Here's my somewhat novel perspective (may not apply to the reader). I can enjoy most any kind of work. (I've done everything from programming to accounting to

Here's my somewhat novel perspective (may not apply to the reader). I can enjoy most any kind of work. (I've done everything from programming to accounting to clerical work and manual labor, for private companies and for the "gubmint".) What stops me from enjoying it are people and the settings they place me into, that don't let me get the work done. Noisy cubicles. Crap tools that I can't change nor improve upon -- "can't" meaning I'm not allowed to. The other thing: Disrespect. Don't ask me to fix your crap, and then look down your nose at me while I'm doing it. If you're unhappy, don't just look at your job, look at your environment. If you're being treated like crap and disrespected, move on. Don't waste another moment there. And don't listen to those "you should be happy to have a job" people. If that's really the case, you'll already know it. Otherwise, it's manipulation -- whether direct or indirect, e.g. societal -- do get you to do something that someone else -- who created the situation -- doesn't want to take responsibility for. P.S. By "don't waste another moment there", I generally mean an unnecessary moment. These days in particular (in the U.S., at least), it's best to find the next job before leaving the current one. (Income, and being a better prospect because your are "currently employed".)