How to deal with a job I hate
I (28m) have been in the construction industry (masonry) for almost 4 total years in the last decade, it's more or less what I "chose" to waste away at.
No GED, failed 10th, I can't tell if I hate the job or just working, but every day has been a shitty day for a long time. We drive 1.5 hours to work, and 1.5 back home, 3 total hours of driving a day. I leave home at 5am and get back at 5:30am. I find just menial tasks debilitating in terms of how angry it makes me, simple shit really. I've also got a lot of personal stuff going on in my life, legal, financial, marital. Am I just projecting these issues onto work perhaps?
Do I need to just suck it up? I make pretty decent money for a guy with no education and a criminal history. It suits my personality, I get along with everyone, my boss likes me I like him. It's generally a fine environment, I think I just hate the work or working. Idk. I'm getting older, and gonna have to grow up eventually. Just wondering if anyone else can relate and if they figured out a plan to survive a job they hate.
TIA
Posted Apr 9, 2025, 8:20 PM UTC