Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

news.ycombinator.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

11–20 of 862 posts

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

#11

Post by _bxg1 »

anon4lol wrote: post #7
oldsklgdfth wrote: post #4

My office mates audibly fart throughout the day and act like it's normal. Pretty sure it's not.

It's not. They should do what I do -- silently "crop dust" the other cubicles as I drift past on my way to an unimportant meeting. But seriously, I have a cubicle-mate that goes through a box of tissues every two days. He is constantly grunting and blowing his nose. He also spends 15 minutes brushing and flossing in the bathroom twice per day. I say 15 minutes, because he has his phone propped up with a timer. Every…

I had a similar experience with a mechanical keyboard so loud I could hear it through my Bose noise-cancelling headphones. Fortunately a spot opened up in a different room and I jumped on it.

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

#13

Post by throwarayes »

Well honestly I have had a lot of sleep problems in the last 2 years. It seems I have CPPS[1], where I am up all night with an overactive bladder. The result is 5 or 6 out of 7 nights I get very little sleep.

I am in a role where I'm in leadership of a startup. I got there by being ambitious and pushing my capabilities. Now that we've experienced some success because of that, the company needs me to maintain a high level of performance. Further, I have a lot of equity tied up in the company. I feel stuck from the perspective of wanting to support the team, because of my equity, and honestly because when I'm normal, this is what I WANT to be doing.

I would love to be "fired" and just spend time with my kids until I figure this out.

1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_prostatitis/chronic_pe...

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

#14

Post by echelon »

shifto wrote: post #6

The company I work for is active in an industry I have zero relation to. I can't relate to the business at all and I'm working with ancient tech. It pays well though and was brought on board by a friend and I don't want to disappoint him by leaving after just 1 year.

Have you talked to your friend about the company since joining?

If you're miserable it isn't worth wasting your time. You only have so many years to live...

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

#15

Post by selimthegrim »

anon4lol wrote: post #7
oldsklgdfth wrote: post #4

My office mates audibly fart throughout the day and act like it's normal. Pretty sure it's not.

It's not. They should do what I do -- silently "crop dust" the other cubicles as I drift past on my way to an unimportant meeting. But seriously, I have a cubicle-mate that goes through a box of tissues every two days. He is constantly grunting and blowing his nose. He also spends 15 minutes brushing and flossing in the bathroom twice per day. I say 15 minutes, because he has his phone propped up with a timer. Every…

He clearly reads McSweeney's - https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-brush-my-teeth-at-work...

> You retreat to the furthest stall for your afternoon constitutional. Perhaps you hope to wait me out, but you underestimate my resolve. Dentists recommend brushing for 2 to 3 minutes, but I will be here for a minimum of 10 minutes — possibly 15 — to ensure that I’ll be seen by as many coworkers as possible. Yes, I will still be here when you emerge, to the rhythmic sounds of Reach Extra-Firm bristles on flawless enamel. Each stroke brushing away any illusion of equality between us.

This is not about teeth. The teeth are merely 32 gleaming ivory towers from which to look down on you. This is about what the teeth represent. It’s about what else we both might surmise from this moment: That I am likely far better positioned for retirement. That my houseplants enjoy regular watering and seasonal fertilizer. That I have enviable cholesterol and triglyceride levels. All of that with which you struggle in life, that which eludes you? These things are effortless for me.

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

#16

Post by bitwize »

oldsklgdfth wrote: post #4

My office mates audibly fart throughout the day and act like it's normal. Pretty sure it's not.

I once worked one desk over from a bloke who did CrossFit in the middle of the day, and for some reason had to hang up his damp, sweaty, reeking gym things on the substructure of his desk to dry when he got back. I had to lay down a protective Lysol force field to protect myself. Oh, and this was at $LARGE_SEARCH_ENGINE_COMPANY, who treat contractors as subhuman scum, not even entitled to a laptop so they can work in the lounge or something.

Mercifully, about the worst my current coworkers do is say "leverage" when they mean "use".

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

#17

Post by gnachman »

throwarayes wrote: post #13

Well honestly I have had a lot of sleep problems in the last 2 years. It seems I have CPPS[1], where I am up all night with an overactive bladder. The result is 5 or 6 out of 7 nights I get very little sleep. I am in a role where I'm in leadership of a startup. I got there by being ambitious and pushing my capabilities. Now that we've experienced some success because of that, the company needs me to maintain a high l…

I have the same issue and it was completely resolved with Amytriptalene. Until I found the right doctor it felt like my life was over, and they kept giving me useless treatments. Contact Dr Hanno at Stanford; he’s the only competent one I have found.

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

#18

Post by rbavocadotree »

oldsklgdfth wrote: post #4

My office mates audibly fart throughout the day and act like it's normal. Pretty sure it's not.

I have one that has had a runny nose for about two years now and is constantly sniffing. No matter how many times it's mentioned, and even though there is a Kleenex box on their desk, nothing ever changes.

It's enough to make me think about quitting some days.

Post reply on HN