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More and more depressed & I can’t decide whether I should quit or not/just do a sabbatical and come back

I’m at my job since early 2020 and it’s my second fulltime job. The job before that was a shitty agency and I hated every day that I had to spend there. I was happy to get out of there and started the new job with high hopes, as I already knew the place and most of the people. But everything just keeps getting worse – I don’t like what I do, I don’t see any purpose or meaning in doing what I do (marketing stuff) and above all I hate being negative and stuck in this victim mindset for months now. I don’t find joy in anything I do, my Mom just got cancer and started chemo and I’m a whole mess. I’m in my late 20s, recently married and other than my mom’s health and work situation I’m usually a positive person with a good mindset and aspirations.…


I’m at my job since early 2020 and it’s my second fulltime job. The job before that was a shitty agency and I hated every day that I had to spend there. I was happy to get out of there and started the new job with high hopes, as I already knew the place and most of the people. But everything just keeps getting worse – I don’t like what I do, I don’t see any purpose or meaning in doing what I do (marketing stuff) and above all I hate being negative and stuck in this victim mindset for months now. I don’t find joy in anything I do, my Mom just got cancer and started chemo and I’m a whole mess. I’m in my late 20s, recently married and other than my mom’s health and work situation I’m usually a positive person with a good mindset and aspirations. But all of that just seems to fade away more and more. I almost can’t get out of bed, cry a lot and have no idea if I should just quit. I can’t even think about returning to the office for 3 out of 5 days a week soon. My options are the following: either I quit, or I could probably do a sabbatical and basically get 2-5 months off without pay and then come back but I don’t know if I want that. To be honest I don’t even know what kind of job I should do that won’t make me depressed and question everything – this happens everytime. I always ask myself why on earth we even need marketing and agencies and all of that crap. I also have some savings and would be comfortable for the next 2 years without having to work. But what’s after that? I’m sorry for this long monologue, I really needed to get all of that off my chest. Maybe some of you have some advice. I’m German so sorry for any grammar mistakes.

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