No.6501
>>6498Wow, sushi, are you me?
I went through an uncannily similar line of thought when I got out of my first IT job doing tickets. Worked for a few weeks somewhere much worse, then switched to cybersec. Quit after a few months because it was indistinguishable from selling snake oil at a colossal scale. Felt like a downward spiral. Went back to uni to get my masters, which is where I am now. I can't muster the willpower to code anymore, and I'm still considered a "junior" in the industry.
Will probably get the paper and move to some other town. Don't know exactly how to approach a long term plan from here, and that's infuriating.
No.6510
I also work as a software dev, for maybe half a year, and I dislike it.
The programs are uninteresting. People also dont understand how much faster programs could be, but that is a completely different topic.
I dont care about teaching people, its tedious, and they wont listen and even if they were to learn they wouldnt use the knowledge anyway.
So I just pretend to listen to them, shit out whatever code that has an "acceptable" level, and just try to pass the time the rest of the time.
Work conditions are alright though. I can leave early and from home sometimes.
But honestly I would rather do something creative and/or with my hands.
Building something out of wood could surely be more fun, but who knows.
No.6514
>>6501I wonder if anyone does. If they do, their situation and goals are almost guaranteed to be so much different than yours that advice doesn't apply.
Being creative in directing your life is hard work in itself, huh?
No.6588
I don't, it lacks meaning.
When I tried to escape finance I ended up in digital advertising of all places, hilarious stuff that somehow made me grow as a person. But my principles forced me back to square one and a goal for next year is to switch jobs once again. (As time passes it gets more scary to do so and fall upwards)
No.12434
I've enjoyed every job I've worked. I feel like if you want to be miserable, you will find a way to be even in the best job. I've done retail, sex work, construction, office work, and been a paid videographer/photographer. The key I feel is to not let your work define who you are, but to be yourself and wiggle your way into situations where that puts you at a distinct advantage. Learn yourself sushi roll! If you know yourself you are limitless.
No.12436
I work from home as an accountant and have barely any work ever so I'm almost getting paid to NEET. Part of me wishes I had a more fulfilling job where I can actually feel any sense of learning or accomplishment, but I certainly can't complain about playing video games all day. It makes me scared to ever look for a new job and risk needing to actually do work though, even if I'd like the salary bump.
No.12437
>>12436That's pretty common these days with all the zoom jobs. Part of me wonders if it wont become the new status quo, since it will obviously be cheaper for companies to have everyone work at home instead of renting a large office building. IDK how you do it though man, I had a job like that shortly during the pandemic, but I never got shit done because the urge to procrastinate and play vidya/watch anime was too high. Too easy just to put shit off when you aren't in an office space (imo)
No.12439
>>12437I definitely feel you on the procrastinating, I'm only surviving because of how small my workload is. It still takes me half the day to finish what I could probably have done in an hour, since I only work for 5 minutes at a time before I start screwing around. If I actually got a day's worth of work to do each day I'd be hopeless.
No.12440
I get paid $16.50 an hour at Mcdonalds cleaning and fixing things
you tell me
No.12441
I work two jobs and they're both relatively low-stress (Much more than the one I had in fast food, at least) but work will always be work for me, so I don't believe I could ever "enjoy" any job in that sense. Even if it is supposed to be the most fun and interesting job in the world, I will always prefer doing things outside of work.
No.12442
>>12441being forced to support a society I no longer identify with is the worst part tbh
No.12445
I work as a Software Engineer, it's a pretty good deal. Rarely do I need to work super long hours, and I get paid enough to fund all of my interests. The most stressful time is when you're new to a company and you have to figure out all of their processes, architecture, etc. But then again, if that's all I've stressed over then maybe I've just been really lucky with where I've worked. It's also convenient because I can work from home, although I do miss hanging out with people while working in the office.
No.12449
>>12436I am an accountant too but I get pushed often to my limit and sometimes beyond. All I can say is that your post made me envy.
>>12441What are your low-stress jobs? I really would like to change my job, I hate offices.
