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Suicidally repetitive nature of life
I've just left school and I'm getting ready to go to uni. Up until now I've never found life to be repetitive or mind-numbingly boring, because at school there was always loads of stuff to get involved in and every day was different. I know that uni will be the same and I can't wait.
However, I've got a summer job working in a shop before I leave for uni, and I can't believe how incredibly monotonous it is. EVERY single day is the same routine, the same people, the same work. I look at my life and I think, is this what full time employment is going to be like? After all the fun and learning and friendship building and adventures of university, are we doomed to work from 9-5, doing the same thing every day, until we retire?
I look at the people with whom I'm working and some of them are full time - they do this FULL TIME!!! I can't describe how depressed it makes me feel! The thought of waking up, going into work, doing the same old thing, coming home late and grabbing some food, and then waking up and doing the exact same the next day. Repeat cycle until end of life.
Does anyone else feel like this? Is everyone doomed to this incredibly depressing life once they begin full time employment?
However, I've got a summer job working in a shop before I leave for uni, and I can't believe how incredibly monotonous it is. EVERY single day is the same routine, the same people, the same work. I look at my life and I think, is this what full time employment is going to be like? After all the fun and learning and friendship building and adventures of university, are we doomed to work from 9-5, doing the same thing every day, until we retire?
I look at the people with whom I'm working and some of them are full time - they do this FULL TIME!!! I can't describe how depressed it makes me feel! The thought of waking up, going into work, doing the same old thing, coming home late and grabbing some food, and then waking up and doing the exact same the next day. Repeat cycle until end of life.
Does anyone else feel like this? Is everyone doomed to this incredibly depressing life once they begin full time employment?
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I refuse to do employment (Im 16) And i just dont want to do it, i cant think about doing the same thing day in and day out, i just use sixth form as the excuse!
i really really u nderstand how you feel, i'm in exactly the same position. i feel so bad for those doing it day in day out, and the only thing keeping me going is knowing that i can leave in september. you just have to try and spice up your social life a bit so you have things to look forward to at the end of the day.. that's what i do, and it's a hassle sometimes trying to force yourself to go out when you're tired but it doesn't half help
everyone has to work at some point in their life (unles theyre mega rich or wana go on the doll), try choose a job which interest you. if you dont like a repetative job, there are lots out there that involve different things each day.
i also think that the majority of people hate working, but at the end of the day, they see the rewards they get from doing the job, and also through the money they recieve, and their enjoyment comes from their. as a result, they grit their teeth and get on with the job!
i also think that the majority of people hate working, but at the end of the day, they see the rewards they get from doing the job, and also through the money they recieve, and their enjoyment comes from their. as a result, they grit their teeth and get on with the job!
bunthulhu
You need to get a job in a career you're interested in after uni 
Yeah, if your doing, say, retail work, of course its going to be a lot worse than when you get the job you really want to do when you have a-levels/degree. I'm guessing the career you have now is just somthing to do/to make money when theres nothing else. It will get much better, just dont worry about it
I'm currently searching for a routine like job... why?
Because i don't have one!
Yeah i realise i sound insane at this time but think about it, i just finished my A-levels i have very little money.
You have the annoying routine of a job.. i have the annoying routine of get up, walk around a lil...
get chased by my sisters insane puppy (a nice new addition if i do say so)...
scout net sites for jobs,
find out none are available (Today - made plans to go to pc world and bug them in the shop... woo...)
Watch some sort of TV programme on my pc... 4400 today...
Do Internet "jobs" as in forum admin and clan stuff on game sites... which don't pay well... or at all... but kill the drone.
They then become the drone.. log on, find problem, fix problem, tell people problem fix.. log off...
and now I'm out of episodes.. its 7pm... The puppy has passed out from exhaustion after trying to eat my feet and I'm sitting on TSR writting about my routine...
Different between this routine and a job routine?
You get paid. Wanna switch?
Because i don't have one!
Yeah i realise i sound insane at this time but think about it, i just finished my A-levels i have very little money.
You have the annoying routine of a job.. i have the annoying routine of get up, walk around a lil...
get chased by my sisters insane puppy (a nice new addition if i do say so)...
scout net sites for jobs,
find out none are available (Today - made plans to go to pc world and bug them in the shop... woo...)
Watch some sort of TV programme on my pc... 4400 today...
