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It isn't that I hate my current job, it's actually pretty easy and pays enough. I just don't want to go. I think even if I were offered my dream job paying quadruple what I make now, I still wouldn't want to do it. People tell me to find a job I love, but even if I loved it, I still wouldn't want to do it unless there's some way to get paid for watching TV - not writing reviews, not being in a focus group, just sitting quietly at my house watching TV and interacting with no one.

That scene in Office Space where Peter says if he had a million dollars he would do nothing? That's exactly how I feel. I just want to eat, drink and sit here in my chair watching TV or playing video games until I die.

I feel like this ever since I finally got into the role I spent four years working towards. I just want to stay home and be left alone. Every day I push myself to go do my job and it’s demands. I often find myself daydreaming about not having to work or worry about making money. To just be able to not work would be amazing. I think I’m mostly just really worn out from four intense years of study and work and now my mind and body want a rest. I’m really looking forward to a two week staycation over Christmas. Hopefully that eases my constant day dreaming about not working.

Same for me. I graduated in a field I’m 100% interested in and like the work OK most days, now after working for 10 months without vacations I’m just so tired. I’m gonna have a 3 day long weekend off in December and 2 weeks unpaid in January, can’t wait! And I know 10 months is probably nothing for some people, but I feel drained. They say it gets easier after the first year.

Same here. What really scares me is the people I run across that can retire and choose not to. This one old guy who was just past retirement age told me that he had enough money in the bank and a pension which would have allowed him to retire a couple of years ago but he didn't know what he would do with his time. It was the most depressing thing I'd ever heard

What's so depressing about that old guy not wanting to retire? is it because;

a) all that working made him lose his personality and he longer knows what to do with all his spare time
OR

b) the fact that he's old and still working

idk why you feel sorry for that old guy he seems to be in a good position in life

Not exactly, it's because I'm afraid it could happen to me. I could fall so deeply into my routine that I lose touch with the things that make me happy outside of work. I'm only working to earn my way into retirement so I can focus on the things I want to do. What a depressing reality it is to think that by the time you get there I could find that the only thing in my life that makes me happy anymore is going to the same mundane job I've had for years.

If I had enough money that I didn't need to work then I'm not exactly sure how I would spend my time but I can't think of a job that I enjoy so much that there's nothing else I'd rather be doing. I think my interests lie mainly outside of work. I'd travel more, I'd spend more time with family and more time on my hobbies and interests.

I don't mind TV and video games but I wouldn't want that to be all I ever did. That's just me though.

I feel exactly the same. I cannot understand people that say if they won the lottery they'd get bored. That's insane to me. I have so many books I want to read, films to watch, video games to play, countries to visit, raves and festivals to go to. Why would you rather work instead of doing those things?! I want to start a family but what's the point when you only see your child in the evenings and weekends when you're all tired?

I was home educated but my parents are hippies and me and my siblings had no formal education. We just hung out. Played games, saw friends, went swimming in the river, read books, played with our cats. We'd visit castles or towns we've never been to. Make beer, take photographs, paint. I miss being able to do whatever I want.

I'm not sure they mean 'bored' so much as 'restless' or 'existential'. After a while of relaxing and consuming some people will feel like their life has no point or meaning. There are a lot of ways to find meaning, to make a mark on the world: writing, making music, raising children, or working for a nonprofit. When you take away the need to earn a living some people will gravitate to those pursuits. People already do those things in spite of the fact that it can be a tough and meager existence. What do you think would happen when automation makes the 'work or starve' system no longer necessary?

There are people who might be happy doing nothing but TV and video games for the rest of their life. But not everybody's like that.

If I won the lotto, I'd road trip for years. Have one nice home near my family in NY and get a few condo units around the country for seasonal trips (like in Disney FL, Wilmington NC, Denver CO, Laguna Hills CA).

Visit every national park and practice my photography skills

Disney World - whenever I get the urge

Travel to every concert and music festival I'd be interested in

Dogs....soooo many dogs

Motorcycle tours of our nation's most scenic roads

Go fishing

Explore the best dining experiences in every region

Read

I find it rather odd that we spend the majority of our years when we are most able to do anything (20-40’s) - we commit 75% of our time to working. alienated from experiences, just so that we can retire with all of the money and free time when we are least able to do the things we wish we did when we were younger.

Nah, fuck working, I feel the same. You ever just daydream about what you'd do if you won the lottery? I do that shit every day. Me and my girl would move to Amsterdam and live in some glass palace and some other mad shit. Big dreams got me motivated though. It's a nice thought

Every time I deal with an idiot customer, I daydream about winning the lottery and then buying the company I work for. Then I would still work but would choose just the smart and normal clients and let others do the dumb fucks.