No.13060
I'm a pizza man, I make pizza. Made it for a few different businesses, and I enjoy it. Not something I want to be doing for the rest of my life, doesn't pay well enough to be sustainable, but I do like my job. I listen to music and make the pizza all day. Someday I would like to be a bartender though.
No.13109
I do a side-gig as a technical writer.
No.13544
>>13543For a living? That's really cool if so. (not that baking as a hobby isn't!)
No.13562
I'm on month 3 working for the local government's engineering division. I'm not an engineer, I was a sailor and offshore surveyor before this but I lost that job because I refused to go along with mandates. It sucked being gone for months at a time but I really miss that job. Miss the sea.
Now I'm home every night after a 1 hour commute doing work thst I barely understand and I'm not enough of a perfectionist for; I simply don't care if my measurement for an easement is 1 foot off. We'll see how long I last here.
>>13061I always see the farmers on my drive home and think of how happy I could have been if I had some land to work.
No.19071
Who wants to be an influencer?
>>5499Nice. *thumbs up*
No.19097
It's not too bad, being a gas station guy, but the pay's not very good. I have to prepare food as well, and I'm allergic to something in the store. I can tolerate it for the three days I'm there. I actually have a degree in information technology and an A+ certification, but it looks like there's no entry level jobs for that field where I am. I literally mean it's all or mostly mid level or senior level positions. The entry level positions oddly pay only about a dollar more than I make now, and I'm not even clerkmaxxing my pay. I could easily get over 18 an hour, 40 hours a week. What a joke.
No.19107
>>19097Clerkmaxx bro what the hell are you doing?
No.19110
i sell expensive sofas and they don't give us commission. the work is a little boring and the shop is often quiet which means I have to find some way to entertain myself for hours at a time. my manager is really nice though so i do care about actually doing a good job when customers come in.
No.19129
>>19072Having good coworkers can really turn a shitshow into a passion. Going out for drinks after a particular day is so much fun.
I'm in a much better job now but I sort of miss the camaraderie a terrible situation brought about.
No.19148
only australians say "tradie"…
No.19212
>>19129Me too sushi, me too.
Not
>>19072, I'm actually
>>4313 back with another blog post.
Not too long after that post there was a big ol' management switch up, and things went rapidly down the pan.
At first it was pretty rough, but as we settled in there was about 4 months of glorious chaos where every day was an adventure.
Sadly it then took another dive and wrapped back around to existential dread.
The last straw was a 3 hour meeting, where the new project managers were arguing semantics about the merits of a 2% cost reduction that might lead to dead customers. CEO joined the call and said meetings over, we're doing the 'maybe death' option.
I bailed out the next week and never looked back, less than 6 months later they announced they were shutting down.
I'm glad I left when I did, but I sure miss some of the times we had
No.19269
>>19267I SWEAR THIS GUY IS EVERYWHERE EVERY CHAT EVERY WEBSITE I HATE THAT MEME
No.19270
>>19269The Tokyo Olympics guy? He is ok. I just… Don't really like this culture of kissing the floor companies walk on, or else you aren't fit for the job.
I have possibly applied to thousands of positions, and all the filters they make you go through are absurd.
The market has to correct itself, companies can't lay off people and ask for ridiculous skill sets forever.
No.19280
>>19270I just straight up lie on my resume and then tell the interviewer my actual skills and experience. That way I can have a chance at slipping around the ATS bots and talking to a real person.
I saw a job listing for an apprenticeship that required 5 years of experience to apply. It really is just absurd what companies are asking for.
No.19282
>>19267The only thing I retained from this linkedin person is that his business Katonic AI is only for show and offers no valid performance.
pic rel for that linkedin poster
No.19288
>>19267Its not just corporations. Everybody is like this now. I can't hold down a job. I have no friends. I can't get a girlfriend. Why? Because I can't meet peoples expectations. They are too high or too rigid or too difficult to keep up appearances all the time. And the worst thing is I have insane and unrealistic expectations of myself. I'm never good enough. I hate myself. And then you realize society has become this savage place where expectations are punishingly high and you are blackmailed into self-destructive optimism where your bully yourself to achieve.
