I’m coming up on 1 year at a job at a media organization (in a content creation role) and I think about quitting every day.
I work 8 hr per day and every single minute of my shift is mapped out to maximize my productivity. The amount of content they want us producing has doubled since I started and it’s left me feeling like a mindless content-producing robot.
I have zero joy in my day but I’m hesitant to quit because I’m afraid to lose the healthcare.
Not sure whether it’s worth sticking it out or not, but I’m leaning in the direction of quitting because I’m beginning to show some physiological signs of stress/burnout (hands shaking, eye twitch, brain fog), not to mention feeling pretty depressed most of the time. Is this just the reality of working in media?