To add a little bit of background, I'm a dude in my late 20s and I've been working this office IT job for a national distribution company (Starts with an M) and I've been with them coming on 3 years now. By all metrics I really shouldn't be unhappy with my job. Decent pay, decent management/coworkers, and pretty good corporate benefits.
However, I can't help but feel mentally and emotionally exhausted everyday after work. I'm hardly able to gather the energy to do anything other than eat dinner and maybe do a bit of “doomscrolling” before going to bed and starting the cycle again. Weekends aren't much better as I spend it recouping my energy, running errands, and maintaining social relationships all while dreading the upcoming work week.
At this point, I'm either looking for any reason at all to quit or desperately hoping to get fired. I've been wanting to start my own small business but as I've said previously the energy I've had is minimal and the idea has only made it to paper so far. I have enough savings to live off of for about 6-8 months, so I could honestly quit right now and be alright for a little while.
I'll end with saying this. I wouldn't necessarily consider myself fully anti-work, but if I have to work I want to be doing something I'm passionate about and not work for entitled billionaires.