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Very true. I wasted nearly two years of my life at a toxic agency that prided itself on its culture and how the company was a family. I'd dread Sunday evening.
by system16 6y ago
Very true. I wasted nearly two years of my life at a toxic agency that prided itself on its culture and how the company was a family.
I'd dread Sunday evening. The morning drive to the office was always filled with a sense of impending doom. The finger pointing during "stand up". The end of the world when a TPS report didn't have a cover sheet, and mandatory meeting to come up with yet another new process to prevent future disasters.
Eventually I just said fuck this and gave my two weeks notice.
I had a mortgage, was the sole earner in my family, and had nothing else lined up. I was scared, but so relieved to never have to go back there.
One week later I was offered a job with a much better company and environment, for significantly higher salary. My only regret is not leaving sooner.
- vmception 6y agoFor anyone else whose life is similar, I just want to say that I have had jobs where I truly enjoyed going to work. I only had the “sunday scaries” just to participate in the meme of hating work. But I was really anticipating picking up where I left off at work. So although you might find comraderie in other wage workers hating their life, still recognize that it is toxic and there are other realities that you are entitled to be in
- efwfwef 6y agoThis is really resonating with me, after two years in a job that had me think "I want to quit" by the weekly, it becomes the new normal and I can't imagine that a job can be stress-free, enjoyable, and provide good work-life balance. I just can't imagine that this exist. I just quit my current job, and I told myself that I will quit in less than 6 months if I don't like the new gig. Never again.
- marcod 6y agoAt one point I stopped being able to sleep on Sunday nights, dreading the work on Monday so much. Still took me way too long to put 2 and 2 together and leave...