Ive been working in my current role for 1 year. Decent pay, benefits, good work life balance, low stress, good team, but the commute sucks (1.5-2 hrs each way). I was told that the role would be hybrid when I started but the policy recently changed and I have to come in 5 days a week. I’ve started job searching and am in the final stages for a role at a clothing company- closer to home, way more $$, ok benefits, but still 5 days in office and awful work life balance. The team has been super honest about this since the company is in early stages and workload will remain heavy for a while.
I appreciate the transparency but I’m just tired of the extreme trade offs that come along with work. I know there are positives and negatives to everything in life, and I’m thankful to have a job in general rn. It’s not that bad in the grand scheme of things. But I feel a bit hopeless lately with my options. I try to keep a positive attitude about everything in life out of pure spite. But lately the bs of work has been really getting to me. I feel a bit defeated. I probably will stay in my current role for now and take my time searching for a role that’s a good fit.