unrewarding
Adjective
Meaning
not rewarding; not providing personal satisfaction
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Americans are suffering so much from being in unrewarding environments that it has made us very cynical. I think that American suburbia has become a powerful generator of anxiety and depression.
Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. It may mean giving up familiar but limiting patterns, safe but unrewarding work, values no longer believed in, and relationships that have lost their meaning.
“A friendship is toxic if it’s often unsupportive, unrewarding, unsatisfying, draining, stifling, and/or unequal (unbalanced in terms of give and take).
And Mel admits parenting can be "one of the most exhausting and unrewarding jobs" at times.
At the superficial level, the absurdity is amusing, but in the greater context of the play it is unrewarding.
And that big mess has made teaching an unattractive and unrewarding profession.