Why Most People Hate Their Jobs

#ihatemyjob #quietquitting #iquitmyjob
A recent poll revealed that 85% of people are unhappy in their jobs. This has led to "quiet quitting", "The Great Resignation" and young people taking to social media to express their dissatisfaction with their jobs. Some are even going to far as to quit their corporate jobs with no backup plans to reclaim their mental health. In this video, I discuss the "I hate my job" phenomenon and the reasons why.

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[toe]

The worst part is that this generation is seemingly doing all of this for absolutely no reason because we can’t afford anything anyway lol. At least the older generation could work hard and see the fruits of their labor. All we see is labor

[ADotEnby]

we’re all underpaid. that’s it. that’s the only problem. if i spent 40 hours of my week and actually got a good life out of it i wouldn’t mind. I shouldn’t have to be a super high skilled person to live. that’ll just lead to one over saturated field and not enough laborers. Both are needed and deserve a livable wage.

[thequietkate]

Also, I hate the whole “no one wants to work anymore” thing. No shit! Most people don’t want to work, we just work because we need money to live. That isn’t new. Younger people are just deciding they aren’t going to work themselves into an early grave just so they can be living paycheck to paycheck.

[rogeeyuk]

The problem with work is FULL TIME WORK. There is absolutely no need to work 40+ hours on top of commutes. 5-6 hrs per day for 4 days would stop most of our complaints and give us time to actually enjoy life! I rest my case.

[imsodone]

I MY JOB 😢. I’ll never forget when this guy everyone knew at my job passed away- he was so kind and would say hi to everyone, they announced his passing and then continued “business as usual”. There’s literally no humanity in corporate life. NONE

[ieyona]

A lot of people are underpaid and unappreciated no wonder they hate their job.

[SinTeller]

I ticks me off when interviewers try to crap on my skill because I work retail. They say it’s too easy for what they do even if I bring up all the parallels. They seem to think I do one task all day, but we’re always short staffed. I’m doing the work of multiple people, but an interviewer had the nerve to say “since you work retail, this job might be to busy for you.”
Busy? I come home and pass out from exhaustion. But they’re saying I can’t handle a desk job answering phones. Even if that were true, how are people supposed to prove their skills unless they come from a higher position? Is everyone working their way down the ladder now?

[vpscreations]

What makes a job miserable besides being tormented and harassed by coworkers is dealing with the public; customers are not always right.

[celenalynn]

I think the idea that the children should suffer like the previous generation did is very much a boomer and partially gen x thing. We need to tell our parents we don't need to do life the way they did because we're adults too and we'll be remaking the planet the way we see fit now

[chantalreneehayles]

Not to be depressed on main but I honestly don’t see the point in working or even being alive. All of my dreams and goals for the future are currently so unattainable and unaffordable, there’s literally no point in getting up in the morning. And it’s not even extravagant stuff either. I just wanna buy a house, have a car, and a couple of kids. That’s literally it. There’s no way I’d be able to afford that on my own. Everything just keeps getting more and more expensive everyday. It feels like I’m drowning, like nothing I do matters and that I was only born to make money for the 1%

[elizabethhiltsfilm]

I’ve seen so many “entry level” jobs for minimum wage that require masters degrees. Entry level doesn’t exist anymore and it’s so hard getting started in a career when all “entry level” jobs need at least 1 year of work experience and don’t pay enough to cover your bills

[TMeyer-gepj]

She's so right about the fear. I swear they want you to constantly be afriad

[maddydohnt]

If I got paid more I'd love my job a whole lot more. Spending the majority of my life working and staying stagnant finacially just doesn't make sense.

[kkiizkrazy]

The worse one for me personally is favoritism I see that so much in every place I’ve ever been and it’s annoying. It feels like being in high school all over again but now it’s literally being punished cause you’re not one of the “kool” kids 🙄

[usagirocks]

I hate how hard it is to get days off. Theres no one to cover EVER. If i ask for days off somehow its on me to find a cover so I can get my pto approved. You get shamed if you arent a 'team player, ' so you cover for people and then they wont do the same for you. IF you wanna take off a week ur a villian for making other people work more while ur gone.

[ola-npgw]

Adjusting from uni to 9-5 is ROUGH!! I'm also a gen z that recently graduated, uni was mostly remote due to covid and for my last year I had barely any classes, now I have a full time job with commute up to 4h per day (I can't move) and the first week I cried and had mental breakdowns 24/7, it was terrible. Thankfully I'm on a hybrid schedule now so WFH days are saving my mental health, but I totally relate to the girl in the tiktok, going to the office every day with long commute is miserable especially if you are fresh out of college, the shock is just too much 😭

[DevonRegular]

You would not believe the many month long depressive episode that I had where my heart rate just wouldn't go below "ABSOLUTE PANIC." All because after struggling my entire life and barely surviving my 20s, I got a well paying job where I could start saving money; and then the cost of rent went up, then food, then literally everything else. And now I am living exactly the same financial situation as I was in my 20s, but in a tech career.

[jaimeerindy]

The entire job system in America is so broken. I've had a really difficult year this year because I was laid off from a prestigious company early in 2023. I've since applied for hundreds of jobs, tried to reflect on what I want, and even had a handful of jobs (some I quit because the environment was so bad). Trying to find the role that not only suits your skills and interests, but also pays a decent amount and allows you the most basic of work-life balance is nearly impossible. After my experience in the job market this year, I've decided I will not settle and be driven by fear because even the most secure seeming things can be gone in a moment.

[GanyuMain_]

I’m a nurse and I picked this career because of the lifestyle. Work very gruelling 12 hour shifts 4 days in a row, and then you get 4-5 days off. Work hard, and then get rewarded with a long weekend every other week. I’m thankful that I get to leave my work at work. I could never work the corporate 9-5.

[Ddeath.Eaterr]

I cried 3 times at work today. I cried on the bus on the way home. That’s how overworked & stressed I am. These companies REFUSE to hire more people & make us all do the jobs of 2-3 people for the price of 1. I look at my checks every week and feel angry and taken advantage of. The check ain’t matching the amount of work I’m doing. Can’t even afford my own place with this bs. A person can only take so much. & YES I went to college. THE DEGREE DONT MATTER. Job postings are fake & not really hiring. America is ghetto as hell