I've been a Systems Analyst in the IT department of a pretty large company for a couple of years now.
Things have been getting hectic for the past 6 months nows (deadlines, new projects, less staff more work and so on).
It got to the point where I was working 18 hour days, not sleeping, using recreational drugs and alcohol as a means of escape and forgetting about the pressures of work. Don't get me wrong where I work is a cool place, i make good money, the work is interesting, the fridge is well stocked with Coke = ) I found myself becoming more and more surly towards my coworkers, accomplishing less and less, my brain reached 'frying' point. But a couple of weeks ago I made a decision to leave, and its such a huge weight off my shoulders, i'm going to Thailand for a few months to hang out and chill on an island somewhere.
People are saying to me 'what about your career?' or 'what are you going to do for money?' to be honest i don't think its worth worrying about, what use is a career/money if you don't have a mind?
At the end of the day, there's more important stuff than work, so if its making you unhappy, get the hell out, don't hang around and get stuck in a vicious cycle, i guarantee you'l feel better for it
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I've been a Systems Analyst in the IT department of a pretty large company for a couple of years now.
Things have been getting hectic for the past 6 months nows (deadlines, new projects, less staff more work and so on).
It got to the point where I was working 18 hour days, not sleeping, using recreational drugs and alcohol as a means of escape and forgetting about the pressures of work. Don't get me wrong where I work is a cool place, i make good money, the work is interesting, the fridge is well stocked with Coke = ) I found myself becoming more and more surly towards my coworkers, accomplishing less and less, my brain reached 'frying' point. But a couple of weeks ago I made a decision to leave, and its such a huge weight off my shoulders, i'm going to Thailand for a few months to hang out and chill on an island somewhere.
People are saying to me 'what about your career?' or 'what are you going to do for money?' to be honest i don't think its worth worrying about, what use is a career/money if you don't have a mind?
At the end of the day, there's more important stuff than work, so if its making you unhappy, get the hell out, don't hang around and get stuck in a vicious cycle, i guarantee you'l feel better for it
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