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I have a well-paid job which is boring and takes a lot of time, leaving close to none for myself. It's been a year since I've started telling myself "it's time to quit". The problem is that it seems I'm not a corporate type of person. Changing jobs won't solve the problem. I am afraid to go for creative-self-employed or startup memes, I know the risks and not even sure if I have any talent or brains capable of going that way. More likely not. Last but not least, I have my old man and mum who I actually fully sponsor as they don't earn anything. I have savings but you know how fast it goes when you're not employed. Ideas on what to do ? I am tired of being that one cheerful guy who's actually depressed af, that's a shameful display.
Search for something that pays about the same with less hours. Just research it when you have the opportunity and start preparing a resume to send out.
Don't quit until you find something else, that is a rookie move. Perhaps the culture where you work is just one of those soultraps and instead of starting something, look for a startup that has the kind of culture you'd be cool with.
If all else fails, take Xanax and be cheerful on the inside too.
>>17307555
28 year old wage slave office drone here. My life is easy but boring. All I do is coding/help desk work all day. I don't get paid all that well (65k a year) but hey like I said, my life is easy.
I am, however, borderline depressed and tired all the time. I'm simply existing. You could be me in a couple years, anon. I used to be like you all cheerful and happy but now it's all been sucked out. I'm tired, bitter, angry, and generally unhappy most of the time. But I know how to put my happy mask on to appease everyone and tell everyone that I'm fine.
Good luck, OP.
>>17307584
Have you tried changing anything?
>>17307568
I agree about the rookie move. However, Xanax is even more rookie imo. How would you seek for a culture you're cool with? Honestly I want to avoid all those soul traps and work in chill environment, but everything I see around is a goddamn bunch of zealots, or, at the other side, you have castrated nu males with "easygoing and manly" environment which is actually effeminate as fuck.
That can only mean that I seek wrongly, hence my question.
>>17307602
Your first mistake was internalizing /r9k/ and /pol/'s bullshit.
>>17307555
I quit my job and all but changed my career. My new job is in a similar field but the hours are a lot easier, low stress, and more paid vacation than I know what to do with. Ideally I'd be making a living off my passion for art but at least I get enough time off to pursue my passions now, and am working towards making a livable wage off then.
>>17307602
I'm not talented enough of a programmer to get a good paying dev job so I need to be happy that I even have this one.
