I was studying for a year, living with my parents rent free, and thought it was “nice.” Woke up naturally every morning without an alarm clock, ate when i was hungry, cooked meals, went to the gym and stayed up until i wanted.
Now a week later after getting hired everything changed. Wake up at 5 Am with an alarm clock, quickly make coffee, prep food for the day, force breakfast down, and if i include my commute (1 hour each way) I'm basically gone from 7:30 AM and arrive home at 7:00 PM. So i get free time of 3 hours, of which i am exhausted and just want to sleep.
It's only been a week but this makes me wanna jump off a bridge. The morning doesn't even feel like my time since its prep, and i feel like an idiot since the commute is unpaid. I don't feel like I am in control of my life. When i was unemployed I simply didn't look at the clock, now everything has an appointment; its horrifying.