ATMA ATMA ATMA

[Chihaya]

Your post argues in my favor. Why should something feel like a job when it's made for fun?

He's telling you to go do something else.
Atma quest is optional, you don't have to do it if you don't like it.
There's plenty of other contents in the game.

Like everything else, when the new patch is out, 2.25 2.3 or whatever, old content gets easier. Do it then, and focus on something else