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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/Naive_Sleep_6889 on 2026-05-13 17:56:40+00:00.

I grew up poor and worked my ass off to get where I am. I finally have a college degree and a steady 9-5 job, and it sucks.

For starters, I barely get paid more than minimum wage if you break it down hourly. (Yay unpaid overtime and after-hours meetings and events.)

Even though it's called a 9-5, we actually have to come in at 8 because the company doesn't want to pay us for lunch.

I have an hour-long commute each way. I get up to get ready for work at 6 a.m. and don't get home from work until 6 p.m. I have four hours of my entire day that I'm not getting ready for work, commuting to and from work and sleeping. I have to use that time for showering, cooking and cleaning, so I have no free time.

My job could be done remotely, and we're allowed to work remotely on rare occasions, so we have the setup. But we're mostly forced to come into the soulless, windowless office for the "culture." I waste hours of my life and money on gas every week, polluting the environment to go sit in an office in-person and take Teams calls.

Speaking of culture. Dysfunctional leadership, favoritism, office politics and drama comprise the "vibrant" culture they promote. Meetings devolve into complaining and gossiping and always go over the allotted time.

My boss is a passive aggressive micromanager whose job is her identity. It's clear she'd rather be at work than at home and it's the only thing in her life that gives her a sense of purpose. She seems to not understand or not care that not everyone feels the same.

And don't even get me started on the corny jokes, constant puns and small talk that I'm forced to engage with. No, I don't want to hear about your great aunt's cyst-removal surgery or that your dog had diarrhea over the weekend.

The real salt in the wound is that I can complete my work in about four hours each, day, but I have to sit there for the full nine hours because that's just what we're "supposed to do."

I know I sound like a miserable asshole, and maybe I am, but it's soul-crushing.

For anyone wondering, yes I am actively working to improve my situation and get out, so I'm not complaining without any action, but still. It's rough.