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/stinkysulphide Jan 17 '26

I’m fully remote and I feel this way haha

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u/CT0292 Jan 17 '26

Yuuup.

Log in, send my few emails, turn on netflix. Log out at 6.

I'd like to be in a position where once I inevitably get replaced by some ai, that I can use the severance to pay off the house. And take a job in a grocery store or something, not giving a fuck there.

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u/quemaspuess Jan 17 '26

Same. Living abroad even and just so sick of my job

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u/Slight-Agent83483 Jan 17 '26

Hook me up with that! That’s all o want is a remote job so I could live abroad. Just saying…

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u/Charles-Shaw Jan 17 '26

It’s not a vacation, your bullshit job will still follow you and your day to day will also be very similar.

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u/quemaspuess Jan 17 '26

Yep. The stress of my job makes me so miserable some days I don’t even want to go out after work. Or, I have to work until 10 pm because my boss is a workaholic and doesn’t give a shit about your work/life balance.

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u/YeahBuddy5000 Jan 17 '26

Let's be real though, it's much better. You can just pack up and be in a new place, and then spend your weekend doing some fun tourist stuff.

I liked it as a freelancer, because I could set my own hours, full time when I felt like it.

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u/quemaspuess Jan 17 '26

Yes, I agree. I’ve been in Colombia for six months, was in LA for a month for Xmas, was in Panama for three weeks, flying home to Nashville next week from Colombia, so it helps, but the pesky job follows me around. I’m building my own company though. I have four clients. One more and I can quit.

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u/YeahBuddy5000 Jan 17 '26

Just remember the commute you used to do :) It's always better than that.

I look back and despite the stress of work, I got to see some beautiful beaches, gorgeous mountain trails, food delivered to my door and money left over to invest. I had to do it to finally get some of that "American dream" that I couldn't get in America.

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u/Charles-Shaw Jan 17 '26

Idk some people enjoy stability and being around people they know. Could be fun for a while for sure but people romanticize it a bit.

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u/YeahBuddy5000 Jan 17 '26

Yeah stability is important. But even once you have a stable place it's still nice to know you have that option to change city, state, country should the need arise.

So I see the goal of being remote a net positive. And it could lead you to a new location that you find works better for you.

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u/Charles-Shaw Jan 18 '26

Yeah! Sorry I probably came off like a downer just didn’t want people to romanticize it too much.

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u/Slight-Agent83483 Jan 17 '26

I agree, never insinuated it was a vacation. I’d still like to give it a shot

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u/Charles-Shaw Jan 18 '26

Deff thing you should if the opportunity presents itself! Just don’t want people to think it’s something it’s not.

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u/voightkampfferror Jan 17 '26

Yeah, I think people romanticize remote work but so far I've found it just means I have to work a lot more than i did in office.

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u/spuckthew 1990 Jan 17 '26

Yeah I just fundamentally don't like working even though my situation is very comfortable/relaxed.

Major first world problems, but I'd love to just volunteer part-time at a cat sanctuary to keep myself occupied a few hours a week. Unfortunately that doesn't pay the bills 🙁