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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/gwndlyn on 2024-09-30 17:51:17+00:00.

So, I’m (26f) currently in my first 40-hour “normal” full-time job. (I’ve done stuff in the theatre industry full-time before and the hours were erratic). I just don’t understand the whole office culture of sitting here for 8 hours a day when there’s zero work to be done. It just feels like a waste of my time to just sit here and give face.

Like, there are days when it’s busier, sure, but by and large, it’s like more often I end up sitting on my computer playing video games or watching YouTube and it’s maddening.

How do you all cope with it? It’s been months and it’s just so exhausting and I don’t know how to keep up with it in a way that doesn’t burn me out. The people here are nice and friendly and we share some common interests but I just don’t find myself excited to participate in office culture or “invest” in the people around me. There is also such an age disparity between my co-workers and I that it’s not like I’m hanging out with these people outside of work or making any real lasting bonds with them that will be useful for my “real” life so I’m kind of at a loss. It’s weird and it’s kind of lonely lol.

TLDR: 40 hour work week feels unsurvivable help!!!

edit: feel the need to clarify that I feel like I’m worried I’ll get in trouble for not always being busy – I’ve even like reached out to supervisors to be like “anything else I can do right now?” and the answer is pretty much no. I’m not trying to sound entitled that this is my biggest issue in the world or whatnot and I do empathize with those of you who see it that way.