So i just quit after 2 years of intense work and burnout, and am starting to feel like the entire time i went into autopilot/survival mode and forgot about what i actually enjoyed in my life. Feels like i’ve gotten my personality back now (at the expense of unemployment, at least for now). Anyone else quit/leave a job and feel a weird mix of financial uncertainty but complete freedom at the same time?
Also side rant, but the 5 day work week feels like a literal con – i thought technology was meant to make the work week shorter, but instead people are working longer than ever! Makes me want to go live in a cabin in the woods somewhere far away from the corporate world, but i’m also mad at myself for being so dependent on the system 🙁 I would probably be terrible at surviving off the grid, and after a week of trying to grow my own food and barter with my fellow neighbours, the temptation of running back to the stable soul draining 9-5 would return lol
Ps. Respect to anyone that can thrive in and actually enjoy a 9-5 job for a prolonged period of time, how you do it i have no idea!