Being harassed by my boss in my job and working at very remote place, isolated from friends, family and no one of my age group to talk to in a Govt. organization which has no work culture and filled with corrupt people, should I quit this job? What you would have done if you were at my place?

Ditto A2A.   Let's put it simply: your job sucks.   I have no idea what your other options might be, but if one exists, take it.  Enough people are forced to spend their lives in misery -- there's no need to be a volunteer.

A2A. My first suggestion would be to quit the job and do what you love. If that is not an option, then go for a vacation, and get married to a nice girl whom you care for.

Hi. I am a guy aged 23 working in one of top research center of India. I feel I am the right person to answer this. I am originally from a rural part of a India, completing most of my education in a village. Right after my education I got an opportunity to work in Govt sector, that too in a top research center. I asked various people, my seniors etc. As none of them had first hand experience, I couldn't get any concrete feedback. I thought I would give a try, I joined. Well, that was a bad decision. I thought there would be less corruption in research centers compared to Govt. offices. I was totally wrong. Most of them are just fucking downright corrupt. My boss is a genius, he has PhD from a top foreign university & is a top level scientist in India. But instead of doing his original work, he uses all office resources for his personal work. I just hate that and it boils my blood everytime. So, instead of delivering something that actually creates an impact, we deliver crap. And on papers, reports & committees it will be portrayed as if we did something amazing. People here are just lazy and as no one is here to question them, its just 'chalta hai'. tldr; its same everywhere. atleast in majority of places. So I doubt as changing location or position would do any benefit. Here, if I try to do something more / creative I will be immediately asked to stop it. But since from last few months, I am not. I have been open sourcing my work (thats illegal). Since I don't know what kind of work you do, see if that can be used to benefit of public in anyway. If my case, I just open source my work. Find some like minded people. You will surely get atleast one. I have found 4 other people, who all work in different departments. So, we all in unison work together with our free time (which is usually all the time). Start using resources which you have and put them to good use. I have privilege to invite students and give them lectures, introduce to research etc. See if possible to expose them. Since from past one year, I have been keeping record of how my boss is wasting money. With taxpayers money he buys lots of stuff in the name of research which never gets utilised. Soon his ass gonna get pwned ! Start thinking about new job. I have decided to leave my job soon and have already figured out what I should do. Finally, go out, make friends, date girls and have fun ! Indian govt jobs is NOT for honest and workaholics. Sad, but true.

Loneliness can be solved by participating in social events outside work. Dance classes tend to be fun, in my experience. If you are asked to do illegal work, explore how to report the practice to regulators whose job it is to stop it. This may be too difficult. What is the nature of harassment? When did it start? Who is in charge of overseeing this agency?

I know it's easier for me to say, "Dude! quit it" while numerous questions might be brewing up in your mind. When you think about quitting the first thing that pops up is where do you get the money from. Now I consider myself in your shoes(though it can never be the same feeling but still I am giving it a shot), this is how my options would look like: - Look for some job in private sector in any urban place. There are many jobs in metro cities for skilled people. If you have any friends in all these jobs do ask for proper advice. The job-getting part might be tough as you already have some experience in govt. sector, which is not generally given any value. Probably you'll have to start over again from scratch. - I read you're a creative person which places you in the top 1% category of the population. Being creative is a rare thing now-a-days and you should be proud of it. Polish your talent, try align your talent & passion with a job. For instance, I love music and I would love to do a job related to it. Probably, I would love to use my engineering skills in a company which is making synthesizers for musical instruments. Maybe my musical knowledge might help in improving their quality of sound. - Never lose hope and don't think too much about the future. Just jump into the water and you'll find your way to the coast. Now that you have a job you're still thinking "Probably, it'll get better and you should stick to it blah blah" but when you run out of options, that's when the magnitude of desperation for a way out intensifies and you get the solution but don't get stressed out. Always keep in mind, 'You can do anything until you're alive and fit'. I would give you a better answer if I know your field of creativity in detail. Hope it helped. Keep rocking dude, you're gonna be sailing out of this hurricane soon.

Why are you even waiting? Just leave the stupid job and search for something that interests you. Try to get a job first and then resign here, if being jobless worries you.

For sure, walk away. Right now the job may seem irreplaceable. ... and maybe it'll take you some months to stabilise after leaving-- but you will manage somehow. Also consider coming yo a bigger city... like Delhi, Bombay or Bangalore etc. I am now a entrepreneur but even today my main regret is why I sat so long tolerating a situation similar to yours for almost a year in my early career.

First, understand and accept that you will never change the workplace. Do not become emotionally invested (whether positively or negatively) in the place or the people.  Second, realize this is most likely your one and only life.  If you are as unhappy as you sound, leave your job!  You're only 25!  Third,  if resigning doesn't appeal to you for financial reasons, simply remember that most people don't like their jobs or are at best indifferent to them, gov't work everywhere sucks, and you are lucky to at least be paid to do nothing much. Use that time to do what interests you.

Quit. Back off silently, without arousing suspicion for your action. Preferably, seek transfer out from authorities, quoting health or personal reasons. It's good to preserve a govt job.