Anyone else feel this way? I simply... never want to work again. Ever.

Being chained to a desk 8+ hours per day, year after year for the rest of my life is one of my worst nightmares. I was terrified of it way before I started working... and when I got my first real job, it was exactly how I had imagined it would be. The days, weeks, months and even years blurred into a lifeless, grey morass of monotony.

Contrary to what you might think, I was really good at that job -- continually receiving the praise of my boss and coworkers, getting raises and bonuses, etc. For five years, I worked hard. In that light it should have been tolerable... but it wasn't. I hated it with a passion. Every day I sat at my desk dreaming of taking off, doing whatever I wanted, being FREE.

There's so much about working life that I can't cope with. I'm terrified of workplace bullying, having been a victim of bullying as a kid. I'm disgusted by any and all forms of office politics and refuse to participate. I'm appalled at the trend I've seen over the years as the good, hardworking people get demoted and fired while unqualified, lower-paid slackers take their places and rise through the ranks. The corporate "wellness programs" that have sprung up like weeds the past decade or so also disgust me -- I'm genetically predisposed to obesity, and as a result I get higher insurance premiums than those who aren't, unless I go through rigorous testing and take after-hours courses? No. Just no.

I know I'll have to make a living somehow. For now I'm basically a butler to my parents, doing all the cooking, cleaning and errands around the house -- I'm not just a lazy bum. But the idea of proper, 9-to-5 work is just crazy to me. I can't do it again. So I don't know what I'm going to do.