Do Internet "jobs" as in forum admin and clan stuff on game sites... which don't pay well... or at all... but kill the drone.
They then become the drone.. log on, find problem, fix problem, tell people problem fix.. log off...
and now I'm out of episodes.. its 7pm... The puppy has passed out from exhaustion after trying to eat my feet and I'm sitting on TSR writting about my routine...
Different between this routine and a job routine?
You get paid. Wanna switch?
students have no idea..
It's true a career is not like a job in a shop, it's not gonna be so repetitive that a monkey can do it, but there are worse things than repetitiveness. I hate it because it's restrictive. You're paid so you have to be accountable, you're watched and monitored by managers and superiors and formal appraisals, you have to get on with people you would have given a wide berth at uni, and you have to take on company principles and go along with their bs like its your own personality.
And yes you're there 9-5 acting, speaking, and breathing for the company and the company's mission. And you get home and you really wonder why you spend the majority of your life not living for yourself.
It's all a bit pointless really, unless you get a job you love. But bear in mind that most people end up in average office jobs. So you'll learn to live for the salary and your social life.
Better make sure you build up a good social life first then!
It's true a career is not like a job in a shop, it's not gonna be so repetitive that a monkey can do it, but there are worse things than repetitiveness. I hate it because it's restrictive. You're paid so you have to be accountable, you're watched and monitored by managers and superiors and formal appraisals, you have to get on with people you would have given a wide berth at uni, and you have to take on company principles and go along with their bs like its your own personality.
And yes you're there 9-5 acting, speaking, and breathing for the company and the company's mission. And you get home and you really wonder why you spend the majority of your life not living for yourself.
It's all a bit pointless really, unless you get a job you love. But bear in mind that most people end up in average office jobs. So you'll learn to live for the salary and your social life.
Better make sure you build up a good social life first then!
Im working 9am-6pm 5 days a week at the moment, and Im only 17! I know what you mean, but I think its character building and it makes you mentally stronger when you make yourself stick it out. Yu also appreciate the good stuff in life so much more. People who start getting part time jobs at 16 wont have as much of a shock by the 'real world' as those who put off work until after/during uni. I have to get used to this sort of thing anyway, as I want to sign my life away to i banking. ::
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I feel exactly the same way- I utterly refuse to work in some mindnumbingly boring meaningless job, however much money it will give, it is not for me. My mother is one of these realworlders. She asks why I am bothering to go to university if I go and spend my life doing something (she wouldn't agree with). We do have to live for ourself. I just hate consumerism. I hate this meaningless office/retail/finance crap environment they have created. I think I would rather die, quite honestly. In fact, I know.
Anonymous
I've just left school and I'm getting ready to go to uni. Up until now I've never found life to be repetitive or mind-numbingly boring, because at school there was always loads of stuff to get involved in and every day was different. I know that uni will be the same and I can't wait.
However, I've got a summer job working in a shop before I leave for uni, and I can't believe how incredibly monotonous it is. EVERY single day is the same routine, the same people, the same work. I look at my life and I think, is this what full time employment is going to be like? After all the fun and learning and friendship building and adventures of university, are we doomed to work from 9-5, doing the same thing every day, until we retire?
I look at the people with whom I'm working and some of them are full time - they do this FULL TIME!!! I can't describe how depressed it makes me feel! The thought of waking up, going into work, doing the same old thing, coming home late and grabbing some food, and then waking up and doing the exact same the next day. Repeat cycle until end of life.
Does anyone else feel like this? Is everyone doomed to this incredibly depressing life once they begin full time employment?
However, I've got a summer job working in a shop before I leave for uni, and I can't believe how incredibly monotonous it is. EVERY single day is the same routine, the same people, the same work. I look at my life and I think, is this what full time employment is going to be like? After all the fun and learning and friendship building and adventures of university, are we doomed to work from 9-5, doing the same thing every day, until we retire?
I look at the people with whom I'm working and some of them are full time - they do this FULL TIME!!! I can't describe how depressed it makes me feel! The thought of waking up, going into work, doing the same old thing, coming home late and grabbing some food, and then waking up and doing the exact same the next day. Repeat cycle until end of life.
Does anyone else feel like this? Is everyone doomed to this incredibly depressing life once they begin full time employment?
I did work experience for a week and I felt like this.
It's called "job satisfaction". You don't have it. Get a decent job.
