Feeling drained from work

[Janey_beyond]

Hi everyone.

I want to reach out on here and see if anyone is feeling the same way in regards to working full time and sometimes feeling almost ‘burnt out’ on the weekends. I finished school last year and started working full time. The first job I got I was super excited and wanted to use it as an opportunity to gain experience. However, after a few months I really started to hate it and was crying at work, hiding in the bathroom, etc. I started a new job again recently, thinking it would be better, and although in most aspects it is, I think it’s just ‘working’ in general. Neither of these jobs have been necessarily emotionally or physically demanding, but I find on the weekend I am exhausted and depressed.
Does anyone else feel like this and if so, how do you cope? 
It makes me worried about my future career pathway because I’ve realised I hate working a 9-5 ‘corporate’ job and it makes me second guess going to Uni just to enter into a corporate industry. 
I have also realised when I start to dislike something or when the excitment ends from starting something new, I feel bored and want to jump to the next big thing (this has happened in other areas of my life besides jobs).
How do I stay resilient and allow myself to take on feedback from others instead of running the second I feel a problem coming?

Any advice or thoughts are appreciated!

[TrueSeeker]

Hello Janey,

I can see how upsetting, concerning and exhausting it is for you.

I think that the exhaustion comes from pushing through and going against yourself. I know from my own experience how draining it can be. I usually try to find the actual reason why I feel like that and try to align it with what is available out there for me to do. It's not an easy thing to do but it's worth trying to find our spot in the world that works for us.

I can understand how boredom can make us stop something, I usually try to find a new excitement in the old thing by finding a new challenge, a new goal or a new way of doing it.

I also try to focus on the good things that my situation offers rather than just on the bad things. Unfortunately, nothing is perfect and as long as there's more good than bad, it's good. Also, it is much easier to learn from others than from our own mistakes. Other people's friendly useful constructive feedback can make our life much easier.

I hope that this helped a little bit, please let us know how you're going and if you have any more questions