26-year-old fresh employee complains about burnout after 4 months of work, getting first taste of being a self-sustaining adult: ‘I can’t do mental work for 8 hours in a day, I feel like I can handle like 3, 4 hours max’

What have we here? This 26-year-old youngster is getting their first real dose of what it means to be a self-sustaining person in this wonderful world of bills, burnout, and brain-draining jobs. Their first smokey, bitter taste of adulting.

Young, fresh, and armed with degrees that scream "hire me," their already learning the hard truth: no one warns you that being a grown-up means choosing between work that fries your brain and work that doesn't pay the rent.

He's only four months into his shiny new job, and already he's longing for the simpler days of gas stations and kennel tech gigs. 

You know, the good old days, way back when life was straightforward–do the task, clock out, go home. But now? Now it's all about "mental effort," "growth," and trying not to feel like a complete dimwit after eight hours of constant thinking.

Turns out, being "gifted" in school doesn't prepare you for the draining grind of corporate life. Who knew?

But hey, welcome to adulthood, where every choice is a lose-lose situation. Want a job that pays the bills? Cool, just give your energy and sanity. Want something low-stress? No problem, good luck affording groceries.

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