Finding work more and more intolerable

Really struggling today, work is just mentally and emotionally exhausting. I am not sure what’s changed, if it’s me or the environment but I suspect a bit of both but it’s gotten dramatically worse over the past year or so. The mood is low, the expectations high and trust non existent. I do not know my place there or what my core duties or responsibilities are any longer. I feel responsible without the knowledge of what I’m exactly responsible for. Not sure if I should be picking up on vibes they want me gone or that I’m just being over sensitive. I struggle to accept that I am a valued member of their team. My anxiety has been particularly bad but it’s a lot worse when I’m there. I do not think talking to anyone there would create any positive outcome any longer. I find myself almost zoning out of focus and losing my concentration, it’s like a forced response but I’m not at the wheel. All I know is it takes me a good sleep if I can and a day away from the place to feel normal till the dread of the next shift arrives. Not sure I will stick this job out for too much longer, it just makes me miserable and obsessed over every possible thing that might go wrong. 

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  • I honestly could have written this myself. 

    I am so burnt out and fed up with my work. I've been there three years which is the longest I have ever lasted at a job but I am miserable, I hate it. I'm exhausted. I made the mistake of requesting reasonable adjustments which my managers refused, I got advice from my union to refuse their 'adjustments' but I honestly just don't possess the energy. 

    Sorry to be a misery but what I'm trying to say is that you're not alone. I tell myself I don't live to work, I work to live, I try and make the most of my time outside of work and do things I enjoy and I've started looking for new jobs and applying!

    I hope things improve for you soon!

  • Im in more or less the same employment boat as you. My issues have become all consuming and has lasted over 2 years. I am totally exhausted. I would have liked to take on an employment tribunal myself but decided better for my health and sanity to instruct a lawyer to do it.

    I used to  live by a similar mantra until it was consumed by employment issues.

    Best of luck.

  • I don’t enjoy work at all but don’t want to let others down. It’s sucking the life out of me, I don’t enjoy being around others either which makes everything take up so much more will power but it has a huge knock on effect outside of work. When work gets inside your head even at home or after a shift it’s hell on earth. Perhaps a lot of issues stem from thinking differently when on the spectrum but either way it’s a real crappy situation. 

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  • I don’t enjoy work at all but don’t want to let others down. It’s sucking the life out of me, I don’t enjoy being around others either which makes everything take up so much more will power but it has a huge knock on effect outside of work. When work gets inside your head even at home or after a shift it’s hell on earth. Perhaps a lot of issues stem from thinking differently when on the spectrum but either way it’s a real crappy situation. 

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