Is it normal to be so lazy at work?

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I'm only mid-twenties working IT support/software engineering and can't motivate myself to work each day. I pump myself each day exercising, organizing, scheduling, cleaning, and designing efficient ways to handle jobs.

The office is dirty and cluttered, jobs are backed up, and the customers suck. Working remotely there is no human contact except by phone which is bullshit since I'm very sociable and easy to talk to. There is no where to go to take a walk or hang out/relax because the place is such a mess and we are next to a main road with only a tiny parking lot to stare at the bit of real light and fresh air I get. We have a mini fridge, coffee maker, and a microwave which is all crap to store or prep food in... and I only get to eat at my desk. Fucking emails, text messages, and bullshit all day long with NO CONCLUSION.

My boss has no direction for the company and with that I show up late, don't give a fuck, feel stress 90% of the time I go to work. And yet I feel 100% responsible to pull my own weight but I feel as though the weight I carry requires more people. More people in the same direction. My co-worker is a burn out and we don't talk anymore.... 40 hours a week if I even go in.

I feel trapped very very trapped. I have a college degree with no debt and my boss helped me recover from my problem drinking too much. So in a sense feel in debt. Yet he doesn't want to progress his life/the company to be something more. Fucking hate my job.

Is it my job or am I externalizing my problems?

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Based on 9 votes (8 yes)
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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    LOL you pump youself everyday.... you cheeky bastard

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  • zagzagslaph
    8 years ago

    wow weirdos

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  • JenAus1217
    12 years ago

    A very risky suggestion here: find another job.

    Obviously the working conditions of the company are really bad, and the company itself is rather unorganized. Somehow this job has started to become a drag of your life. No matter it's the job itself or your externalization that makes you feel really tired of this job, the fact is that this job fails to motivate you anymore.

    Life is too short to keep doing things that we don't like. If I were you, I would try to find another job. I know it's risky, but at least I think a new start may be what you need. A motivation. You may want to work in a whole new environment, try out new things and meet new faces to refresh yourself. You have a college degree, so I guess it shouldn't be too difficult for you to find a new job. Isn't it a risk worth taking? If you feel like being trapped, then break through it.

    After all I'm just expressing my opinion. You should think more than twice before you make your decision. But I seriously think that you shouldn't let the days of laziness drag on - that's a huge waste of time.

    Good luck! :)

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