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Re: Poll: How are you doing currently?

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Post by kradeelav »

mikewarot wrote: post #36

Long Covid limited my ability to do things, now eye surgery reduces me to sitting in front of a screen for about 3 months... it hurts to look down, looking forward doesn't, and it was my dominant eye.... the gas bubble they injected is about 40%, so I'm past half way... but it's really not a fulfilling existence right now. Hopefully I'll be doing much better towards the end of summer. 8) PS: In the meanwhile, I've go…

Detached retina? (personally at very high risk for one, and the gas bubble and limited mobility was a clue.)

Just went through complicated cataracts surgery myself -- sending best wishes over to you for fast and solid healing. I know it isn't as good as an action, but you have this stranger's thoughts briefly in mind.

Re: Poll: How are you doing currently?

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Post by dont__panic »

After years of hard work to get to a point where I've got a good, well-paying job, a great boss, and a great team, I've been disappointed to realize that my company absolutely cannot fix a serious infrastructure/process issue in my org. It's a shame but I'll probably have to leave over this -- there's another team that constantly screws up MY team's output, making us look bad, botching our deadlines, and preventing us from committing to future improvements we absolutely want to do.

And word comes down from on high that we can't just stop consuming from the screwup team -- in fact, they're giving them MORE resources because they're super important and they'll totally not screw it up this time. Hard pass from me, the people on that team have not operated in good faith in the past, I can't imagine they'll start now, especially when they realize that there are no repercussions for their behavior.

Add in the mess that is society today, the fact that I don't believe in our economic system enough to truly plan for long-term stuff like retirement, kids, house buying, etc. Honestly I'd rather just move to Europe than deal with the USA...

Kind of sucks when you do everything right but other people drop the ball. Feels like that at work, and in society in general now.

Re: Poll: How are you doing currently?

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Post by Carp »

I'm doing between kind of okay and mostly good. Finally restarting hobbies that have been on semi hold for the past 2 years. Recently gotten into a new boardgame gloomhaven.

Career wise I'm at a crossroads. I'm about 2 years into my first full time job. I'm looking at any where from 20-100% salary bump if I swap jobs. I'm not looking forwards to going through interviews again. I wish it wasn't the case that job hopping was how career development seems to work, but I guess it is what it is.

Re: Poll: How are you doing currently?

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Post by dgs_sgd »

I'm one month in to a new job in a space I'm interested in. I'm working with smart people and couldn't be happier. I know the good feelings won't last, and that's okay. And for those not doing well, also remember that it won't last. We all regress back to the mean!

Re: Poll: How are you doing currently?

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Post by ryandrake »

racl101 wrote: post #10

Just wish I had more time off. Got a lot of vacation days. But our team is so small that taking the time off makes me feel guilty. Conversely, if I don't have at least 4 days off in a row I don't know how to just relax and not try to do work. I don't enjoy watching movies or TV anymore cause all I can think about is the fact that I'm not being productive. I haven't gone to the movies since 2019 (since COVID) and I've…

> Just wish I had more time off. Got a lot of vacation days. But our team is so small that taking the time off makes me feel guilty.

Try to remember: If you take time off and the business/team/project suffers, it's not your fault, it's your company's fault for failing to build in a staffing safety margin and failing to plan for the 100% expected event of people using their vacation time.

Re: Poll: How are you doing currently?

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Post by surfpel »

dirtybirdnj wrote: post #29

Very bad. Struggling dealing with an autism / aspergers diagnosis and trying to understand how to re-enter the workforce after a few years of being under or unemployed. It's a complete nightmare. I want to work but I struggle with communication and being understood (or understanding) the world around me. I have been waiting on news about a job all week and not a peep. I'm pretty sure they are waiting till EOD Friday…

> I want to work but I struggle with communication and being understood (or understanding) the world around me.

I struggled with this a lot because it didn't come naturally to me at all. These particular resources had an outsized impact on my ability to communicate (but they were by no means all of it.) I hope they can help you too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gtU-otxtPA&list=PLaZ37TOxDl...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08MWYZPCR

Re: Poll: How are you doing currently?

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Post by dbrueck »

khaledh wrote: post #12

Very bad at a personal level. Pray for me.

So sorry to hear that. Hang in there! I know I'm just some rando on the internet, but if you need a listening ear, shoot me a note, as I'd be more than happy to chat - sometimes just talking things over with someone has really helped me a lot.

Re: Poll: How are you doing currently?

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Post by thimkerbell »

Wonnk13 wrote: post #28
khaledh wrote: post #12

Very bad at a personal level. Pray for me.

do you want to talk about it? or is there anyone you trust who you can reach out to? is there anything we can do for you?

Is there a way to message another HN user, to be able to communicate without it being public but also without giving the world your email address?
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