'That's a no for me, dog': 18 Soul-Crushing Jobs That Will Make You Appreciate Your 9-5

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Jan 5, 2025 9:00 AM EST

Working 9-5 can get monotonous sometimes, and for a lot of us who just enjoyed the fabled free days of the holidays, chaining ourselves back to the desk is a little daunting. While employment isn't the most exciting of prospects, it's one of those things in life that most of us don't have the luxury to opt out of. Especially after the holidays, many folks in the workforce wish that we could enjoy the perks of our jobs without ever having to set foot in the workplace, but believe it or not, there are jobs out there far more insufferable than your own. 

Keep scrolling to read about a few jobs that'll make you appreciate your silly manager, talentless boss, and your unfunny coworkers. Because if you've ever had to suffer a full 8-hour shift at the hands of any of the employment opportunities in our next list, you probably rejoiced the day you put in your two-week notice, never to return to that indescribably grim work environment ever again. 

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    What job will you never do again?
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    Proof Baker_8292 Anything in retail. Strange Pasta Minus making life long friends, working retail ruined the holidays.
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  • I worked in retail for a season of my life. 2-years behind the cash register, I scanned barcodes, dealt with Karens, and slowly watched my patience run thin. After psyching myself up in the parking lot, I'd drag my feet and clock in, which made each workday feel like an unlawful prison sentence. Although I met some cool people in the workplace, I'd never go back to the sterile, highly-lit halls of that store–no matter how good the fragrance department smelled!

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    HippoProject Being a mover. Sweating your a | off and lugging sectionals up flights of stairs sucked. The winters were brutal and the summers were hot and humid. We'd basically force ourselves to drink water to keep our fluids up. The only plus side was getting tips from generous customers.
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    Morrigan405 I won't do anything with customer service ever again. I got tired of returning home crying after getting yelled at by customers
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    curbstompery piggy back off of this. sales. phone sales. anything call center related. never again.
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    Foreign-Cellist895 Call center. Chained to a phone the second you start in the morning to the end of your day. Having to talk to people all day, a lot who aren't happy, is mentally draining. I would have to be one step from homelessness before I even consider going back to that job.
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    Spartan2842 Retail. It ruined my outlook on life and also showed me how cruel the majority of people are when they think they're better than you.
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    There were so many days I'd sit in my car having to psyche myself up to go in just to work. Then sitting in the car for 5-10 minutes trying not to cry after my shift was over.
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    axela086 Fast food. Nothing compares to getting yelled at for prices, recipes, or other things that aren't your fault while making minimum wage and working 12+ hour shifts
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    MfromtheWood807 Corporate. Office work. Pushing meaningless papers and pretending like the fate of the entire world depends on whatever nonsense is being discussed in the weekly meetings. Just shot me.
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    Victoria ki639 Factory, doing the same movements/action all day long for 40 hours a week made me brainrot. It was only a summerjob thankgod. Never felt more motivated to go to uni.
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    Labradawgz90 Teaching. It destroyed my physically, mentally, emotionally and I spent way to much money on my classroom getting things my students needed that the district wouldn't purchase.
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    QueenieAndRover USPS employee. People have no idea how awful working in the USPS is, especially for new recruits. 6 days a week mandated work they tell you where you need to be to sort and deliver mail in unfamiliar areas with unfamiliar processes. The work is just awful.
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    philosofik I had a summer job working in a factory making fiberglass insulation. We had to wear long sleeves and pants to keep the fiberglass off our skin, but it got on us, anyway. A giant metal warehouse full of insulation in the humid Virginia summer while itching like crazy was the worst working experience of my life.
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    deadfred23 Everyone should work in a restaurant. It makes you appreciate other jobs
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    Foxy9Pearl Waiter-nothing says "fun" like carrying 30 drinks and pretending not to trip.
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    joesephexotic Road construction. Dangerous, back breaking work in the blistering heat, rain, and extreme cold. That's a no for me dog.
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    2Dogs3Tents After 25 years in Advertising and working in big offices, OFFICES. SOUL DRAINING.
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