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What's also becoming very apparent is how many people use work as a means to escape an unhappy home life. Things like an unhappy marriage can be dealt with by
by baron_harkonnen 6y ago
What's also becoming very apparent is how many people use work as a means to escape an unhappy home life.
Things like an unhappy marriage can be dealt with by being at the office a lot, or working at home in a big enough home that you can remain isolated. The current situation forces a lot of these issues to come to a boil.
Even if you're just unhappy with who you are and what 'home' means for you, being forced to deal with it can be rough. Work is to many workaholics the same way a bar is to alcoholics. It's a place where a coping mechanism becomes not just a way to deal, but a sign of success.
- toomanybeersies 6y agoHome can equally be a place to escape an unhappy work life. I've always tried to keep my work, domestic, and social life separate. I work in an office and I live with flatmates/roommates who aren't close friends. My work problems stay in the office, my domestic problems stay at home, and my social/relationship problems don't follow me home. It's less about one or the other being a coping mechanism, but my (lack of) capacity to deal with multiple problems simultaneously.