Though you may not be working your dream job, you enjoy the role at your company and certainly love your paychecks, which are more than satisfactory. But for the past six months, your job has been requiring more hours and energy than ever before.
When you get home at night, you’re recovering from the stress of the day, and during the weekends you’re too tired to do much. All this work has taken a major toll on your relationship. You rarely get to see your boyfriend anymore, and when you do, you’re usually grumpy. You’ve tried everything to leave your work at work, but it’s nearly impossible. With no end in sight, your boyfriend wants you to just quit, so how do you handle this?
Dorothy Perkins
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Anthony Peto
if he "wants you to just quit" then he's the worst boyfriend ever
1something needs to change at work, but it's not going to be accomplished by quitting
everyone needs a job!
hm. well, i can honestly say that my mom had a job one time when we were growing up that made her so unhappy we all were unhappy...she quit when she could... but aside from that...if my boyfriend was my husband i might want to discuss that and other alternatives with him, but as just a boyfriend, it's nice he is concerned, but he really has no say over where i work or what i do...
2I'm a big believer in enjoying the short lives we have on earth. At the end of the day (so to speak) are we going to look back and say "Wow, I'm really glad I spent so many hours of my life sitting at that desk pushing paper"?? Americans are completely exhausted mentally, physically, and emotionally from the stress of their jobs. It's time to address this problem.
3It's not just americans...and, what does it matter if I am enjoying what I am doing? Why should I have to quit because others think my lifestyle needs changes...it only matters what I think...unless I am married, then it matters what we think. other than that, no one else's input matters.
4Having a good job that pays well usually means stress. How about discovering new ways to cope with the stress though relaxation techniques such as meditation, yoga, and exercise? If the job puts food on the table, and if the boyfriend isn't willing to put that food on the table for you, then I wouldn't lose paychecks for some guy that may or may not stick around.
5I would like to see how my boyfriend deals with the ridiculously stressed out UNEMPLOYED version of myself. Yeah, she's not very fun either. If it's not my dream job, then maybe I can start looking for that, but quitting a job without having something new lined up is just plain stupid-- especially in this economy.
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