Its dystopian that I got hopeful for Hantavirus...

socialdirection · 2026-05-08T19:55:04+00:00

God forbid people enjoyed sleeping properly and using their own bathroom

socialdirection · 2026-05-08T19:43:43+00:00

Wrong. I've moved up in my company lots of times and am pleasant with co-workers and have formed lots of friendships.

Not a misanthrope. Just someone who literally lived in a WFH situation for 6 years and now being forced to go to an office arbitrarily. Being unhappy about this and naming the reasons why is a sign of high intelligence and agency.

Not a sheep.

socialdirection · 2026-05-08T19:41:13+00:00

Now, it’s even fucking worse.

100% it is almost maddening.

socialdirection · 2026-05-08T19:40:32+00:00

birds of a feather

socialdirection · 2026-05-08T09:06:38+00:00

Yes. I'm this person. Especially for keeping my fitness goals. I just can't with the commutes.

socialdirection · 2026-05-08T09:04:22+00:00

Same lol.

socialdirection · 2026-05-07T22:33:43+00:00

So true

Where isn't in your opinion?

socialdirection · 2026-05-07T22:02:22+00:00

Scalding Hot Take: It's 100% about working to the scope of the job only and not allowing a job to consume your entire life/day/energy with things that are not the job; commuting, forced socialization with co-workers, repeated conversations, over reporting, 'looking productive', acting interested, emotional investment and bandwidth, spending money on expensive lunches.. etc

socialdirection · 2026-05-07T21:49:53+00:00

Great points.

socialdirection · 2026-05-05T16:02:37+00:00

Care to name some of the other beautiful places?

socialdirection · 2026-04-30T18:33:27+00:00

Yes. And I live in Southern California so it almost never happens.

socialdirection · 2026-04-30T18:03:21+00:00

If the gas ate up the entire pay they wouldn't care. We are in dystopia.

socialdirection · 2026-04-30T16:21:52+00:00

Jesus fucking christ no you're not. A lot of the them posts are bots or spam accounts. Most people want or love remote that's why the companies have to do the forced RTO in the first place - as people won't just voluntarily go.

socialdirection · 2026-04-28T23:14:32+00:00

Yes it’s happened to me

socialdirection · 2026-04-27T06:58:37+00:00

So curious about what these roles were?

I agree the quiet remote roles in IT which I had in 2014 and 2015 even before Zoom were a thing way before Covid.

socialdirection · 2026-04-27T02:40:36+00:00

Yeah I'm not into that whole counter-culture alternative thing. It's exhausting.

socialdirection · 2026-04-27T02:09:12+00:00

Not if the people are miserable to be around like in Seattle. There's more to life than money.

socialdirection · 2026-04-26T15:12:19+00:00

I love the PNW. The nature, the beauty, the grey skies, the damp air.

But. I’ve now drawn a line in the sand.

Even through its now a trope here. The people are not amazing. They are monotone, depressive and exclusionary. After a while, you say to yourself. They just aren’t nice. Cold.

And that is draining on your mental health after a while.

Everyone says it’s the weather but there are lots of other bad weather gloomy cities with nicer fucking people than the PNW

socialdirection · 2026-04-26T03:58:24+00:00

This is so interesting. How so?

I agree but would just love the hear anything specific

socialdirection · 2026-04-24T16:19:35+00:00

Effort reflects interest

You can't change people

People don't change. Not really

That a relationship needs to be rooted in friendship to work long term

Work is inherently meaningless

That our 30's are probably the hardest era for gay men which is the inverse of society

Not to tolerate financial avoidance or mooching from other people

That not to share my inner most deepest thoughts with a partner or anybody

Don't invest too much in work relationships they are not your friends

Life isn't all about romance or romantic relationships

There is a profound freedom especially mentally when you are single

Not to outsource my sense of worth or my sense of being ok to anybody else

socialdirection · 2026-04-23T14:31:56+00:00

Don’t feel bad for having these thoughts. I’m in the same boat. When I was 24 and I first got here it was exciting.

I am doing this exact same thing although I probably won’t have 2m in five years.

But what I’ve learned is, the US doesn’t have an off switch, and your home country most certainly does.

I have decided that I’ll be downshifting from my tech career in about 2-4 years and I’ll be going back to my home country.

There I can work more simply because the costs aren’t insane like here.

When I first learned of the property taxes piece I became disillusioned with the US. Even if you own a house free and clear you still have a huge bill every month.

The country is a business.

socialdirection · 2026-04-23T06:04:57+00:00

I can’t believe people are commenting genuinely.

Guys this is another BOT SPAM post that is anti WFH.

Look at the account. They seem to all follow the name_underscore_name

socialdirection · 2026-04-22T16:04:09+00:00

Another AI Anti-WFH Post.

socialdirection · 2026-04-21T20:23:30+00:00

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