How do you deal with a job you hate?

Question

For those that hate their jobs, how do you stay positive in other aspects of your life?

New job has just turned me into a miserable grouch, work 12-16 hour days with no clue when/where/if you’re until the night before (at best) and are expected to be 24/7 on call.
Boss is constantly setting you up for an excuse to get rid of you, and makes it impossible to plan any sort of life outside work

I mean I’ve worked jobs I hated before, but at least you could just do your 8 or 10 hours, go home and not need to think about it until tomorrow.
How the fuck do people deal with this?

Answer 1

Tea-Spaghetti

Explorer

Well I mean if work follows you home that is unacceptable. To tolerate I drink a lot and watch a lot of Hulu Netflix. Otherwise I find a breaking point and just leave. Maybe if you really need money you can give yourself a deadline on how much money you need before you can quit.

Answer 2

BedheadGreg

Xper 5

Start Investing in your dream job or look for a new job.
If your working 12 hours it's good to pay I'm assuming.

Start cutting down expensive stuff this job you don't like is a blessing as you can see you don't wanna do this for the rest of your life.

Set monthly goals and end of the year why are you working there. Is it just to survive

Answer 3

DanaeAdam5

Explorer

Take a moment to yourself and think about something positive about your job or even think how lucky you are to have this certain job/a job at all as there are worse ways to make money and there are many people who are homeless and broke.

Answer 4

douride2 | 368 opinions shared on Education & Career topic.

Master

I work a job like this before. I put up with it as long as I could because like you I needed a paycheck. In the end I took a lower paying job as soon as something came along.

Answer 5

jimmy2 | 223 opinions shared on Education & Career topic.

Guru

One day at a time and keep it till i find a better one

Redstang88

27 d
Yeah that’s what I’m doing, this job is just making me fuckin mental
jimmy2

27 d
What kind
Redstang88

27 d
Work for a marine company, crewboats and tugs
Been looking around for a while, but unfortunately the work is slow in the winter so nobody has been hiring for a while

Answer 6

Redstang88

Yeah that’s what I’m doing, this job is just making me fuckin mental

Answer 7

jimmy2

What kind

Answer 8

Redstang88

Work for a marine company, crewboats and tugs
Been looking around for a while, but unfortunately the work is slow in the winter so nobody has been hiring for a while

Answer 9

Horny4lifecuatro

Xper 3

Drink before and after work

Answer 10

Ruenella_

Xper 5

Quit.

Redstang88

27 d
I’d love to, but unfortunately money has to come from somewhere

Answer 11

Redstang88

I’d love to, but unfortunately money has to come from somewhere

Answer 12

legalboxers | 426 opinions shared on Education & Career topic.

Master

find another or quit

Redstang88

26 d
Yeah working on it. Just don’t want to quit without something else lined up

Answer 13

Redstang88

Yeah working on it. Just don’t want to quit without something else lined up

Answer 14

benzocrash

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