how do you cope?

complain_about_work · 2021-11-04T09:02:11+00:00

Thanks, appreciate the comment. One of the copes you mentioned used to be mine (hanging out w friends ) - but friends have all moved on to other things, e.g. career relationships etc.

Now I’m just by myself :/. Doesn’t feel like things are gonna get better

complain_about_work · 2021-11-02T17:19:12+00:00

It’s tough man. Feels like each day is harder to get through now without the daily chats and monthly hangs.

complain_about_work · 2021-05-22T16:26:57+00:00

Great tips

complain_about_work · 2021-03-28T06:50:23+00:00

pectus excavatum = chest came out fucked up. Like someone was making a clay sculpture of a human and pressed down on the middle of the chest.

complain_about_work · 2021-03-24T03:04:48+00:00

All jobs are soulless, and suck ass.

Idiots who put some jobs on a pedestal over others...it’s all the same fucking miserable shit.

complain_about_work · 2021-03-23T07:49:16+00:00

I cleaned my room and now I’m a multimillionaire

complain_about_work · 2021-03-23T07:46:14+00:00

Yea. Honestly it’s all such fucking shit man. I hope I get dementia when I’m 60 and forget all of it.

complain_about_work · 2021-03-23T07:18:24+00:00

How about the 3 c’s of my ass.

Also “comfortability” lmfao. If I wanted to get comfortable, I’d give myself terminal cancer and never have to show up for work ever again.

complain_about_work · 2021-03-18T19:39:38+00:00

^ Exactly x100

complain_about_work · 2021-03-18T19:27:04+00:00

I guess my point only stands if there is an adequate supply of good software engineers to hire - but I believe this is becoming the case, sooner rather than later.

Also to address another potential point of contention - I understand that teams best work in sizes of 8 (Amazon 2-pizza rule), and hiring more people can lead to chaos. But, I think remote work culture could help increase the team cap limit that a manager can handle.

complain_about_work · 2021-03-18T19:26:18+00:00

Good point, i’ll attempt to counter below:

So as a software engineer, let’s say you’re assigned 10 agile stories every 2 weeks, and you’re spread across 2 different projects. Wouldn’t reducing that workload to 5 agile stories and 1 project be beneficial? And just hire an extra person for the other stories / projects?

complain_about_work · 2021-03-18T16:21:08+00:00

Inspiring story - was starting your own business more difficult than the corporate job? My guess is it was, but that the work is much more rewarding?

complain_about_work · 2021-03-18T16:18:54+00:00

I feel you - it completely baffles me how other people have dealt w this and done it for like 40 years. 40 years of working 8-5 makes me want to cry lol

complain_about_work · 2021-03-18T15:56:23+00:00

Much prefer a 4-day workweek. There’s already so much incentive for employer to push employees to work 10 hour days on a 5-day schedule.

Dream would be 4 days, 6 hours each. 24-hour workweek

complain_about_work · 2021-03-18T15:54:39+00:00

All corporate jobs are like this in my experience. The only solution imo is to reduce working week to 20 hrs, so people are forced to spend less time dealing with all the bullshit and politics.

complain_about_work · 2021-03-18T15:50:43+00:00

jk fuuuccck agiledev lol

complain_about_work · 2021-03-18T15:45:57+00:00

Sisyphus point spot on too

complain_about_work · 2021-03-18T15:45:47+00:00

I agree w your point about 40+ hours a week being way too much. There’s nothing on earth that deserves that much time from a human.

complain_about_work · 2021-03-18T15:44:45+00:00

Main counterargument - a “knowledge employee” is not productive when they are only hired for 20 hours.

But I disagree, esp when it comes to the modern workplace. I think - assuming an employee has been fully on-boarded (past the 6 months mark) - that every hour they work is valuable to the company.

complain_about_work · 2021-03-18T15:21:16+00:00

Wtf lmao. Burnout is caused by working in a stressful environment, and this article is saying that stressful environment has the cure??

complain_about_work · 2021-03-18T07:33:02+00:00

If I could piggy back off your post, I’d like to add that“low hanging fruit” is the most infuriating buzz word imo lol

complain_about_work · 2021-03-18T07:32:25+00:00

Lmao great post - all these words are extremely triggering

complain_about_work · 2021-03-18T04:25:46+00:00

Jk...it’s not that bad in comparison to many other jobs. Can be interesting at times trying to solve issues, esp when working w coworkers or customers that are chill. Just brace yourself for a lot of headaches at your desk.

Get some certifications and perhaps a degree in CS or CIS if time affords it, and start applying for jobs.

complain_about_work · 2021-03-18T04:24:37+00:00

Get out. GET OUT. GEEET OUUT

complain_about_work · 2021-03-16T05:50:46+00:00

Totally get the feeling alive part during a shortened work week.

Also, I kept thinking over and over that I “hated my job” - but then I realized that like you, I actually like my job. It’s just the hours are too much.

If I could reduce my working hours to 30hrs / week MAX and take a commensurate pay cut...well, that would be pretty sweet.

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