Is detailing an euphemism for cleaning? Seriously curious : not a native speaker.
Not a euphemism, just a standard term! See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_detailing
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#72Is detailing an euphemism for cleaning? Seriously curious : not a native speaker.
Yes, exactly. "Detailing cars" involves carefully cleaning them, polishing them, etc.
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#73Only tangentially related, but one of the best decision I've taken in the last years was to only work four days a week. Not sure how realistic this is in the US as a dev, but in Germany it's been fairly easy (third job where I'm doing this now) and it's made me 1) more motivated 2) less stressed, and on top (I think) I'm essentially as productive as I'd be working full-time :)
Same here. I currently work four days a week, I'm off every Wednesday. This one day in between to recharge really helps me 'survive' the week. On any given workday I can always look forward to just working one more day until I have some time for myself. Often I simply sleep a lot, or spend some time in the sun whenever possible.
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#74Is detailing an euphemism for cleaning? Seriously curious : not a native speaker.
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#75This perspective on burnout was really helpful for me (and helped me understand the gravity of it):
https://youtu.be/hFkI69zJzLI
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#76Must be nice to be financially comfortable enough to give that up. I’m glad that they’re addressing the issue, but how many people are stuck with the mortgage and the student debt and the family that needs almost every penny of their income to make ends meet for every person that has the resources to do drop out of the tech industry in less than half a year?
Those things you mention aren’t really the chains you make them out to be. You can sell your house and move somewhere affordable. Poor people have kids all the time, a lot of times they are even smart! What you feel chained to is your ritzy lifestyle. Your wife and kids won’t resent you for not providing all that fancy shit, but they will resent you for working yourself until there’s nothing left for them.
Not for nothing, but what you're saying is both classist and doesn't take into account the reality of friendships and roots that can take hold in a place after you've settled in.
Things may be expensive, and you may feel trapped on the hedonic treadmill, but moving to a new city or a lower COL area may not be a realistic option for many people.
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#77Burnout is real, but it's not unavoidable. If you can't imagine yourself doing your job for the next 40 years*, then find another one. *If you're a gunner and plan on running the place by then, that's different. Likewise, if you expect to add responsibilities and enjoy some variety, that's also different. But the basic responsibilities and activities shouldn't be abhorrent or even unfulfilling to you.
I've tried multiple careers in my early years due to this, and have decided it just is the nature of the world that works sucks and always will. You are selling your time for a paycheck, that's all it is and all it ever will be. Ultimately I think burnout stems from a terrible attitude re: work as salvation or meaning, and realizing no it's not and that is crushing.
It’s definitely worthwhile to seek help from a qualified mental health professional. Many times it helps.
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#78Is detailing an euphemism for cleaning? Seriously curious : not a native speaker.
It generally means restoring the appearance. Cleaning is involved, but there is also a lot of work removing sun damage and oxidation for instance from paint and headlights. Probably not the best explanation, I’m not an expert, but that’s the gist.
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#79Earlier quoted context omitted.
I thought that at first too, but he says he likes picking old tickets off the backlog. There's usually no product pressure or deadlines with that sort of work. Which is actually the source of burnout perhaps?
>> he says he likes picking old tickets off the backlog. OT but man I hate people who "select" tickets off the backlog. You better have a good reason for not taking the one right at the top...
Perhaps this is the kind of autonomy he needs.
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#80I would strongly recommend looking for part time ~30 hours or less a week. Most recruiters will ghost you as soon as you mention it, but a few will be willing to entertain it. Especially if you frame it as a “contractor”. I’m lucky enough to live in Australia so I don’t have to worry about health insurance if I’m a contractor, but I feel like the industry is slowly warming up to the idea that 40 hours a week is not optimal for programmers. I’m on my second job now at 30hr/wk and I’ll never go back to full time if I can help it.