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You may know the feeling, dragging yourself out of bed in the morning, brushing your teeth while trying to remember who invented the very concept of work, and heading to a job that for all intents and purposes, pays the bills (well, not that Michael Kors bag though), and that you…hate! How do you deal with hating your job but still having to put up with it because you’ve got to pay the bills? How do you muster a minimum level of enthusiasm for your job, when you’re dying to leave as soon as you get in? And what can you do to not want to change your diet to chocolate-based for the entire time you’re at work?

My $0.05: The rent’s gotta get paid, food needs to be purchased, and life’s necessities still need to be met. And it all requires a paycheck, which comes with a job, albeit one that makes you look forward to your next dentist appointment. If you must work at a job you hate, stop torturing yourself, do the best you can while finding ways to go after the job you really want (and not starve in the process). Do one thing to get yourself closer to your dream job every day, practice gratitude daily, and whenever you feel like throwing in the towel, picture yourself calling that successful frenemy of yours to ask for a loan…

How do you manage being in a job you hate?

The Corporate Sis.