Work Based "Depression".

Sorry you're battling, Adm SB.

Apols for being so blunt, but it strikes me the problem is in your head. Attitude to work. Attitude and time usage in commute. And so on.

Until that changes, all you can change is one treadmill for another.

Life isn't that little bit between work and sleep.

I'm sick in bed and dying to get back to work. But lying here nursing a grotty flu is also a precious opportunity to do other things, and for that I'm grateful.

It starts with a decision you have to make.
 
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Your situation sucks big time.I am 35 and have dependents. I work in a call center as well. I worked about 50kms from home too. The travelling takes so much out of you and it's time lost. I started job hunting. Contacted several recruiters and 2 years later I got a new job that is 7 kms from home. I had to take a paycut but I just could not do it anymore.

I still work in a call center which is one of the suckiest jobs around but I don't have to travel that far anymore, I work less hours and I don't have to work weekends anymore.

It makes a huge difference. It feels like I have a life again.

Stay stong dude. ***** can't last forever. get your CV out ASAP.
 
Work Based "Depression".

Admiral Snackbar said:
Math fail... Ugh, I'll blame it on my well, whatever it is.

24, will be 25 in January.

Yup, call center work...
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As I suspected.

You are in that stage of your life where you don't know what real hard work is yet and measure it at the amount of time you spend on it, more so than the effort you put into it.

I feel your pain, I can't imagine working in a call centre all day but the reality is that it's not really "hard" work in the conventional sense.

You are the infancy of your career where people only really start to gain momentum. So use the time to up skill yourself and then elevate yourself out of it.

Once things start rolling they generally continue to roll, but most people here I bet would have had a similar thing at a similar age where they needed to graft a bit to get ahead.

Then as you get older and more skilled you tend to do more "relaxing" work that you also enjoy more and is more rewarding overall.

TLDR; stop whining and push forward. It will build fortitude and set you up for the rest of your life.
 
Get out!

I came back to the IT industry and now 1 1/2 years later i want to murder every person, turning me into a real cynical ####, which is not good.

I left for a reason 3 years ago and i now know why. China here i come.
Advice: Get a TEFL and bugger off to Asia. (Most require a degree but it is possible get by without one)
 
Jase said:
I chuckled at that. Work is scarce on rigs at the moment. I (the entire crew to be exact) was retrenched after 8 years on a rig and joined hundreds of other oil rig workers who are out of work at the moment.
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Oh sorry...I was not aware of the current status. It used to be a great means of income. Hope you get something soon!
 
Admiral Snackbar said:
24, no family.

I'm happy for you with your story and that it had a happy ending, but it sounds like some sort of project that you either were a big part of or ran entirely - here I'm basically entry level and this is expected of me. *shrug*
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No, I was working 3 jobs because I was trying to transition from one job to another and I was on a trial. But I've done multiple jobs in the past just to put food on the table. Point being, everything depends on the situation. If you aren't getting anywhere in particular - and I can promise you with a call centre job you are going nowhere - get out and find something that has a trajectory.

Gotta agree with Arthur here. It strikes me that 80% of your problem is your attitude.
 
Here's s novel concept - tertiary education. I did that and never had to work call centre or other dead-end jobs. It also gives me some bargaining power when negotiating a work contract, like for example starting out with 20 days leave and not the standard 15.

Just saying.
 
Rouxenator said:
Here's s novel concept - tertiary education. I did that and never had to work call centre or other dead-end jobs. It also gives me some bargaining power when negotiating a work contract, like for example starting out with 20 days leave and not the standard 15.

Just saying.
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I had to work 5 years to get to 20 days leave and I have a masters degree. Clearly you are doing something right!
 
heartbroken said:
I had to work 5 years to get to 20 days leave and I have a masters degree. Clearly you are doing something right!
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I worked for 12 year at my first company and after 5 years I was on 20 days. Naturally when I changed jobs I made sure that my benefits/remuneration/leave was the same or better. People often change jobs and only focus on the money part thereof while sacrificing lifestyle - that's stupid.

Edit : I did my national diploma which included a year of internship and then started working full time at the same company while doing my B.Tech part time over 2 years.
 
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Rouxenator said:
Here's s novel concept - tertiary education. I did that and never had to work call centre or other dead-end jobs. It also gives me some bargaining power when negotiating a work contract, like for example starting out with 20 days leave and not the standard 15.

Just saying.
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Easier said than done. His current job is taking up all his free time. How will he study?
The best thing to do is find alternative employment with less hours and then consider studying.
 
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