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YES, A LOT OF THE TIME

My job is honestly great culture and working environment wise and I love (nearly) everyone I work with, but I do often feel sad. I think for me it’s a combination of having the responsibility of this obligation (see image), feeling sad that I’m not meeting some imagined potential, and also just not being busy and stimulated enough. I find that when I’m busy and being challenged I don’t really have time to feel sad. It’s important to have work-life balance and create a fulfilling life when you’re not working + to find ways to make your time during work more enjoyable. Like when I’m working on something very tedious that doesn’t require me to focus on the screen I watch TV shows on mute with captions at .5x speed at the same time—right now I’m rewatching Yellowjackets because I just finished season 3 lol. I’m hoping I’ll feel differently after taking a career pivot but I don’t even necessarily think that this sadness is really about work at the end of the day; it’s just that working is what I spend the majority of my time doing. Wherever you go, there you are…

@taterhole

3d ago

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GRATITUDE

(I'm an old(ish). Thanks for considering this advice, given earnestly and with good intention, from experience.) Assuming the nature of your work isn't the source of the sadness? The gratitude you mentioned... Find ways to blow that up! Reflect on whether a past version of yourself would be proud of where you are now. The peace of boredom is a blessing. Seriously! A large amount of time spent as an adult is simply existing day-to-day. It gets repetitive, "there's nothing new under the sun." But also, stay as healthy as possible so you can do things outside of work. Make sure you are getting enough sleep, eating well. Don't smoke or vape anything. Maybe when the rhythm of your career settles in you will be able fully build out your whole life and work will only be a little part of it. The transition from school to career is temporary, trust that you'll get the balance right soon enough. IDK... I wouldn't know about long term careers, 😂 I have done a bunch of different stuff since I finished with school, none of it even close to what I went for. If I got bored or outgrew it or it got toxic, I moved on. No one *wants* to labor, right? Capitalism 🤬 sucks. But we *do* want to contribute to society, to our communities. Many types of work do that even under capitalism. So. Whatever you do, be grateful that you are contributing, but realize it doesn't define you, and learn how to be grateful for things that you might otherwise not be, like boredom. Gratitude is always the answer, especially to sadness; and comparison is a thief of joy.

@bingopajama

3d ago

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Taking a second to stop and ask yourself why you stay

Had a moment last night where I was stacking menus at work and staring out the window and kind of asked myself, “do I really need to stay here?”. Idk, money is important, but I think I’d rather work somewhere that lets my personality shine rather than makes me feel unappreciated and devalued. Makes me feel kinda bad that I decided this is normal instead of sticking up for myself. ~~~not sure what to do ~~~~ :/

@masteroogway

Mar 23, 2024

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this duck i painted

first project i’ve actually finished in YEARS!! it took me way too long (it was supposed to be a christmas present whoops) but here is the goddamn duck i told myself i would put on this jacket. it’s HERE and I put it there!!! with my own hands!!!

@roogby

Feb 19, 2025

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not a rec, but

my chameleon died this morning and i buried him in my mom’s backyard. i had a lot of ladders in his cage, he seemed to really like to zip around on em. it was hard to see him lose mobility in his old age, but i like to remember him as a climber. rest in peace mr. princess

@roogby

Jan 12, 2025

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a good poop after a long day

nuff said

@roogby

Apr 3, 2025