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Originally Posted by jenh526
I can totally relate to this too. I am 47 now and am starting a new job. It is really difficult doing this the older you get. I just simply do not want to do it anymore. Things are getting worse and worse out there I think - less pay and they take out more for things like health care. I mean, now they are offering plans where you basically pay the full cost of everything out of pocket! What a deal! Along with everything else getting more expensive - groceries, apartment complexes squeezing every last dime out of you. The abuse I suffered at my last job has pretty much destroyed any self-esteem I still had. I'm stressed beyond the pale, can't sleep anymore, and I just want to check out of this nightmare. My ideal life would be living in a cabin somewhere surrounded by beautiful scenery and just living off the land.
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I am about your age and starting a new job on Wednesday so I know how you feel. I will have to work for several months in the office and then hopefully I can transition to working from home.
I have been quite lucky that for the last 15 years I have worked freelance, mainly from home, I had to somtimes go to meetings, but I could work from anywhere for the most part and had a lot of flexibility.
Earlier this year I quit consulting for a guy who turned out to be very unstable and abusive. I was doing that for about a year and a half, but couldn't take it any more. Then I was unemployed until November when I took a freelance job. I was recently offered the opportunity to work there full-time with benefits.
I am kind of nervous about adjusting to the whole office routine. I really don't want to do it, the commute, fixed schedule, dealing with other people, meetings. If I have to work, I prefer to just be at home or to take my laptop to a coffeee shop if I want a change of scene. Of course not having to work would be the best, but I need the money. I don't really have an excuse to not take the job, you know?
I just keep telling myself, I need to go in and focus and do my best job so I am given permission to work from home soon. I feel a bit like I'm being a spoiled brat, but then it is a huge adjustment.