Waking up in the Morning, going to work..

[7jai]

So recently I read an article (I can't remember where, and lost the site) about how almost 70% of all Canadians wake up every morning feeling very depressed (especially the Monday of every week) and not wanting to live another day to go to work...

Does anyone feel this way?

For me, I like working, but then I do feel very tired and depressed every morning, having to wake up to work... Do you think one of the reasons why we feel depressed is b/c we are going to a job that we don't like to do? or just in general, we don't want to work?

Any thoughts? :)

[faken]

Not me. I like what I do. I remember working in a call centre though.. I really really wanted to kill myself everytime I had to walk into that building. Your work enivorment, the people around you, your supervisor(s), play a big part in how much you like your job as well.

[zexxon]

Do you think one of the reasons why we feel depressed is b/c we are going to a job that we don't like to do? or just in general, we don't want to work?

I think what you said right there is a major reason why some of us are depressed when coming to work. But it could also be other things like the work environment. I think the work environment plays a huge part in job satisfaction because you're surrounded by this every day and if it's not positive or if it brings you down, then you can get depressed/dissatisfied very easily.

For me, I like what I do (HR) so I look forward coming into work. But don't get me wrong - I don't LOVE work, it's just interesting to me and I am working towards something. I've only been in the workforce for about a year now so maybe after 5 or 10 years, the depression might kick in. But my company is flexible, the people I work with are great, and it's in the same city as I live so everything is good...for now :)

[SW20 MR2]

I don't like coming to work right now. My company and boss/colleagues are great, but the job itself isn't too interesting. The company itself is a market leader, but I have zero personal interest in our industry.

[ullyeus]

I have zero personal interest in our industry.

I'm in the same boat, I have a great job...love it....but have no interest in this industry...I really want to work for a company who's goals and mission I agree with.

[chrome_dout]

Agree with the above 2 posts.

[BadDrafter]

I hate my job. It's menial and pointless and has absolutely no room for advancement in any capacity, in any company. It’s also highly antisocial.

So yeah, Monday’s suck.

If by some strange twist of fate I was given two Mondays in a row (ie. Tuesday does not follow Monday but instead, Monday is followed by a Monday) I would not be able to mentally survive.

Don’t worry about me though. I’ve taken steps to make sure that no more Mondays take place. Though most won’t be up to what I’m about to do. I’m going to be unemployed for four years, but given the alternative, it sure beats Mondays.

[sw1ft]

Not me. I like what I do. I remember working in a call centre though.. I really really wanted to kill myself everytime I had to walk into that building. Your work enivorment, the people around you, your supervisor(s), play a big part in how much you like your job as well.+1. After working in a call centre (tech support), you really start to appreciate the little things and don't take things for granted!

[Tekkan]

I hate mornings cause I hate waking up early. I don't know why, I'm just not a morning person.

[UrbanPoet]

Yeah...... Its crap. But its a part of life.
I just look forward to enjoying my nights and weekends. I did a few years of crappy retail jobs where all i did was work nights and weekends.

[mahoro]

Tuesday and Wednesday are the most dreadful day...
In the middle of nowhere :|

and my job sux, I don't have any accomplish doing data-entry type of jobs....:|
And my work start @ 7:30.
And my team lead sux.
And my co-workers are really boring
And...........................>:(

A starter job for freshgrad, so.............

[Nettles]

I feel like this for school too since around grade 11 high school (now in uni). Friday's are bad too cos you want the day to be at evening but have to go through it first.

[Max1107]

Another reason, at least for me is, the distance I have to travel every morning. I drive from Scarborough to Mississauga everyday. If I didn't have music, I probably would have drove off a bridge by now.

[crono06]

Another reason, at least for me is, the distance I have to travel every morning. I drive from Scarborough to Mississauga everyday. If I didn't have music, I probably would have drove off a bridge by now.
that made me lol. yeah i'm a uni student, and i hate waking up for school. i also hate going to my part time job too... unfortunately i need the money to support my shoe addiction... =[

[instanoodles]

im in the same boat, my job is boring, repetitive, its 1 hr drive away and I am not interested in it at all. I am trying to figure out a way to leave, working on something right now but if it doesn't work out I don't know what I am going to do.

[nalababe]

Like some above, I am not a morning person...never will be. 4 hours of sleep or 10 hours, either way, if I wake up before 7:00 I am in a foul mood.

