real confessions

[iKobrakai]

i miss drugs and alcohol sometimes.

Normal for people in our shoes. 

[Sad Hippo]

After watching the Ghostbusters remake last night, I realized I'm really attracted to Melissa McCarthy.

[Mongoloid]

I just spent a substantial amount of money on skincare products. Going full puss to secure some puss.

[mynameisnotjeff]

I just spent a substantial amount of money on skincare products. Going full puss to secure some puss.

Gotta treat yourself right, ain't know one going to take care of you like you do you

[slappies]

I've hit a rough patch, and it's getting hard to pull out of. I think a lot of it stems from my job, I won't go into detail, but I'm fucking miserable here. I'm trying to apply elsewhere, or at least move around in the company but lately it's felt like I'm drowning. I've applied for a new position to make some better money here, but it's the work itself more than anything. It's mentally and emotionally draining. I know it's easy to say "Stop being a pussy, quit and get a new job" but that shit is stupid. It's not as easy as I'd like it to be. I'm not pulling in huge money by any means, but I've been here long enough that I'm making a decent living. My girlfriend and I live together and make about the same, she always tells me that she would support me trying to find something else that makes me happier, but I'd feel like a prick if I suddenly cut my income basically in half and leave her to do the heavy lifting. The problem though is I need to decide if it's more important to be a "fiscally responsible adult" or quit this shit and try to retain my happiness. It's starting to affect my personal life, I've been an irritable asshole and prone to snapping at people more including my girlfriend. If I was single I would have been done with this place ages ago, but I'm trying to make a bit of a life for myself so I can't just work on snap decisions anymore. I'm not looking for pity from you guys, I know people out there have bigger fish to fry, but does anyone have any advice? Even just someone who has dealt with/is dealing with something similar?

[the snake]

there's a vacant dumpster next to the one under which I live ^^

[slappies]

there's a vacant dumpster next to the one under which I live ^^

Is it at least rent controlled?

[shark tits]

maybe save up a bunch/slow down your consumption so that it's not a wicked big burden on ya gf while you're between jobs. maybe ya get used to it and downgrade like kevin spacey in that movie?
don't reject jarhead's advances if he kisses you.
also, don't go for the younger girl.
but i think you should do what makes you happier and quit so you'll be able to live a better life.

[slappies]

Yeah, I've gotta quit wasting money on dumb shit. I spend a lot on unnecessary things because it gives me momentary happiness, which is a childish way to live.
I'm thinking if this position I applied for doesn't pan out I may just quit. It's getting the point it's not worth it even if the money is decent.

[shark tits]

life's too long to do shit that makes you unhappy

[SodaJerk]

Yeah, I've gotta quit wasting money on dumb shit. I spend a lot on unnecessary things because it gives me momentary happiness, which is a childish way to live.
I'm thinking if this position I applied for doesn't pan out I may just quit. It's getting the point it's not worth it even if the money is decent.

My situation is slightly different because rather than working for someone doing a job I don't like I work for myself and for the most part enjoy my work but for over two years now I've had nearly no life outside of work.

I encouraged my wife to cut down her working days because she was in your situation and it saved her sanity. She was the manager and stepped down to three days a week so she could concentrate on her own stuff but as a result I pay for 75% of everything but it doesn't bother me because she's happier and that takes a load off me.

If your GF is solid I'd have the chat with her and look to get out of what you're doing because it won't get better unless you make a change.

[doublesteveburger]

life's too long to do shit that makes you unhappy

my confession is that this is my next tattoo, thanks dude.

[somethingmustbreaknow]

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life's too long to do shit that makes you unhappy

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my confession is that this is my next tattoo, thanks dude.

you gotta cite/credit the author

[shit_for_brains]

I felt/feel the same way. I just deprioritized the importance of work in my life and started phoning about 30% of it in. I still have to physically show up and I get paid the same but I don't give an ounce of a shit about it. Not to where I could get fired or anything, because where I work that's fucking impossible, but of my "8 hours" I'm only working on things that could benefit the company for about 20 minutes. It helped a lot.

[JB]

I felt/feel the same way. I just deprioritized the importance of work in my life and started phoning about 30% of it in. I still have to physically show up and I get paid the same but I don't give an ounce of a shit about it. Not to where I could get fired or anything, because where I work that's fucking impossible, but of my "8 hours" I'm only working on things that could benefit the company for about 20 minutes. It helped a lot.

ive kind of lived my life this way. i do what i need to do to get things done, and thats about it. i have zero stress from my job but the shitty thing about it is that i can do what i need to do in a fraction of the time that im required to be here. its knowing that ive wasted all this extra time is what kills me.

then ive got to go home and bust my ass with doing stuff that actually matters in the little time i have left. i could cut my time at the office in half and still be just as productive.

