Escaping the office?with or without an excuse

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In the past year and a half working at my marketing firm, I'm constantly leaving early, or calling in sick or saying I'll work from home and barely doing anything.

I've never let my work ethic get this low but I just don't know what's wrong. I don't like my job. I actually quit, because I'm working part time for basically pocket money. I have another job that pays really well and I just can't stand how shallow this job is. But no matter what, it doesn't excuse my behavior. And they've put up with a LOT?..they're such nice people, but honestly, sitting there for 7 hours feels like a year and then I have this overwhelming desire to just ESCAPE and I just leave?.I come up with any excuse?.doctors appointment, meeting, feeling sick, etc?.

Anyone get this feeling? Like they just have to leave and go home? Or go anywhere but there? I feel awful about it and how terrible I'm acting towards them?but then again?.it just feels so good to ESCAPE?..am I a bad person???

I wish I was in your boat. I always want to leave my work because of the stress and chaos.

Uugh exactly!! And My desk is in a huge room with like 10 ppl and I know I can just put headphones on to drown out the noise but sometimes. I just don't want to be there at all.....and plus the fact that they've hired like 8 new ppl and I don't know them well....they do try to talk to me and they're really friendly but honestly I just wanna do my work and leave.

I kinda got to that point with my last job. 90% of it was sooooo boring after so many years. And NOTHING ever changed with the people my department had to work with, so, feeling like I was fighting a losing battle just made me dread any interaction and I just couldn't ramp up any enthusiasm for it. I came in at the last possible second and hit the door running in the afternoons. I took off 'hooky days' and 'mental health days' or whatever, I didn't come up with other reasons, I was honest... I don't want to be here, so I'm scheduling time away.

Are you working full-time, or part-time now?

I'm working part time?.2 days a week THERE?.but the other 3 days I work at a university as an instructor / director of the writing center...

If your finances support it, why don't you just get another part time job? (while not quitting this one?)

Or perhaps you could adjunct at some college?