The closest I’ve ever gotten to lucid dreaming is that occasionally I’ll dream about work. After a bit, I’ll realize that I’m not actually at work, and only dreaming about it, at which point I’ll tell whoever I’m interacting with to fuck off because I’m sleeping, and then the dream ends. The way that I realize I’m not at work is that I don’t feel miserable.
I’ve had these “lucid” dreams with every job I’ve ever had.