I'm in the same boat as you right now actually. My company has laid off about 40% of my team the last 6 months and my workload has tripled as a result and I hate going into work right now. The one good thing is my boss is not happy with it either so he is has been very hands off and flexible because if anyone quits it will just get worse for us. At this point I would welcome being laid off and getting a year of severance pay to figure out what I want to do next. I could probably find another comparable but taken a pay cut and less benefits so at the moment gutting it out as I want them to have to pay me off to leave.
I'm in comms/PR. Have been in large and small agencies and in house. Right now I consult for a tech company but they are just brutally awful and don't know what they're doing and stress level and hours worked is just not worth it anymore to me. Life is too short to hate your job and work long hours for something that makes you miserable.
Do you like the work itself? If so, see if other companies are hiring for your role.
That's been my expirience too. I'm usually pretty patient and optimistic so I will deal with it to see how it plays out. This time it feels different for some reason. I used to worry about getting laid off, now I am at a point I think I would welcome it as it would get me out of a toxic culture and give me a chance to reset my career. I'm sure my employer would love it if I would quit vs having to pay out severance if they laid me off so a part of me wants them to have to pay me off at this point.
Hopefully planning on retirement late 50s maybe worst case 62.
I like SOME parts of the work. I am very media relations focused and that's my strong suit (getting companies interviewed by pubs like TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, NY Times, CNBC, etc.) What I am NOT interested in anymore is managing people and clients. Which is what this role has turned into and I'm just over it. I'm always on the lookout for new gigs/consulting opps but having it be as niche as I really want it to be is few and far between.
Did you go into Adult films? Asking for a friend.
Having direct reports is the worst. I left that about 12 years ago when I had 15 direct reports and will never go back to that again. It's f*cking awful.
I was laid off recently from my job. I was in the finance world and decided to try something different, yet related so I got an accounting job. I took a hard look at the skills I had and how I thought it would translate to another job. My advice is to take some time to figure out your skills and what you enjoy, and research other jobs where those apply. Just based on your OP, it sounds like you need a change. You are correct - life is too short to be miserable at work.
