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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/denyul on 2025-10-08 08:22:25+00:00.

Recently I’ve been on a journey of making amends and pulling my life together. I quit some unhealthy addictions, changed my diet, got my finances in order, started meditating and working out regularly, and started catching up with chores and admin things I’ve been putting off.

It feels great to be motivated and in control, but one aspect of my life is a glaring exception from all this: my job. More accurately, working in general. I’ve got a pretty good job, can’t really complain about anything, and yet…

As motivated I am in managing my life outside of work, I remain completely dissociated during work hours. I am not doing this for me, and I can’t find a way to be invested.

I just do the bare minimum to keep things stable and maintain a source of income, but I’m not personally involved at all. I’m doing this for someone else, so why should I care beyond getting a paycheck?

It’s such a tragedy that all this bullshit is such a large part of life.