[treebot]

If you really hate your job, quit and find a different one. If you hate the tasks, asks for different tasks.

I know this might not be an option though. So some things that help me to do tasks that I hate doing is to break things up. Set a small goal, accomplish that, and then take a break. Go for a quick walk or grab a snack or read something. Rinse and repeat. Slow and steady wins the race. Eventually the larger task is done. And while you're doing the smaller task, try not to get distracted. Manage your distractions and just let yourself get distracted in your breaks. You can take a lot of breaks lol.

I also find that doing random things to make myself happy let's me enjoy my time working a little more. Like having some nice snacks at my desk, or wearing really comfy clothing, or listening to good music. Then I'm not just wishing I could be done, because at least I'm eating these snacks.

I've been here. It sucks. I really would suggest trying to find a job you like doing a little more. Good luck!

[akudha]

Quitting (if possible) is good advice. I stayed on a job longer than I should have, it was horrible. It was some maintenance work, with weird practices and really old code. People who wrote it were long gone.

I was miserable. I lost what little confidence I had in my coding abilities, because for months, I didn’t write any code, just doing maintenance work.

Some people adapt and they succeed in doing their tasks well, even if they are shit tasks. Most people need some amount of creativity and interest to produce anything useful.

Adapt or quit. I’d vote for quitting, but just find another job first, before quitting

[giantg2]

I've tried asking for different task, or even consistent tasks. They said there's nothing they can do.

I've been looking for other jobs, but I have quite a few constraints.

I've tried the snack thing. I think it's not a great strategy health wise (put on 15 lbs in 2 months). When we were in the office I would walk to the vending machine... more expensive, same outcome.

[treebot]

Do you really think you can't just find a new job and quit? (In that order).