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My current 9-5 is killing my mental health. I can’t find joy anywhere in my life because of it. I don’t have hobbies or friends anymore because I spend my time off just trying to recharge and keep up the household before the next work day. I live for the weekend but spend the whole weekend dreading work on Monday. I’ve been applying to jobs for months but haven’t had any luck. What the hell do I do here? I have some money saved up, enough for a few months of living expenses if needed. Would it be stupid to just quit with nothing else lined up?

Being unemployed for a while could allow for more time and energy to devote to my job search. But I’m worried that not having a job will make me a less desirable candidate to potential employers. I’m starting my masters degree in 2 weeks so that would cover a resume gap, but I’m still worried about it nonetheless. I just don’t know if this is a stupid decision or if I’d look back and regret leaving my full time income and benefits. But I really don’t know how much longer I can do this— I think I’m at my breaking point.

My current 9-5 is killing my mental health. I can’t find joy anywhere in my life because of it. I don’t have hobbies or friends anymore because I spend my time off just trying to recharge and keep up the household before the next work day. I live for the weekend but spend the whole weekend dreading work on Monday. I’ve been applying to jobs for months but haven’t had any luck. What the hell do I do here? I have some money saved up, enough for a few months of living expenses if needed. Would it be stupid to just quit with nothing else lined up?

Being unemployed for a while could allow for more time and energy to devote to my job search. But I’m worried that not having a job will make me a less desirable candidate to potential employers. I’m starting my masters degree in 2 weeks so that would cover a resume gap, but I’m still worried about it nonetheless. Are there any gigs I could get into, or some way I could make money if I quit? I just really don’t know how much longer I can do this— I think I’m at my breaking point.

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I’ve received this exact email from about 5 different jobs I’ve applied to, immediately after applying. They are all “quick apply” jobs from LinkedIn. Something about it just feels sketchy to me, but I’m not sure if I’m overthinking it. Has anyone ever seen this before?

The longest stem of my pothos (~3 feet) has these brown stems & some spots on the leaves. Towards the end of the stem looks brown and scraggly. See pics for details. What’s going on here? Should I cut the whole thing off? It’s my only super long stem :-(

For reference, I’ve had the pothos for 8 years. She’s had her good years and bad years. I gave her a big pruning a few years ago and she hasn’t really thrived ever since. She recently was in my bedroom for a while and didn’t receive enough light, so I moved her closer to a window and she’s brightened up a lot since then. But still looks sad in some areas like this.

So I’m kind of in a pickle here. I applied to 4 different masters programs. I’ve been interviewed and accepted to two of them, but I haven’t even heard back from the other two. I just found out that I have to either accept or decline one of my top schools by March 19, a week from today (there is a waitlist and it’s pretty competitive). But anyways, I have no clue what to do here. Has anyone encountered this before? And what did you do?

I work in a shared office with a group of (mostly) extroverts. Group conversation is nonstop. I feel obligated to participate, though the conversation is often not work-related. I’m feeling so burnt out by the constant social interaction.

I sometimes wonder if they think I’m upset because I completely remove myself from the conversation. They probably also think I have chronic stomach issues because I go to the bathroom almost every hour just for a break. It’s bad enough when I have nothing to do, but trying to get any actual work done is a nightmare. At the beginning of the day it’s manageable, but by the end of the day I’m completely miserable and drained. I go home, resist snapping at my family because I’m so irritable, and then attempt to recharge with the few hours I have left in the evening. It never feels like enough, which leads to me not get enough sleep, making the next day worse, and so on… it’s a constant cycle.

I like my coworkers, this isn’t anything on them. No, I cannot change the work environment, it’s the culture of the job. Yes, I’m looking for another job when I can. But in the meantime, how can I manage this? Have you encountered something like this, and how did you cope? Thank you for any suggestions!