Anyone else hate their job?

I started a new career a year ago in Feb. Retired. New boss is a dick, he can go f&ck himself. Whatever happens, happens. Tomorrow's another day.

Seriously, a whole bunch of years ago, I had been in a job for 21 years. I truly liked what I did, and considered myself good at it. Company was sold, sales manager immediately bailed (figuring he was going to be canned anyhow), sales staff just sat there waiting for the phone to ring. One day, new corporate people came in to look over the books. They said we had 10 bodies more than we needed...get rid of them today. I was #8. Honestly, I was relieved. After the sale, all of management turned into assholes, trying to save their asses, not giving two sh&ts about quality or the customers. As I was clearing my desk out, my wife called. HR was standing behind me as I told her what happened, I told her it would be fine, there was no future in the sh&thole anyhow.

From that day forward, I had a whole new attitude towards working life: It's only a job, could be another one tomorrow and I could care less. I showed up, did my job, went home. No attachments, no worries. Within a few years I was making more money and cared less. I wasn't in the same industry, but didn't care.

I've ran into a couple of my former co-workers and have told them all that that company did me a huge favor. Made me look in the mirror and completely re-evaluate my life. They're less happy with the industry every year, yet afraid to make a change.

Tomorrow is another day.

 

I don't care for my career but I like my job I'm in now a fair bit.

I've been only working for 18 years now in my field but now in my fifth job I will say that I believe you definitely leave bosses, not jobs (for those who have worked longer than I've been alive, I'm sure that's a NO SHIT, SHERLOCK moment so just gimme a break...). I am very fortunate.

For context my field is a weird cross section of accounting, technology, data...? I'm not saving the world.

 

I retired in June, soon to be a year ago and have not missed working yet. I'm just glad that phase in my life is over. I was working 12 hour days for 20+ years and sometimes weekends. Did anyone appreciate all of that? Not really and i realize that now. All those years I did it for my career and what I thought was for my own benefit and maybe it was but in the end nothing that I did or accomplished really mattered. I was just paying the bills. Your lucky to find a job you can enjoy and make a decent wage and be glad when that happens but in the end when its over you'll realize that's all it ever was. Just a job that paid the bills.
I worked for some great people and companies and also some that weren't. I'm free now to do the things I want now so I can really enjoy what's left of this life and so far there has been no disappointments. Its a long road and just try to find something that will make you happy. For me it was the warehouse and trucking industries that kept me interested. No regrets, I accomplished what was intended and didn't let the door hit me in the ass on the way out.