Glad to hear it worked out for the better. My current employment is no longer fulfilling and I wish to "move on", but I can only do remote and such vacancies are very hard to come by in Sweden.
Thank HN: Five months ago, I was feeling like a loser, now I am opposite
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#22Hey congratulations ! Keep at the Leetcode thing though. You already turned your situation but why not go for another thing in your arsenal ?
From the OP:
“spent all my free time doing LeetCode. [..] LeetCode was hard and pointless”
For someone recovering from burnout, it doesn’t seem a good idea to recommend that they return to an activity that felt pointless.
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#23"Series D startup" may be a very bad place to be very soon. Keep grinding LeetCode.
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#24What is peoples obsession with FAANG companies?
So people just want money even if they are just a number doing boring work and hate their job and have no impact.
That’s what I gather from the replies so far.
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#25Just a suggestion, but if your relationship with your wife depends on your personal circumstances and mood, then it sounds not very strong. Might be worth taking advantage of this good period to do some relationship strengthening exercises while you can so that when the next downturn happens, you can both understand each other's and your own feelings better. I'm not talking about random activities like going to the b…
It is pretty normal for poor mental health to take a toll on relationships. Sometimes the problem really is that simple.
But with that said, it is always a good time to work on yourself and relationships.
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#26Re: Thank HN: Five months ago, I was feeling like a loser, now I am opposite
#27What is peoples obsession with FAANG companies?
So people just want money even if they are just a number doing boring work and hate their job and have no impact. That’s what I gather from the replies so far.
> if they are just a number doing boring work and hate their job and have no impact
This is almost every job. You might as well get paid fairly for it.
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#28Just a suggestion, but if your relationship with your wife depends on your personal circumstances and mood, then it sounds not very strong. Might be worth taking advantage of this good period to do some relationship strengthening exercises while you can so that when the next downturn happens, you can both understand each other's and your own feelings better. I'm not talking about random activities like going to the b…
It is pretty normal for poor mental health to take a toll on relationships. Sometimes the problem really is that simple. But with that said, it is always a good time to work on yourself and relationships.
Shameless plus one, I’ve been with my wife for 10 years - when we’re both happy as individuals were happy as a couple. Sometimes people just need to do the hard work of finding happiness on their own. Someone else can’t make you feel happy with your career.
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#29Glad to hear it worked out for the better. My current employment is no longer fulfilling and I wish to "move on", but I can only do remote and such vacancies are very hard to come by in Sweden.
Doesn’t the Venn diagram look like:
(remote (Sweden))
... or am I unclear on “remote” or “Sweden”?
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#30What is peoples obsession with FAANG companies?
My observation is that people “like” what’s familiar. If they try something new they may not like it, and consider the experience a waste when they could have had something they know they like.
Some people go on cruises every year or get a timeshare, others throw a dart at a world map.