I feel so tired after half a day of work, never mind working a full day. After a couple of weeks of this, when i get home, i have no energy left for anything. Even things I usually enjoy.

Everything feels like a drag at that point and I can’t seem to do anything to improve this.

Doing this for a few more months usually ends up with me having to quit my job or i will get so tired and sick I can’t do anything anymore.

How to deal with this?

  • NationProtons@sh.itjust.worksOP
    2·
    6 months ago

    I actually experimented with this in the past.

    It does help quite a bit. ( but for some projects i would spend too much time catching up what i missed the other days)

    The trouble is mostly finding part time work. When I tried it in the past, it was because I was already working full time and asked to have it reduced.

    But now i don’t have a job, and finding pastime options from the start seems to be more difficult than finding a full time job.

    I suppose I could start something full time and ask for a reduction later. But I’m a bit worried on how long I’ll be able to handle working full time.

      • NationProtons@sh.itjust.worksOP
        2·
        6 months ago

        Not in one field specifically. But I have the most experience in software engineering, functional analysis, and tutoring (university-level)

        • nikaaa@lemmy.world
          3·
          6 months ago

          Have you considered switching professions?

          What about retail worker in a grocery store?

            • nikaaa@lemmy.world
              3·
              6 months ago

              You might think so; But I used to do software, and now I’m starting retail on thursday. Wish me luck!

              • ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                2·
                6 months ago

                How do you pay rent? None of the jobs in retail here pay anything close to what you would need to make ends meet.

                • nikaaa@lemmy.world
                  2·
                  6 months ago

                  I guess living in Europe does something to lower your Cost Of Living; Also, I share my apartment with two other people, so we effectively divide rent by 3. That also helps.

          • NationProtons@sh.itjust.worksOP
            2·
            6 months ago

            I have considered changing professions in the past, but i don’t think I could do a switch at this moment.

            I don’t think i could easily find a job in a different field and I’m a bit worried that I would get lost and lose energy, even in seemingly simple jobs.

            • nikaaa@lemmy.world
              2·
              6 months ago

              I understand that.

              I was just considering that maybe, if you try something different, you might find a surprising amount of satisfaction in it; and be grateful for some change?

              • NationProtons@sh.itjust.worksOP
                2·
                6 months ago

                There is truth in that.

                I actually like the things I do for work though. Or at least I like doing those things by myself for fun.

                After having worked in the field for a few years, I noticed my enjoyment seems to have disappeared. Perhaps it’s the hours, or perhaps it’s the way that business can make anything boring. But I just didn’t like doing these things anymore.

                And if I don’t like the things I really enjoyed in the past, then it feels like I will surely not like those things i disliked in the past.

                I will still try though. But not easy to experiment with new things when you feel like you’re in survival mode all the time.