Im sick of working

Cutzee

No poison for me. I'm teetotal

cod3

jacklink wrote: »

im sick of working, i have no free time, no time to do as i please, if i have a day off im usually catching up on house work, i work 6 days a week and have no money, my wages are spent on travel, food and usual house expenses, i dont own my home i cant afford it.

peed off

i guess if i were on benefits id, have no money, lots of free time and catch up on housework, id have no travel or food expenses

so if i work = no money - pay all own bills and no time
if i dont work = no money - benefits pay bills - and lotsa time

hhhmmm

Unemployed people buy food too.

gay_guy

cod3 wrote: »

Unemployed people buy food too.

Correct, I am on JSA and I buy food. no idea why the op stated she/he can't buy food.

The op should be greatful she/he is in employment

Adamthegreat984

And we are expected to cry with joy over the royal baby that wont ever have to worry about paying a bill ever or being on jsa

saker75

Adamthegreat984 wrote: »

And we are expected to cry with joy over the royal baby that wont ever have to worry about paying a bill ever or being on jsa

And yet, if he's like his Dad, will work full-time, undertake many, many hours of voluntary work and spend his life being criticised by people he'll never meet and still just get on with it. Despite their wealth, you don't see any member of the Royal family not working - and putting in many more hours than many others. Not a bad ethos.

dandelionclock30

trolling wrote: »

You'd also be more prone to mental health problems as studies have shown that working stimulates the brain and helps prevent mental health problems.
People who sit around all day not working with no goals have a much higher chance of suffering with depression etc

I dont know about that, I was miles more depressed when I worked than when I didnt. Plenty of people in work have mental health problems. Theres loads of work days lost per year with employees suffering from anxiety and depression etc.
Also how many depressed pensioners do you see?.
I personally would rather be a rough sleeper than do a job I hated.

Tigsteroonie

When I went back to work after having littl'un, it was for the princely sum of £4.50/week above what we'd have got on benefits.

Three years on, it's substantially more - because I have progressed & been promoted.

If I'd stayed on benefits, I'd still just be getting benefits. I may have had more time, but I'd have nothing to show for it.

lemontart

Careful what you wish for, I felt like that till I had an accident involving stairs and a hard floor, 8 months on still cannot work and skint cannot travel, do not have enough coming in to cover bills and no life as for housework, lucky if I can make it down stairs now with out needing to rest for several hours.

I know what I would rather be doing ,

*Scarlett

If you feel that you have no time / no life, could you talk to your employer about doing reduced hours? - Doing 25 or 30 hrs (whilst reducing your wage) might reduce stress and make you feel a bit better about your job.

Sharon87

We all have times like that. Maybe you could find another job or ask your boss if you could only work 5 days a week, opt out of the working 48 hours or more a week you're entitled to (I assume you work over 48 hours if you have no time left to do anything)

Or you can move house as others have suggested.

And on another factual note if you were to quit your job today you wouldn't be able to Job Seekers Allowance for 3 months (or is it 6) as you left employment voluntarily. So you wouldn't be better off on benefits!

How about posting on debt free wannabe board (even if you have no debts) with a Statement of Affairs - the link is in the sticky thread for newbies, so people can help you with where you're spending your money and make suggestions for reducing outgoings.

If you don't like your work/life balance, the only way to find happiness is to do something about it.