Now this has nothing to do with the job. Even when I was at a period where I did not like what I was doing...or travelling too much, just getting up was more problematic for me...

I just like having the ability to define my own schedule and take a day off or work at home when I feel like I need it...

[netriones]

I don't feel depressed when waking up to go to work in the morning.

I think people have that feeling because they are doing the job just for the money.
And if you just work for the sake of the job itself. Concentrate on the product, services, make them perfect, then you'll be happy.

[Sepiraph]

I love going to work ... gives me a reason to get into my car. :cheesygri

[untaka]

I'm in that 70%. Before I went to school I worked in a warehouse, I actually enjoyed it, I liked the guys I worked with and it was a decent atmosphere. Sure I got treated like crap from a few managers and the job itself wasn't the best. However I liked doing something physical and some managers were great to work for! However with my current job, everyday is Monday, management is horrible here, I'm not doing anything or learning I'm really just wasting time. I can defiantly agree that this is happening more and more, the worst thing is that many people around me love what they do, and don't mind work at all.

Oh well hopefully I will get lucky and move on somewhere else soon.

/me crosses his fingers.

I agree that you spend almost 80% of your day at work, so if you have a bad manager/work environment/non challenging job etc. It gets you down, however companies just don't relize that one bad manager can easily send a shockwave of unhappy people. I know in this company I haven't met one person who is happy, people complain all the time and its obvious the problems because of the managers, however the VPs don't give two shits, because the managers are their friends.

[7jai]

yehh, i'm not sure anymore for myself. Since no matter what I do, I think everyone's ideal job is to just to relax at not work at all (to basically do whatever you feel like doing).

I had a job before in Accounting that was very relaxed, no pressures whats so ever (9 - 5 job), paid very well for the amnt you did; but it was so depressing since all you do was pretty much sit there in a little cubicle and do what you are told to do. No "real" thinking involved.

[sf1]

I am starting to get this kind of feeling too because I am neglected in my workplace all the time, and the management is poor.

to me, I prefer reasonable amount of work that is related to my pay cheque rather than going on RFD and facebook during work hours. As long as my work is recognized, not wasted, my presence is important, not invisible. More importantly, I want to be able to advance to learn and do different and better things.

That's my ideal job, i must be dreaming.

[7jai]

I am starting to get this kind of feeling too because I am neglected in my workplace all the time, and the management is poor.

to me, I prefer reasonable amount of work that is related to my pay cheque rather than going on RFD and facebook during work hours. As long as my work is recognized, not wasted, my presence is important, not invisible. More importantly, I want to be able to advance to learn and do different and better things.

That's my ideal job, i must be dreaming.

I rarely see these kinds of jobs anymore. I feel the same way as you do sometimes; not knowing what i'm working towards, no sense of motivation from mgmt, being neglected at work amongst peers (especially when you just recently started, there is hardly any contact at all). I too go on RFD, Facebook, Google Talk; mainly just to pass time. I've been studying lately at my desk as well for an upcoming exam. I think I must've done all the MC questions from the pdf file at least twice.

[joo3ani]

We should all just move to Spain - they have naps (siestas) in their offices after lunch

[T-Man]

We should all just move to Spain - they have naps (siestas) in their offices after lunch

I read that somewhere, I think it was Japan, companies would basically have their workers stop what they're doing at a certain time to take naps, they found by doing this, it increase productivity, happiness, reduce sick time etc

[7jai]

I read that somewhere, I think it was Japan, companies would basically have their workers stop what they're doing at a certain time to take naps, they found by doing this, it increase productivity, happiness, reduce sick time etc

Why am I in Canada again? :)

[leololauzone]

Hey everyone,

Do the majority of you posters so far have office jobs? Just wondering if there is a common theme there. I used to work in the film business. Long hours but never boring because there was constant pressure. A lot of the times I wished I had an office job, 9-5, less stress.

[2k4accord]

I like my job because it took me a long time to get to where I am.

The only downside is there is NO hot GIRLS in the office because the office is run by 3 full time people including me.
hahahaha

As much as I like my boss, he is not a hot girl.:lol:

[firetrainer]

A lot of places in Europe and Asia do the nap after lunch thing. I remember when I was travelling in Europe and Asia the streets would be dead at around 1-2PM because everyone was taking a nap.

