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Finding work when you don’t want to work anymore

I got laid off last July after more than 5 yrs with a small family company. I kind of knew it was coming because our salaries had been late for a year, so I started looking for another work even before then and worked on a project that gave me income until it ended in October. But since I entered the workforce in 2011, I’ve been so traumatized by horrible bosses, 5-hour commutes, and job interviews (I get too nervous and it makes my spoken English and verbal comm worse than it already is), that I’ve come to a point last year where I’d rather just jump off a bridge than look for a job again. Everything is so expensive, even bare necessities, that I just don’t see the point of work anymore. But now, it’s a new year, money’s dried up, inflation is so out of control that central…


I got laid off last July after more than 5 yrs with a small family company. I kind of knew it was coming because our salaries had been late for a year, so I started looking for another work even before then and worked on a project that gave me income until it ended in October. But since I entered the workforce in 2011, I’ve been so traumatized by horrible bosses, 5-hour commutes, and job interviews (I get too nervous and it makes my spoken English and verbal comm worse than it already is), that I’ve come to a point last year where I’d rather just jump off a bridge than look for a job again. Everything is so expensive, even bare necessities, that I just don’t see the point of work anymore. But now, it’s a new year, money’s dried up, inflation is so out of control that central banks are threatening to force another recession, my partner has made me feel like I’m a burden to him and that I owe him for “taking me in”, and I have a mountain of debt. Everything’s screaming “Get a job or kill yourself already!” but I can’t even bring myself to update my resume. I don’t know what to do. Any advice?

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