Warning: this will read like a rant but I honestly need someone to take a look at my emotions and see if they resonate because I really need advice
I genuinely feel like I've been taken advantage of for many years by different managers companies etc because I take my work very seriously, and I want my managers to like me. I've had coworkers literally call me the perfect employee
I honestly think that my employers always figure out that I value everyone's opinion and want to impress them badly
Next thing you know I'm working weekends or working unpaid overtime
How do I stop working so hard and caring so much about what my employer thinks
The funny part is I don't care about what anyone else in my life thinks about me except for my employer
I'm naturally very independent but I'm just so sick of taking everything so f****** seriously
I've tried to be lazy so many times but I can't help but do such a good job at everything and care so much about my teammates.
But I don't want to care so much anymore because it's so f****** draining