psynapse

i hate my job. i hate everyone i work with. i hate waking up in the morning and going somewhere i hate. i hate how i have no time for anything else. i hate how my job is making me miserable. so here's the question: do i quit?

on the one hand, maybe it says something about my fortitude and stick-to-it-ness if i just suck it up and deal with it. everyone hates their jobs. i'm sure every person on earth would love to get up and lounge around in their pajamas until 4pm every day. except that just isn't possible. i need to be able to pay the bills, eat food, and shit like that.

on the other hand, why do i have to go through life being miserable? don't i deserve to be happy? i've been working at the same shitty place for over 2 years now, 6 days a week, 51 weeks a year (off for christmas/new years). i get unfair expectations put on me, i never complain (except in my SG journal), i always try to do what's been asked of me. doesn't that count for something? don't i get credit for that? apparently not. all i get is a thorough chewing out when i screw something up. never a compliment when i do something right.

to that point, should i expect praise? i mean, i'm getting paid to do a job, and i'm expected to do it. it's not like i'm doing a favor to anyone by working. so in that situation, should a boss need to tell the employees that they're doing a good job? is a paycheck enough of a thank you? are my expectations unrealistic?