I don't know what your job/jobs/current culture/past cultures have been like. Obviously every job will have some problems but... being unhappy 40 hours a week+

I don't know what your job/jobs/current culture/past cultures have been like. Obviously every job will have some problems but... being unhappy 40 hours a week+ and then thinking about your job on/off when you step away/not being able to disconnect seems like an "inefficient" way to use your "precious 20s-30s-40s-50s", especially if you could operate at a lower-stress level (less politics, less people being mean/rude, etc.) But... it's just a cruel side effect of needing to afford to live, right? Plain and simple?