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The original was posted on /r/carpentry by /u/StorminMormon98 on 2024-11-07 02:23:09+00:00.
Man. Where do I begin.
I've been working carpentry-esque jobs since I was 16. Started out form setting for a couple summers, then moved to framing, then did handyman work for a property management company, now at a trim & built-in company.
I'm only 27. And I am so burnt out on this life. Waking up at 5 AM every day. Drive 45 mins to the jobsite. Work till 4:30. Get home at 6 after rush hour traffic. Never know if I'm working Saturday. Get up and do it again. The attrition, the time missed with my wife and my family. The monotony of trying to please the boss and the customers...take it apart, rebuild it, blah blah blah. The sitting around and waiting for decisions to be made about minutia. The way it feels like 8 hours have passed....and it's only 9 AM. The grouchiness and yelling from other grown men who can't handle their own emotions.
Anybody else older or younger gone through this type of feeling? I've been in the dumps for a few weeks now. No enthusiasm and dreading Monday mornings all weekend. Looking for some positivity and coping mechanisms, I guess. Maybe this post is relatable for some of you guys.