[behavioralguide]

just take huge dumps/meditate and steal pens

[JB]

just take huge dumps/meditate and steal pens

im very picky about my pens so i have the office supply lady order me the ones i like and then i hide them so nobody else can use them.

for years my favorite was the uniball vision elite 0.7 but it recently got replaced with the papermate inkjoy 0.5. its a good pen.

[shit_for_brains]

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just take huge dumps/meditate and steal pens

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im very picky about my pens so i have the office supply lady order me the ones i like and then i hide them so nobody else can use them.

for years my favorite was the uniball vision elite 0.7 but it recently got replaced with the papermate inkjoy 0.5. its a good pen.

I've taken all of my pens and scissors and all that shit off of other peoples' desks

[iKobrakai]

I have no idea how you guys do that shit at work.

I'll have Treasury on my ass for missing uploading a file in time. 

Lose focus for a second and Accounting will break your legs for misplacing a dollar.

Worst of all, I actually enjoy working in corporate. The fuck is going on, here?

[dirtyweemidden]

ive been phoning it on and half assing everything my entire working life. guess what.. I just got a promotion!
turns out when you only work about an hour a day when new shit emerges that really needs done you can really 'move things around' to fit it in.

Workin hard is for suckers!

[shit_for_brains]

I'm one of the creative leads where I work so they put up with all my bullshit because I do a lot of different stuff nobody else does. So I steal and fart.

[slappies]

The position I'm in right now is pretty heavily watched, all my logins and logoffs and monitored and any time I even spend away from my desk is watched and if I don't meet certain stats I can end up not getting a bonus and shit. This new position I've applied for (which I got an interview for next week, congrats me) is more in a managerial role, far less monitored and not tied to my desk as much. I'm the most qualified of the those I know who applied, so I'm hoping to start half-assing myself to happiness by the end of the month.

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every time i have a bad day at work, im gonna come in this thread and read how shitty your jobs are to cheer myself up

[SodaJerk]

I'm one of the creative leads where I work so they put up with all my bullshit because I do a lot of different stuff nobody else does. So I steal and fart.

Click the link to read, happy farting
https://apple.news/Ag3-w1qqjSRSpgTyIGkusAw

[SOTY]

The position I'm in right now is pretty heavily watched, all my logins and logoffs and monitored and any time I even spend away from my desk is watched and if I don't meet certain stats I can end up not getting a bonus and shit. This new position I've applied for (which I got an interview for next week, congrats me) is more in a managerial role, far less monitored and not tied to my desk as much. I'm the most qualified of the those I know who applied, so I'm hoping to start half-assing myself to happiness by the end of the month.

That sounds exactly like the call centres I worked in a few years back. By far the most depressed I've ever been. Hoping you manage to level-up soon!

[Francis Xavier]

Reading all of you guy's work situations really shined a light on how good I have it at my job. Sorry,but thanks?

[iKobrakai]

Can only imagine how many people have terrible jobs. Or worse, no job.

[Joe Pesci]

I used to think I was over working at restaurants, until I started working at a 7-4 office job that was a call center as well, a help desk position where people call in and need help fixing whatever problem they're having with their computer.

I fucking hated it and quit after 3 months. The main parts about the job that I didn't like were the getting up early, hours feeling long, being stuck at a desk where your exact time is monitored and staring at a screen all day.

Gone back to restaurants for now and I don't take it for granted, I'm working around 30 hours a week making more than I was working full time at the office and I sleep in/stay up late every day. But the subtle part about it I like the most is that you can actually talk to people around you and don't have to sit down all day. Shit was starting to make my back hurt more with their garbage old chairs and was giving me anxiety when you stare at something and focus on it all day then snap back into the real world.

[jomeara1]

I have no idea how you guys do that shit at work.

I'll have Treasury on my ass for missing uploading a file in time. 

Lose focus for a second and Accounting will break your legs for misplacing a dollar.

Worst of all, I actually enjoy working in corporate. The fuck is going on, here?

I tried the corporate route in accounting and it just wasn’t for me. Maybe it was the company I worked for but I was just miserable there. I switched to governmental accounting and I couldn’t be happier. I had to take a pay cut, but it was completely worth it because of the work/life balance and benefits they offer. 

Actually I think one of the toughest jobs I’ve ever had was FedEx

[iKobrakai]

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I have no idea how you guys do that shit at work.

I'll have Treasury on my ass for missing uploading a file in time. 

Lose focus for a second and Accounting will break your legs for misplacing a dollar.

Worst of all, I actually enjoy working in corporate. The fuck is going on, here?

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I tried the corporate route in accounting and it just wasn’t for me. Maybe it was the company I worked for but I was just miserable there. I switched to governmental accounting and I couldn’t be happier. I had to take a pay cut, but it was completely worth it because of the work/life balance and benefits they offer. 

Actually I think one of the toughest jobs I’ve ever had was FedEx

Yeah, I worked in a factory 11 hours a day before, was waaaay more stressful than corporate. At my company there are great opportunities to advance, so I'm happy here.