How do I find a job that won't break my spirit
Some background, I have a computer science degree and I worked a research job from home for about two and a half years that paid very well, for full time. Even better, I only worked maybe 30 minutes a week, every meeting I would just make up some bullshit that I was making progress and such and such is now where the project is at and did the bare minimum. It was nice. Still hated it though, and I was always afraid of what I would do when the project ended, which brings us to now I guess.
Project ends, I move back in with my parents and hate programming so I don't work anything other than a single seasonal retail job that was pretty easy over the next two years. Still hated it though.
Now my dad recommended I do pharmacy technician and like an idiot I agreed. Now I work pharmacy tech and I quit my first job on day 2 and am only working this current job because my dad and girlfriend basically forced me.
I just... don't have what it takes to give a shit about anything and show up with the energy to work every fucking day. I don't see myself surviving this job another two weeks. I want my research job back. I just want to get paid for doing nothing again. What is an easy job that won't make me want to end it? Literally the only candidate I can think of is working at a quiet library front desk but they are never hiring.
Posted Jan 11, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC