Depressed and p****d off at work- should i chuck it in?

Show Time wrote: »

Jack it in and go on the dole so. I have friends with young families who hate been on the dole and would be more then happy to swap with you.

he didn't say anything about going on the dole, he wants to start his own business.

For the op I was in the same situation a few years ago did 5 years in a place I hated, only the yes men got promotion, not that promotion would have made me stay, anyway if I had stayed much longer it would have damaged me. 3 years on in a job I like 20lbs lighter(not eating do deal with stress any more).
only thing i don't know if your a family man or not, but i was single so if you are or at least don't have kids well then make a break for the door.

There is something very satisfying in getting a weekly salary/wage.....


When the going gets tough the tough get going......


But if your already doing sloppy work , I would be worried you would

not have what it takes , to go it alone....?....

You would need to be at a level that impresses customers/ clients and

your employer......

But only you can answer these matters........reminds me of the joke of

the birds heading south for winter and one bird remains on too long

finally the bird gets going realising it is getting very cold, flies higher and higher until he gets ice on his wings and starts to fall to ground, hits the ground with a thud right into a heap of cow dung, he realises he is getting warmer due to the heat of the dung and feels better , so much so ,he starts to tweet merrily away, until a cat comes along and eats him....

moral of the story if your up to your arm pits in "sh1t" its sometimes better not to tweet......( keep your mouth shut)

DeadlyByDesign wrote: »

This is not the impression I want to give. I am not doing it because I am lazy. I want to start my own thing and be happy in my own skin.

Ah sorry well best of luck and i hope it works out well for you.

DeadlyByDesign wrote: »

I just need some advice here. I am 31 years old and have been in my current position about 6 years with no sign of progression. Lately my quality of work has been slipping up and I have been getting into trouble over it. This is mainly down to be mind numbingly bored at what I do.

I am tempted to pack it in and find something else. I am just worried I wont in todays climate, but I honestly cant stand it here. If I was to do it I would try and start my own company (web design) as that is something i love doing.

I am just concerned as I dont want people to think "oh well for him throwing away a job when there are thousands looking for them".

I have spent 6 years in something i am now not starring to like, i just want to do something that makes me happy.

I actually thought someone had hacked my life and wrote that.

dude - if its affecting you mentally, its not worth it...bottom line.

i was made redundant in 2009, found a job eventually after about 8\9 months and absolutely hated it. there was no support in place to train\mentor me into the position and was dealing with a team of engineers that expected me to tell them what needed to be done next. I was there for only 2 weeks and was always the last to leave the office, had to travel 2 hours each way to get to it and was really suffering. I'm normally a very happy guy but this badly hit me...i was depressed, couldn't eat and was losing weight (lost about half a stone in a week and a half), couldn't sleep.

To add more pressure on me, my wife was pregnant at the time but we both agreed that just leaving was the best option. There is more to life than work and it did cross my mind what people would say but your well being is the most important thing.

At the end of it all, i found another job relatively soon afterwards and in hindsight, it was the best thing ive ever done career wise.

Chin-up and take the plunge....we're not all made for every job.