Has your job ruined anything for you?

I work in a flower nursery and take care of plants. Now I've been doing this a year, when I go to someone's house, the first thing I notice are houseplants. I pluck them. I see a picture with flowers, I have to know what they are. The first thing I notice about a house is the window boxes. I can't just enjoy flowers anymore. I have this obsession with needing to know what they are and making sure they're properly maintained.

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OKWTF2 · 51-55, M

I have worked a lot in hotel front office where a lot of things happen at the same time. One time at home I noticed I was feeding the dog, making dinner doing laundry and loading the dishwasher. Instead of just finishing one thing my comfort zone became doing multiple things at once!
after recognizing this I am smarter about it all, but I know what you mean.

beaisforbliss · 26-30, F

@OKWTF2: Oh man, yes! This is me too. If I'm doing nothing at home (aka relaxing) I just hear my boss's voice in my head telling me I'm not being efficient enough.