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Work is pushing me to suicide.

I’m in upper management position (I understand that that probably won’t garner a lot of sympathy from this forum). But I’m trying to make a difference in the workplace. Trying to bend to everyone’s requests and help all the more service led departments. So much so that I have to work with everyone else but have the same degree of management responsibilities, it’s overwhelming and crushing working 60+ hours a week, and my mind is plagued by work responsibility, even when I’m not there. It’s leading me to self harm and I’m scared to be at home alone at times. I was raised with the mentality that I should be lucky to have a job and work as hard as possible, always placing your own needs second, I can never say no to people, but It’s at the cost of my own happiness and humanity and is soon to be…


I’m in upper management position (I understand that that probably won’t garner a lot of sympathy from this forum).

But I’m trying to make a difference in the workplace. Trying to bend to everyone’s requests and help all the more service led departments.

So much so that I have to work with everyone else but have the same degree of management responsibilities, it’s overwhelming and crushing working 60+ hours a week, and my mind is plagued by work responsibility, even when I’m not there.

It’s leading me to self harm and I’m scared to be at home alone at times. I was raised with the mentality that I should be lucky to have a job and work as hard as possible, always placing your own needs second, I can never say no to people, but It’s at the cost of my own happiness and humanity and is soon to be at the cost of my own life.

Can someone give me some advice?

Sorry.

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