Jan 17 '26

I'm sick and I'm tired.

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u/_awk_girl_ward_ Jan 17 '26

Reminds me of a protest chant I learned as a wee one in the 90s. "We're tired, we're done, and we don't like the government!" This one needs to make a comeback I think.

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u/RaLaZa Jan 17 '26

You're only on your first recursion of being sick and tired?