I did that, medical leave for 6 months... the first month was great, after a while, without the rhythm of work, I fell into a mess. I didn't take care of my personal hygiene, laundry piled up, dishes were constantly in the sink... if everyday is a Saturday then there was always time to do it 'later'.



I got a preview of what I thought my dream retirement would be and it turned out to be a nightmare. It was so bad, I went back to school.



Now I make 2x what I used to 5 years ago and I have a better idea of what I actually want for myself.



I think it's totally normal to want to be responsibility free, but the responsibilities that we have often are what push in a direction in life.

Had the opposite effect on me. I was so happy not working. Went on a hike or bike ride daily, read 10000000% more than I would normally, got more exercise, ate a lot healthier/better, more time for friends/family/pets and new relationships, and learned some new skills which I used to get a job in a field I now hate.

I'm completely the opposite. Whenever I've been unemployed my apartment is spotless, I work out, engage in hobbies, see my friends etc. Obviously I don't go to bars or spend as much money, but in general my life is more fulfilling and I get adequate sleep, I'm able to devote time to studying what I want to in between job applications.

It's completely the opposite when I have a job. I often go days without shower or brushing my teeth. Dishes pile up, actually more often than not I don't cook, I'm so tired after work I usually just get fast food or microwave something. I don't get up early and have coffee, I sleep until the absolute last second before I have to get up in order to get as close to 8 hours of sleep as possible.

Whereas when I work I think, well I don't need to do laundry I sit in a call center all day I guess I can make it to the weekend then do it. Whereas if I'm unemployed I'll do it when the need arises. While employed I push it off to the last minute to enjoy the downtime more.

I feel you on the not working part. Although if I were offered my dream job at quadruple my current pay I'd take it since it'd allow me to afford to do more outside of work. If I had a choice though, to work or not, I would never work again. Something like hitting the lottery and allowing me not to work would be awesome - I'd travel, travel, travel, pick up hobbies I couldn't afford now (mountain biking, snow boarding, jet skiing, scuba diving) and play video games all day and night on days I'm feeling lazy.

I agree with the others that you may be depressed though, I think just wanting to only sit in a chair for the rest of your life wasting away isn't a healthy mindset to be honest. Maybe you should take some time for yourself and get out of town or maybe look into a session of therapy.

Why do we reluctantly pull ourselves out of bed and go to work every morning instead of doing what we really want to do? for those who are satisfied with their work, livelihood or money almost never becomes a reason for their work.
so think about this, maybe it's just because you don't love the work and then decide whether you need do some changing.

I think its completely normal... Always had this feeling every single day that I go to work... Felt it yesterday lol had to take the day off..

There are three typical symptoms of job burnout:
Emotional exhaustion. This usually leads to physical exhaustion. In this state, you need extraordinary will power to get into work, and work efficiency drops sharply.
Reduced personal accomplishment. At work, you need to put in more effort to complete the work, but the effect is often not so satisfactory. You will begin to wonder whether your work is meaningful. The success achieved at this time also makes you feel full of irony. Depersonalization. You will become cynical acrimonious and bored with your colleagues and clients. you may complain want to escape everything related to work.
Think about it, dude.

I would say to have this type of feelings about working is not normal.  We are alive to work and contribute to this society and the world. 
For a person who doesnt want to work would be a lazy individual and would not be attractive to the opposite sex. 
Without working you cant make money to survive or raise a family.  We all have dream jobs like yours but reality has to sink in at some point.

Yes, but there is also a situation in which people who have not been strong may become more and more degenerate during particularly difficult times.

This only proves you one thing , You  are Crazy and needed a Specialist in life to go through .

Where on earth that even if you will be offered X4 still you'll resign ? you are one Moron if that is true but of course This is another Story just to Boost your Posting and have activities in this forum.
You don't feel the same because you are the same person.

Stop fooling people here ..

It's normal.
People are lazy.
Work requires time, energy, and brainpower. This is the opposite of human nature.

normal.
Work is not always pleasant, but entertainment will be.
People always seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.
Always tend to choose what makes you happy.
Obviously, this is not work.

So what are you persisting here ? that people should not work at all  ;D

It is not Opposite of Human nature but that is opposite of human like you and OP  ;D

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There is always appropriate work for us, we only need to love and live with it.

the logic is how you can still relax in front of the television to snacking and drinking casually...
electricity must be paid for, food and drink must be bought and everything costs money, if you do not make money, where will you continue to be able to do this all. you have to work because everyone needs money.

