Do you feel like you don’t exist without your job?

[FictionalCharacter]

Now I love my job. I put in overtime and work 80-90 hours and I love interacting with people. It gives me a sense of growth and it boost my self esteem. Yeah, at times it has been physical taxing on my body. But I was not sad or depressed like I used to be. Either way, due to the weather here in my area. Lots of businesses had to close down for a bit. And everyone had to stay home. But now that I’m rested, I’m bored out of my mind and I feel like I don’t exist.

Has this ever happened to anyone and how did you handle it?

[Finchie40]

Yes, I just lost my job and my life feels like it’s crashing down , mainly because I loved my job and was very dedicated to it but my company decided to close my office down so , I realize no company really gives a flying fuck about you you can be a dedicated worker an important asset to the company but they don’t give a fuck , you are just a number to them. So now I am faced with having to find another job and praying I land something soon , I hate not having a job crazy to say , but without a job I can not pay my bills and have to watch what I spend money on , it sucks big time , I been applying every day to jobs for the past week now and haven’t heard shit, on top of all the other shit I been dealing with in life at this time , things haven’t been good. But I keep praying I land something soon that is decent.

[BoopBoopBeep]

I used to. I loved my old job (other than always being gone). The one I've had for the past 7 years is the means to an end. I work 40 hours a week and braindump the day's idiocy at 330 every day so I don't suckstart my rifle at all the idiocy in DC.

[Anonymous]

yeah i recently had to take a bunch of PTO or else i would lose half of it (doesn't all carry over) and i felt so useless. i don't want to be at home. i was also furloughed during covid and that made me even worse. felt like i had no purpose at all. i don't want to ever let a job make me feel like that. so, just gotta take time to do things that YOU want to do regardless!

[bobalife]

Low key in previous year, it’s because we center it in our life as a workaholic. Lots of pros and cons. But you gotta remember, it’s just a part of you and one of your roles. There’s more to you and more you gotta dive into your identity. Hope you rediscover yourself and figure that part out. You’ll feel better and more fulfilled once you find it.

[MrNameless]

Considering how much time you put into your job... Which is 2x as much as the average person; it's normal to feel that way in your circumstances. Do you have any hobbies or spend time with friends/family?

[MikeTheBartender]

Anytime I have had off for my job. I have been perfectly happy, but I've also been doing it for 30 or so years, well working in general, not the business I run now. It's okay if you feel a little bit like that, but I would work on what you do when you're not at your job, hobbies, friends, etc. Make sure your life isn't your job. It's okay to be an important part of your life, just not your whole life

[Somoneelse]

No. I kinda dread my job. It doesn't fullfill my goals, dreams and potentional. I kinda am stuck at the monent as cashier, but am planning on leaving that job and focus on my mindset & filmmaker job as a freelancer.

[rigmarole]

I have an endless supply of things to do. Work, pays bills. If I had no bills I wouldn't miss work.

[exitseven]

I was never a big career guy. I went to work to keep my family fed. When I retire I don't really think I will miss it much.

[MikeTheBartender]

Same here.

[exitseven]

@fictionalcharacter Sounds like you are doing good.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

I don't have a job, so does that mean I never existed? 👻

[laly520]

not at all
I am more than just the job I am supposed to do to make money

[iFarted]

Nah, I work to live not live to work. I used to be a workaholic and liked it. I gained way too many hobbies and not enough time.

[Anonymous]

No, but it was a petty hard pill to swallow when I realized how replaceable I am at my job, despite all the work and extra effort I’ve put in.

[Anonymous]

without job and have to be dependent on someone is very hard to digest...

for being a man earn good amount of money in geniune and wanna be gentleman

[Claire2002]

I work 40 hours per week. 80 is toxic

[DextroShade]

You need a man!