Technology has created a barrage of notifications and interactions
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#2Yes it was much better in the old days when I used to work at Sunshine Desserts with those unbelievable idiots and had to brown nose C.J about what a genius he was, and then later when I had that great career swilling pigs until my back gave out.
Back then, Work was an inescapable paradise.
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#3Yes it was much better in the old days when I used to work at Sunshine Desserts with those unbelievable idiots and had to brown nose C.J about what a genius he was, and then later when I had that great career swilling pigs until my back gave out. Back then, Work was an inescapable paradise.
DFW would be proud
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#4Being financially independent is a choice.
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#5Yes it was much better in the old days when I used to work at Sunshine Desserts with those unbelievable idiots and had to brown nose C.J about what a genius he was, and then later when I had that great career swilling pigs until my back gave out. Back then, Work was an inescapable paradise.
DFW would be proud
DFW? David Foster Wallace? Division of Fish and Wildlife? Or the airport?
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#6There are real problems here. But I can't see past the author's terrible personal habits that magnify every single one of them.
Nobody forced them to: - start their day by reviewing COVID numbers - allow push-notifications from "news" apps - listen to NPR while showering - generally allow social media to dictate their mood/schedule
All of these habits are as easy to change as they are damaging.
Edit to add: In no way did I mean to belittle those who are afflicted by social media / news addiction. It's a very real problem, and such people deserve help and guidance to lessen their suffering.
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#7Best part IMO is the notion of LARPing your job on Slack, which is a reference to this 2015 piece
https://www.theawl.com/2015/04/are-you-just-larping-your-job...
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#9There are real problems here. But I can't see past the author's terrible personal habits that magnify every single one of them. Nobody forced them to: - start their day by reviewing COVID numbers - allow push-notifications from "news" apps - listen to NPR while showering - generally allow social media to dictate their mood/schedule All of these habits are as easy to change as they are damaging. Edit to add: In no way…
> But I can't see past the author's terrible personal habits that magnify every single one of them.
Keep in mind that this may or may not be an accurate reflection of the author's personal habits. We have no indications that this is true, that each one of these actions is not exaggerated, or that they even happened in the same day.
Or even, more likely, that these are actually the habits of a fictional person that's trying to represent a huge fraction of the population. It could even be a form of criticism.
We do know that there are people sharing similar routines.
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#10Didn't read much beyond the title and opening paragraph, but I'll just throw out there: for me, work is most definitely not an inescapable hellhole. I enjoy my job very much, and feel very fortunate that I found a job that I like.
Most tech professionals are in the extremely enviable position that if they hate their job, they have the opportunity to switch. I have been in jobs in the past where I dreaded going to work every day. In hindsight, the fault was my own; there is no reason I should have stayed in a job that was a bad fit for me as long as I did. I realize, and am grateful, that I can say this when many workers don't have this luxury, but also, many DO have this luxury and don't take advantage of it, or they're not willing to realize the problem is with specific things within their control to fix.