I would love to hear what everybody has to say about employment. You can share whatever comes to mind. I see a lot of posts on here about how people are actually SUFFERING from their employment. They talk about how they are suffering mentally and even physically. They say that they would quit if they didn’t need the health insurance. They talk about how they are trying to retire early to get away from their jobs. Could you please share your experience with your job?
I remember when I was working at a Fortune 500 company for about 3 years and I was realizing how it was having a negative impact on my mental health. There were other people who had worked for 8 or more years. So I started asking a few people how it was that they were able to work in their positions for that period of time. The answers that I got back were that they ended up having to go on anti-depressant, anti-anxiety medication. Then there was the vast amount of noticeable self medication of alcohol and other substances.
I always said that was why they never drug tested their employees....lol...they would lose half of their staff.
I enjoy my career. I recently got a promotion and I get to travel all around a beautiful state in a company car and meet lovely people while doing my job. I have a kind, patient, and intelligent boss and I work with a great team. Are we perfect? No, but we all strive daily to do our jobs, get along, and support one another. Even if we sometimes have pissy feelings about things. I respect everyone with whom I work with because of all those attitudes. I feel fortunate. Especially since I'm older and lack the patience for too much work messiness. I'll retire in about ten years and maybe volunteer or work part-time. We'll see.