[radeonboy]

A lot of places in Europe and Asia do the nap after lunch thing. I remember when I was travelling in Europe and Asia the streets would be dead at around 1-2PM because everyone was taking a nap.

sweeet!!:cheesygri

[phyrefly]

I read that somewhere, I think it was Japan, companies would basically have their workers stop what they're doing at a certain time to take naps, they found by doing this, it increase productivity, happiness, reduce sick time etc

Japan has some of the longest (unclocked - boss doesn't leave, you don't leave) work hours in the world, and quite a few people commit suicide due to the stress...

[Grassgreen]

I love my job. I have a tremendous amount of freedom.

I work from home a couple of days a week, spend the rest of my time in our company's stores ensuring things are running smoothly, and am given a great deal of flexibility that is encouraged by my boss. If I want to work from 8 til 2 and then pick my kids up, have dinner etc, and resume my day at 7 in the evening, they are good with that.

However...I still long for Friday night so the weekend can start

[1yellowdog]

When I worked in an office environment with people I couldn't stand I just hated getting out of bed most days. I've never been a morning person either so that didn't help having to get up at a certain time every day.
Now I work from home so I don't have to be anywhere by a certain time and I honestly think that has added years to my life. I rarely set the alarm and get up when my body wakes up. Love it. I also like my job. It requires quite a bit of discipline and many people just can't motivate themselves, they need to be monitored more closely, but it suits me to a tee. I often will do work related stuff for a few hours on the weekend just because I enjoy it.

[cmackie]

My job is ok - small cube farm where everyone sits (only one corner office for the head honcho)... owner is a bit of an arrogant prick but I don't really have to deal with him at all. Sometimes I'm busy, sometimes I do absolutely nothing... I've been doing nothing aside from checking news and studying for the past week.

When there's nothing to do, there's nothing to look forward to and it's those days that I get really tempted to turn off the alarm and get back to sleep.

[serathe]

I think the environment you work in makes the biggest difference. I got a job a couple years ago in a field I love, I loved the work. However the people and structure of the business was a royal pain. I ended up leaving it because of that and I'm out doing what I love on my own. It has it's own stress and hassles, but not near as bad as that was.

I dreaded going into work and I always had way too much to do and not enough time in the day to do it. Worked a lot of overtime. Too much and not any help from them.

[UrbanPoet]

The best jobs i had were retail slack jobs I used to do during high school and university. Those were always fun. the only draw back... the crappy hours & money!
You can't have it all...

[george benjamin]

The best jobs i had were retail slack jobs I used to do during high school and university. Those were always fun. the only draw back... the crappy hours & money!
You can't have it all...

That is very true. The best jobs and most fun were the fast food chain jobs. Even though the work was so bad, it was always so much fun, with all the people the same age as you.

[1yellowdog]

If I got paid $20/hr to work at Tim Hortons like they do in Fort MacMurray apparently, I'd do it. It would be a fun job where you could actually support yourself.

[gilboman]

If I got paid $20/hr to work at Tim Hortons like they do in Fort MacMurray apparently, I'd do it. It would be a fun job where you could actually support yourself.

if you had to live in fort macmurry, it'll still be hard wouldnt it?

[beerbaron105]

i respect evryone who works, but to me, it doesnt seem right that someone aspires to be a retail store clerk, or work at tim hortons, seems more like a job that must be worked because of financial strain, family strain, etc, not because someone aspires to do it.

id rather work in something that pursues the greater good, or the bigger picture

edit: just to add, id rather walk a difficult path that has its rewards, rather then settle for something easy and simple because i am scared of difficulty.

[jacksorbetta]

I like my job itself enough, dislike that it's dead end, crappy pay and highly stressful. (I work as a CSR at a bank). The hours aren't flexible enough for me to take my son to his doctors' appointments- I end up using vacation days for them. He is in the final processes of being diagnosed with ASD, so after this I will need a lot of time off for his therapies. Seeing as how unsympathetic my boss is, I will probably have to take a leave of absence for a while. I don't have too hard a time getting up in the morning, but by Wed I'm exhausted, and dreading the rest of the week.

In a nutshell......I would muchly prefer being a pampered housewife, but that's a daydream.

[BadDrafter]

i respect evryone who works, but to me, it doesnt seem right that someone aspires to be a retail store clerk, or work at tim hortons, seems more like a job that must be worked because of financial strain, family strain, etc, not because someone aspires to do it.

id rather work in something that pursues the greater good, or the bigger picture

edit: just to add, id rather walk a difficult path that has its rewards, rather then settle for something easy and simple because i am scared of difficulty.

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