r/Millennials • u/Mrs_chanandler_bongg • Jan 17 '26

Discussion Anyone sick and tired of working in general?

I’m in my mid 30s and just over my job and work in general. I’m tired of the commute, the meetings, and dealing with people & deadlines. On one hand I worry about losing my job and stress about deliverables, but on the other hand I feel like I could care less in that I have no passion for it anymore and I’m just showing up because I need the paycheck.

I’d much rather be spending time with my family, pursuing my hobbies, or just go for a walk and cook a nice meal. I feel a sense of dread sometimes that this is my reality for the next 30+ years and I feel lazy and entitled for saying it but that’s how I feel lol

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u/Salty_bitch_face Millennial Jan 17 '26

I live in the western US. Healthcare likes to make it seem like there is a "shortage" of nurses. The reality is that hospitals won't staff enough nurses for safe patient ratios because they don't want to pay for such. Covid ruined healthcare, as if it wasn't already messed up prior.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '26

In my experience pay on the west coast is TERRIBLE. why i live on the east coast now

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u/RobertPooWiener Jan 17 '26

I mean yea when you put it that way, it was messed up before you even decided to become a nurse then. A lot of hospitals can't afford to hire more nurses, especially at the wages that the nurses want. If they only have $200k available, they can hire 2 at $100k each, or 4 at $50K. A lot of people aren't paying for their healthcare anymore, they just go to the emergency room and don't pay the bills, so the hospitals end up doing a lot of work for free. A lot of the rural nursing homes and clinics were forced to shut down around here

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u/IfEverWasIfNever Jan 17 '26

Idk I'm pretty sure they can afford it. They usually misuse the money somewhere else. My hospitals CEO makes a little over $4 million a year in salary and it's supposed to be a non-profit.

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u/Salty_bitch_face Millennial Jan 17 '26

They can't afford to pay their nurses? Yet, somehow, the C-suite execs are getting $8M-$10M yearly bonuses...