u/Cryo_HQ

As a 28 year old dude earning just over minimum wage in an office job I get by fine in life by myself. I caught up with my father last week for dinner and he suggested I take some career focused exams to progress myself.

I agreed with him but deep down I’m not going to, I have no motivation to study. For context I never went to college or earned a higher degree, I fell into working and took an apprenticeship course as my entry into the corporate world.

I did take exams during this time and failed every one because I didn’t study, only to pass because the apprenticeship company shut down before I finished my two final exams and so I got an automatic pass (totally unearned) and two qualifications.

That’s been a running trend through my life of passing things by luck, so I don’t really have a desire to study, especially because I’m not passionate about my job, I do it for money and get no satisfaction out of working hard.

Problem is I’m getting by ‘’fine’’ because I’m low maintenance in life, I don’t date, don’t want to get married or have a family, so I’m just working for me and nothing else.

So while some extra cash a month would certainly go towards funding my hobbies, I am struggling to find any motivation to do so other than just job hopping till I get more cash.

Spoiler: I don’t

It always makes me chuckle internally when family or people in their 40s-50s look surprised or concerned when my response is either ‘’it pays’’ or ‘’not really’’

Because in reality, I have no care for my job or ‘’career’’ I clock in, do emails and immediately forget my entire work day the moment I leave the office or close my laptop.

I have this suspicion most people feel the same but are compelled by society or expectation to say how rewarding or interesting their job is when the sole interest in my job is getting my paycheck so I can go spend it on fun stuff.

I don’t really feel a need to live up to or kid myself that I’m excited about my career, or feel fulfilled from a hard days work, at best I tolerate having to read emails.