If we had a million dollars, we would want to have more million dollars because of our nature of wanting more.

It is normal if you do not want to leave your job now, even if you hate that job.

If you want to do whatever you want right now, then you can do that, and you are free to do that thing. We can be lazy for some time, but we can not get something if we do not do something.

For me, I don’t want to go to work because I want to spend more time with my child and take him out to see the world when he has a vacation. But I have to go to work, because going to work can help me realize my needs. I need salary income, I need to establish the image of a hard-working mother for my children, and work to provide me with a different social environment. So, going to work is not so painful anymore. On the contrary, it will make me pay more attention to efficiency, let me complete the work in the shortest time, and then do what I want to do.

I think it's normal, because I don't want to go to work either. The work pressure at work is not as good as staying at home every day, but when you stay at home every day, you will miss the time at work again.

You have to realize that you are burning too hard. Redefine the boundaries of work, especially perfectionism.
Perfectionism is the most important source of stress. The most imperfect aspect of perfectionism is that perfectionists have set many tasks that cannot be accomplished at all, and will self-doubt when they fail to reach them. It is the source of many mental illnesses.
Adjusting your work schedule and reducing your perfectionism will greatly reduce your job burnout.

Actually not, especially if you think you are uncomfortable and not a social person. Because just like I am like, I often want to be quiet, even at home. It seems like I have my own world, I don't know, but that's where I become more okay.  ::)

People sometimes start getting a feeling like this. It can stem from being so worn out even you do the job you like or from something different. I find it totally normal actually. Because people are not robots and they need to rest for enough time to gather energy and be focused again on their job. Besides, I like it being here too and if I were a millionaire or a billionaire, I would just do some bounty works that I find here and be interested in my job as a hobby. But I'm not saying this for not liking my job because I like doing it. I would just want to allocate much more time to different things.

Then be a business/company owner so that you can do those things while being paid. But it's not easy at all because you need to do all the things from the beginning and you need to put a lot of effort into building it.

If you've got no problems with money and you're just chill at home without having any stress about what food you should bring into your table, that's what financial freedom means. You're not forced to work.

It is natural because everyone has their own thoughts

I think most of us are not fully happy with their job and would do something completely different if they had the chance and financial independence to do so. Unfortunately we all need money and can't follow our dreams, it is usually a trade off between a very well paid job, and a job that doesn't earn a lot but would be our dream. In the end it matters more what time we have outside of work and with whom we are going to spend it. If you don't hate your job, you earn a lot of money and it is easy to do, I would recommend just sticking to it.

I think you just want an early retirement, so set up your own pension fund, fill it with shares that will pay you dividends and allow you to live comfortably and go on to the retirement you deserve!

Hallo,

das ist ganz normal und geht vielen so. Auch ich war vor 2 Jahren in der Situation, dass ich mich einfach gar nicht mehr zum arbeiten aufraffen konnte.

Viele Gespräche haben geholfen, aber auch sollte man sich selber mal einen Tag komplett für sich nehmen. Um sich auch wieder bewusst zu machen, wieso man überhaupt arbeiten geht.

Habe dir auch mal eine Seite verlinkt, die dir bestimmt weiterhilft:
https://karrierebibel.de/lustlosigkeit-arbeit/

Liebe Grüße,
Anna

I think some kind of 'work' is always needed. Even if you're fully financially independent you need discipline not to slide into bad habits and lose what you have.

Human nature is laziness.
And work means giving up laziness.
It is natural and reasonable not to work according to human nature.

You have never worked for someone else, but you are choosing people in the same industry. It is clear that the purpose of your efforts is inner growth, ability improvement, and resource accumulation.

I also don't want to go to work, because I'm too tired to go to work, so I hug every friend who doesn't want to go to work.

Of course it is normal, and everyone yearns for freedom. I believe that if the money is enough, everyone wants to do what they want, and the work will definitely be restricted. Therefore, not wanting to find a job is a more or less mentality of everyone.

That's normal. I don't think anyone wants to work. They just think money falls on the vine.

it's very normal, actually. I just worked for two months and I'm starting to feel bored. but since the holiday  is coming, my bore got hugely relieved! work is like life, we can easily fall into boredom when there's no goals to lead us, or when there is, boredom is inevitable. so, set a goal, make a plan and learn to relax yourself ;)

people working in the office usually look at computer every day, and their body is basically in the state of sub-health.
Every day after work, I feel tired as well, my neck pains and have headache. In view of this, I recommend that we do exercise regularly to keep fit, which could relieve the pressure of the body and mind. Sports is the lowest cost investment, Saturday and Sunday, take time out, choose the sports you like, to meet more friends, relax.Besides, you can take up a hobby in your spare time.