I do know how you feel. I had a gap year and had an office 8.30-5, 5days a week, and it nearly killed me! I hated the routine, the predictability, the fact there was no excitement and looking back I can't believe I kept it up for a year!
Looking back though I'm glad I did, as it taught me that I could do more with my life, I started Uni, chose a subject I loved and had so much fun. I feel different now than when I started. You have 3 full years of fun at Uni to look forward to - don't give up now! Then when you graduate you can get a job you're interested in, as opposed to a stop gap. I think if you get a job you love, the 9-5 won't seem so routine cos you'll enjoy going into work, that said, you don't have to work 9-5, you could get a job with shifts!
Basically, you have ages until you get a permanent job/career so don't give in just yet, enjoy the ride
Looking back though I'm glad I did, as it taught me that I could do more with my life, I started Uni, chose a subject I loved and had so much fun. I feel different now than when I started. You have 3 full years of fun at Uni to look forward to - don't give up now! Then when you graduate you can get a job you're interested in, as opposed to a stop gap. I think if you get a job you love, the 9-5 won't seem so routine cos you'll enjoy going into work, that said, you don't have to work 9-5, you could get a job with shifts!
Basically, you have ages until you get a permanent job/career so don't give in just yet, enjoy the ride
Unfortunately most jobs are repetitive but it sounds like maybe you need a job with more of a social side to things, for example although working in a bar you have to act polite and the way your told you can actually gain people skills through being friendly and getting to know regulars etc.
Shop work looks extremely boring to me!
Shop work looks extremely boring to me!
Go to art school - it will render you blissfully unemployable for life.
Anonymous
I've just left school and I'm getting ready to go to uni. Up until now I've never found life to be repetitive or mind-numbingly boring, because at school there was always loads of stuff to get involved in and every day was different. I know that uni will be the same and I can't wait.
However, I've got a summer job working in a shop before I leave for uni, and I can't believe how incredibly monotonous it is. EVERY single day is the same routine, the same people, the same work. I look at my life and I think, is this what full time employment is going to be like? After all the fun and learning and friendship building and adventures of university, are we doomed to work from 9-5, doing the same thing every day, until we retire?
I look at the people with whom I'm working and some of them are full time - they do this FULL TIME!!! I can't describe how depressed it makes me feel! The thought of waking up, going into work, doing the same old thing, coming home late and grabbing some food, and then waking up and doing the exact same the next day. Repeat cycle until end of life.
Does anyone else feel like this? Is everyone doomed to this incredibly depressing life once they begin full time employment?
However, I've got a summer job working in a shop before I leave for uni, and I can't believe how incredibly monotonous it is. EVERY single day is the same routine, the same people, the same work. I look at my life and I think, is this what full time employment is going to be like? After all the fun and learning and friendship building and adventures of university, are we doomed to work from 9-5, doing the same thing every day, until we retire?
I look at the people with whom I'm working and some of them are full time - they do this FULL TIME!!! I can't describe how depressed it makes me feel! The thought of waking up, going into work, doing the same old thing, coming home late and grabbing some food, and then waking up and doing the exact same the next day. Repeat cycle until end of life.
Does anyone else feel like this? Is everyone doomed to this incredibly depressing life once they begin full time employment?
welcome to the world of working and adult life, sucks doesnt it?
I work full time and yes it is the same get up go to work see the same people do the same thing, go home go to bed get up the next morning and do it all again.
However thier are things that ca make it up, you can be one of the lucky few who enjoy thier work, also the people who work with you can make a difference, my old job was horrrible but the people made a hell of a difference
I remember thinking this last summer when i worked full time between school and college. Its so true the job is incredibly boring (i did shelf stacking) , but for some people they dont mind it, as its one of the jobs they can do, and consequently feel good about doing it, and by not falling into the Dole trap.
Most of us on here are young and ambitious, and are striving towards our ultimate goal, attaining a career in a field we enjoy and wish to spend our lives in. Some people dont have that choice, but regardless, try to look on the bright side, gain some sense of pride out of theyre job, and make the most out of a 'bad' situation (by making friendships etc)
Most of us on here are young and ambitious, and are striving towards our ultimate goal, attaining a career in a field we enjoy and wish to spend our lives in. Some people dont have that choice, but regardless, try to look on the bright side, gain some sense of pride out of theyre job, and make the most out of a 'bad' situation (by making friendships etc)
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