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My current diagnosis by my psychiatrists office is severe depression, dysthymia ( I'm always depressed), GAD, OCPD, and Social anxiety disorder.

Though I've found some relief I've begun to become frustrated with myself since I've been getting trouble at school and work lately.

I am going to get transferred again at my job and I'm concerned because I have received complaints that I seem like I don't care or that I'm indifferent. They also don't want to work with me anymore since I'm going to be leaving in a year anyway cause I'm in school. I try really hard I think, but in reality I feel like I don't care.

I have a hard time caring and I'm worried that it's going to be hard for me to maintain jobs long term even ones I like and since I'm in the healthcare field it's kinda essential that I'm not indifferent.

I just put in as much effort as I need to to get by and even that's alot. Might sound melodramatic but I feel like corporate America has ruined my entire life and working hard doesn't get me anywhere so I'm tired of trying.

I told my boss the other day I don't even make half as much as u do and we just about do the same job. How do you expect to find anyone committed for $14.80/hr.

Slightly a vent I guess :/.
 

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I told my boss the other day I don't even make half as much as u do and we just about do the same job. How do you expect to find anyone committed for $14.80/hr.

Yes low wages suck. It makes it very hard to be committed to a job that doesn't pay right. The best thing to do to protect you from a negative attitude about work is to follow the biblical rule, to work as if you worked for God. i know a lot of others who have acquired this attitude and ended up getting substantial rises in their wages/recognition over the years and even those who didn't get the expected pay rises at first felt much happier about their job and trusted the future to be bright.

To keep a job while depressed is a hard thing to do. i commend you for that!
 
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