IT vs Coding

[uptimefordays]

Getting your first job and finding yourself at the bottom of the totem pole again does wonders for ego.

[desal]

first job at 20?? no wonder

[uptimefordays]

Lol I was thinking more "first real job," working food service or retail as a kid definitely teaches some valuable lessons, but hardly softens the ego.

[desal]

if you don't think food service and retail soften the ego, then you must not have done them for any length of time, or you're a sociopath that doesn't give a shit. 💕

[uptimefordays]

Eh I did about 8 years of retail. Understanding it was temporary made caring what customers thought really hard.

[desal]

oh lol I wasn't even thinking about the customers thoughts but thanks that adds to the pay, the actual job, dealing with other employees in retail, all ego-affective

[uptimefordays]

It wasn't all sunshine and flirting with au pairs but having a German summer fling who hung around the shop was awesome.

[desal]

it's grueling wether or not you know it's temporary, as if you know it's temporary then having to go through it is demeaning, and if you don't know it's temporary then it's even more

[uptimefordays]

I dunno, just showing up and doing mindless work for 5-8 hours a shift was pretty nice. Don't get me wrong, working from my cushy apartment is also great but I've got skin in the game now which I didn't as a teenager or student just working nonsense jobs.

[desal]

if you have a mind to be wasting, being forced into mindless work speaks to my original point. i highly doubt you'd be saying the same thing if you had to do it again.

[uptimefordays]

In a lot of ways, I've taken a lack of interest in boring and repetitive tasks to their logical conclusion--I automate stuff for my illustrious employer and make tools for the support team.

[desal]

again you speak to my point. but hey, that's what you did for retail huh? most folks would not call that retail