Why do people pretend to like their jobs when managers are not present? Is it delusion or are they just lying? If you take the money factor out, those people would change their tune really quick so how could they say they like their job? If you genuinely like your job, it is not a job anymore, it becomes a hobby that you get paid for. It stops being a job at this point
Liking your job is impossible
Here's the one way to enjoy your job: make fun of everyone. Don't vocalize it, think it. Make it a competition to see what you can nitpick about anyone you see.
it does depend a bit on the job. I'm a doctor and feel exactly like you (counting the days until the day I retire) but somehow some colleagues apparently love their job and sound quite convincing when saying they would keep doing it even if they won the lottery etc....
I suppose it doesn't apply if you are talking about a job at mcdonalds or something
My job is literally American truck simulator with mods and desu I love that I can work whenever I feel like it
Out of necessity. I work retail and have to be bubbly in order to be doing job well.
Im a calm soft spoken nihilist so yeah Im jacked on caffeine until my shift is over so I can just go on autopilot. Cant wait to finish my fucking degree and be done with the shite jobs
They lost themselves, they forgot why they are there.
It's a big bad fucking game. You go and do shit and the only victory you get is a paycheck. People lose sight of that, and think all the inane bs that goes on matters. They get to comfortable and want more.
Never lose sight of why you are there and what the conditions for victory are.
If you are paid for doing your hobby it is still a job. You dont have to hate what are you doing for a living to call it "a job". If you hate your job it will one day make you snap and steal a plane to do barrel roll
I used to like my job before I had my depression/anxiety meltdown and quit. I was a graphic designer creating advertisements and shit for other businesses. I'm also a traditional artist so getting to be creative all day made the days fly by. Plus my manager was cool as hell.
My job is literally sitting around and drinking coffee in a hotel at night. I Do not do much, and if I do have work to do its just standing around folding some extra towels in the back watching netflix, listening to music, or shitposting. I get paid $13.75/hr in an area where things are very cheap. My check was 880.00net this period and my rent is only 400. I would say I like it, there isn't all that much that is difficult, even if I have to cover a busy 2nd shift checking in people.
I'm with you op, work is prison. Only boring people love working.