I work in advertising, in a big global agency. When I first got this job in 2018, I felt like I had made it. I got my dream corporate job in advertising! I loved the perks, I loved the environment, I loved the company culture and my coworkers.
Then COVID hit. I was fortunate enough to keep my job and work from home. My husband and I are big introverts so staying at home really wasn’t an issue.
Then in late 2020 we decided to have a baby and in late 2021 our beautiful baby boy was born. After he was born, I felt like my job was just… Meaningless. I’m making rich corporations richer and rotting people’s brains through their feed. I used to work in an NGO that helped newcomers in Canada get their paperwork done, get settled and acquainted with their new home. Now I advertise useless and unnecessary shit.
With the state of the world recently, this feeling has gotten even more intense. People are losing their homes, their freedom, their basic human rights, their lives, their children and I’m advertising a fucking $8000 necklace???? What the fuck am I even doing with my life????
I can’t even quit or start over because we have car payments and a mortgage and… you know, just adulting shit, responsibilities.
Not really sure what I’m looking for with this post, I’m just venting. Has anyone felt like this?
PS I’m already in therapy and taking SSRIs