You currently hate going to work, and you have a headache when you think of going to work, then maybe you need to calm your mind, at least don’t let yourself hate the work in front of you, instead, grab some motivation and do it well. It is not necessary for you to complete the work to perfection, be content, only in this way will it be easier for you to experience psychological satisfaction, and the disguste for work may lessen simultaneously ;D

You have forgotten your goal in life. What are you going to work for? In the meantime, if your enthusiasm for work is consumed, does life lose its meaning?You just didn't look for it, you didn't change your mind, the problem exists and you don't want to solve it, so you will reincarnate indefinitely in depression.

I think what you need is just some goals in your life. Have you thought about getting married? I mean, now or someday you may fall for a girl/boy then you may want a future with this person, and now you gotta get prepared for it. you need money and knowledge to make you guys happy physically and mentally. to achieve this, is it appropriate for you to idle time now? if you have no dreams/goals in life, work is totally meaningless and you can give up right now.

Look for fun at work and experience the pleasure of work. If you are lifeless at work every day, not only will you be boring to do it, but others will not be able to look at it. On the contrary, if the working atmosphere is harmonious and beaming up and down, the passion for work will also be mobilized.

There would be many such people who do not want to work but just want to enjoy life. Like if somebody gives them millions of dollars then they would just not work for rest of the life and have a good life doing nothing with those money. But only fortunate people have those money and do nothing and for rest of us we must work ad ensure we make some money so that our retirement life can be taken care and still enjoy the life working as well.

It's 100% normal to "want" to not work at all. However you shouldn't expect anyone else to work either, and then the entire world goes to shit.

I thought I was the only one who lives like it there are times that I don't really want to work I just want to be on my bed and watch movies or play some video games.
I know it is so lazy but lets be honest sometimes we just wish that we would be back to being a child a carefree human being nothing to worry about just going to play all day.
Now that I think about it why do I am so eager to grow up back in those days and why do I want to work for my own back then why didn't I just enjoy those times.
If only I knew the real pressure of the adult life would be I would definitely enjoy every minute of my youth.

I don't think so, because you will not get anything if you do not work and everything else now has a fee

Early retirement and then after having no work then will get bored again? this is not the answer for OP's problem instead what he needs to have is to control His attitude and character, and try not to be demanding in everything he make and do.
try to be contented and look for the enjoyment and not just to work for what is available.

Working in a place you don't like makes you think this way. It's not being lazy or couch potato. Maybe changing workplace to something you'd enjoy would help. It shouldn't be just work work work all the time. Especially if it's sucking away your mental physical energy all the time.

Is easy to say I don't want to work,but when the bills keeps coming, you have to,I know some people even tho you offer them $1million to stay at home they won't,some people just love work, Its only a lazy man that loves to be at home watching TV, you can only enjoy that at your retirement age, you take your self for Vacation.

Your post is funny.
What is your dream job by the way, would you mind? Why do you consider it your dream job?
Well, I think whatever you spend lots of time on should be something that develops you to be a good & useful person to society. If you spend a lot of time watching TV and playing video games, they should be things that develop you  to serve others and the society you live in, otherwise the attitude of pleasing or satisfying yourself alone could be considered selfish and unprofitable.
You need to bear fruit that's useful to others and not just yourself.

Of course its normal. There are times that I just want to lie in bed and not do anything at all. Its tiring getting to work every single day doing the same job over and over again.

Alot of people are not cut out for the office job or working for someone else kind of life. Some of us who run our businesses started it because we couldn't bear the thought of working for someone else only to be paid a stipend at an agreed date in exchange for time. However, because we are all different and unique, some people like the working for somebody something while others don't. Whichever one you are, it is completely normal.

Who don't want to do the exact same thing, to stay at hope comfortably watch TV and just chilling..
Mark Twain:
“Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

Yea but where to find job which is paying you to do nothing in your home in front of the tv..

There are many poeple who enjoy their jobs snd wouldn't leave it for nothing ( Vets ,Nude photographers :D ,lawers) when you are happy with the job you do there is verry little that will change your mind, having a business isnt work for me , its a life. If i had a business i would love to work for it to grow, because i know the more i put in the more i get , but working for someone is different

Work is a system that employers have developed for you. While you are in the system, those who are above you draw the paths of your future actions. This lifestyle is suitable for one people and is not at all suitable for those who love freedom of choice and action, business is more suitable for this.