Dunno how else to call it. Got me a job. It’s not a bad job. I like the work I do, I tolerate the people there, the hours are not long, it’s unionised so they can’t harrass me when I’m off the clock, it pays the bills I got.

… But god damn. Once I’m home I lack the drive to do literally anything.

I’ve stopped going to gym, I often eat junk cuz I just don’t wanna cook, even my hobbies are being left to gather dust. After working my 9-to-5 I just wanna lie down and rot until it’s work time again.

So the question is, how do the better-adjusted adults handle this?

  • fonix232@fedia.io
    20·
    9 hours ago

    I’m in this picture and I don’t like it.

    On a more serious note, I feel the same.

    Don’t get me wrong, I actually do like my job. I’m working with people I like, I like what I’m actually doing, and I’m not waking up with dread every (or really, any) morning. I can’t even complain because I’m getting paid well, great benefits, tons of time off (so much in fact that my manager had to force me to take Fridays off until EOY just so I use up my base rate PTOs), great bonus situation, lots of options to travel, management is generally good as well.

    But every single day, I just feel exhausted after work. Even when I’m WFH, or have little actually exhausting tasks to do… I’m just exhausted. Tired. No energy for anything but running a quick bath, or shower, reading for an hour or two, then sleeping.

    In fact this lack of energy has been so bad recently that I’ve taken to inserting a workout+cooking+everythingelse hour in the middle of my WFH days just so things get done.