Work, Hobbies and AntiWork: Never work a day in your life

Never work a day in your life

By Anonymous - 06/05/2022 22:00

Today, it's the one-year anniversary of opening my own store. I love books and baking, so I turned my hobby into a career by opening a bookstore with a small cafe and bakery attached. I was not prepared for how hard the job would be, so now I hate my career AND my hobby as well. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/09/2022 21:00 - Australia

Today, it's the fourth day since my partner and I opened our store. Opening day was great, but since then we have had a grand total of two customers. We spent our entire life savings on this. FML

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Baker's dozen

By Glenn - 21/03/2021 13:01 - United Kingdom

Today, my dad undermined my life's work. I finally opened my own bakery, but my dad told me it's a "sissies job" since it doesn't involve manual labour like he did for 50 years and I'll probably go out of business, because no one will want cakes from a 6 foot 8 man with tattoos, piercings and a shaved head. FML

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By jeremyj - 10/06/2012 00:24 - United States

Today, is the third day since I opened my small coffee shop. My parents had given me a nice frame to put my first dollar from working in. I had to sneak in a dollar from my own wallet so they wouldn't know how bad business was when they came to visit. FML

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By peter - 11/09/2009 04:33 - Indonesia

Today, it's my birthday. I'm a pastry chef by profession. Not only did my family buy a cake from my bakery, I had to make it myself and inscribe it with 'Happy Birthday Dad'. The worst part is, they asked money from me to pay for it. FML

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Breadwinning

By Anonymous - 14/06/2023 20:00 - Australia

Today, it's been a year since my partner and I opened our business. To keep it running, I've had to work 2 jobs just to make ends meet, as well as run the business. My partner has focused on the business. He just got a job offer that would mean we close and move, and I would only need to work part-time. He refused. FML

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By newbornphotog - 03/05/2016 13:20 - Germany - Berchtesgaden

Today, I finally realized I've spent the last 6 years building a business I hate. FML

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Harsh

By Anonymous - 27/02/2021 15:30 - United States - Coraopolis

Today, I opened my own flower shop. My mom's response was, "Get a job." FML

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Bake off

By sadman - 07/05/2011 23:10 - United States

Today, it's my three month anniversary with my girlfriend and so I decided to bake her a cake from scratch. It took me three hours, a call to my mom, three different recipe books, and half my pantry. On the way to her house, I stopped to pick up flowers and left the cake in the car. It melted. FML

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Eventful day

By Anonymous - 30/07/2021 23:01 - Bahrain - Manama

Today, my boyfriend and I got into a fight after the gym. Then, a cheesecake I'd baked for a client cracked all the way through. Then, my oven broke as I was trying to make a new one, so I left to bake it at a friend's house, at which point I locked my keys and all of my supplies inside my car. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/03/2017 16:00

Today, I got a phone call from my boss, who'd hired me after two months of waiting and begging for this position. A week into the job, the company is closing our store. FML

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mike3775 35

Friday 6 May 2022 23:22

I know how you feel. I like cooking and always cooked for large numbers, so I opened my own little cafe. After 6 months, I sold it to a friend because I hated going to my business. I’ll never again do what I like to do, for a living again. Yes I like cooking again, but it took a few months for that to happen though.

QueenSaru 28

Saturday 7 May 2022 16:01

I'm sorry that happened! Unfortunately it's SUPER easy for the thing you love to be destroyed by the minutiae of day to day business. It doesn't happen to everyone but I've seen it happen to enough people who tried to turn what they love into a business. :(

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mike3775 35

Friday 6 May 2022 23:22

RichardPencil 30

Saturday 7 May 2022 0:55

Never do what you love as a job -- you'll end up hating it. Now, switch to Netflix and Instant Pot and never think of doing either or both professionally. Second chances hashtag.

oldgeezeegamer 6

Saturday 7 May 2022 1:51

I clicked you deserve it, but because you deserve to do something you enjoy. Find a way to run it without it draining you. Ask for help. Pay for help. You’ve already accomplished more than me! Good job.