What happened to those values we were taught as kids? I just want the world to be kind and comfy but having said it, modern people will probably invent some ridiculous gross comfiness index and brutally rank people on it as if its an achievement award. Fake niceness. Actually, they have already basically gone ahead and done this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_National_Happiness#CriticismI just wish society was less ruthless and competitive. I wish I could be easier on myself.
No.19292
>>19288>tying expectations about yourself with expectations from others>others that figuratively speaking aren't there and most likely are a scenario in your headNonetheless, I do agree that the "hustle culture" is awful. I honestly can't fathom where things could go at this rate, but surely it can't be good.
No.19294
I have a pretty comfy job doing admin work in a GP practice. Coworkers are lovely, I'm not under any pressure to meet deadlines or financial goals and I feel comforted by the fact that my work helps doctors do their job easier. Sure I don't make much money but I feel like I'm doing some good in the world. I've never been an ambitious person and I wouldn't last a day in the corporate world so this job suits me just fine.
No.19296
>>19294That sounds really nice, and I'm glad you're happy with your job.
If you don't mind me asking, why do you think you're not ambitious?
No.19299
>>19296Because… I have no ambitions? I don't know how to answer that, it's a very broad question. Do I want to be a "success", whatever that means? Do I have goals and dreams I want to achieve? Do you have hope for a better future? No.
I live in the present and try to avoid stress wherever I can. I don't want to remember the past, I don't want to think about the future, I just want to be content with the now.
No.19300
>>19299I was asking because I also feel like I struggle with feelings about having no ambition, but I really admire your zen attitude to life.
No.19309
>>19107Just a little joke, lol. If I wanted to, I could go full time for 18 an hour and guaranteed 40 hours a week, I mean.
No.19341
>>19288>I just want the world to be kind and comfyIt just isn't and I have accepted (?) this as a part of reality. Like, it may sound stupid, but us having to eat just to stay alive is cruel both towards us and towards the eaten.
In childhood (and sometimes now) I had that desire to just be a ghost. Completely invisible and unaffectable by the real world, but I would still like to watch. But this dream will never come true, and what is worse, even if it did, I would probably change my mind on it, finding new ways to be upset about. Human mind is chaotic and humans in generally are disgusting to me, I guess. Not that I actually hate people, more like I don't think we are particularly likable.
No.19374
>>4312If it's one year is what you did something more like a bootcamp? or is it more like Full sail/WGU? But You probably have a bit of an uphill battle tbh because of your background & the current economy.
First get over the fact you think your projects are cringe & just list them on your resume. First line of resume reading, especially for new grad roles, is usually HR people who don't know anything technical. If you're really insecure don't upload it to your github & just explain it on your resume. No one has to see it, but they know you did something. Somewhat unethical, but you can fake a club to add because unless it's some big organization they can't doublecheck them.
Finally this sounds overwhelming, but make it a numbers game. Use simplify to autofill Workday applications & apply to anything IT, SWE, or tech related everyday. Apply until you run out of new jobs for the day. It sounds hard, but once you get some music or videos in the background it's very turn your brain off.
Finally like the other sushi roll said hackathons are pretty chill. If you're really scared do a virtual one.
No.19375
I'm a secuirty engineer, it isn't as cool as it sounds what I do is half audit, half legacy systems work. The people, amenities, & pay is great, but we don't get enough work. It's a mix of working in a slow industry & being underutilized intentionally, so if shit hits the fan everyone is free to be on-call. To give an example of the workload I know people who left, despite all the benefits because the psychological toll of doing nothing all day was getting to them.
I've always been 50/50 on it. On one hand I come from a background where the type of money I make literally was life changing, I made enough money to finally move away from my mentally unstable parents with left over for retirement savings. Alongside that I'm the kid of immigrants, so I've seen how unpleasant jobs can really get. On the other had doing nothing while being stuck in a cage like cubicle & having to justify why I deserve my paycheck everyday does have a mental toll after awhile.
I've been trying to be more positive in general though, so I try to to be thankful. Having a lot of bills + knowing what 'dream' jobs are like suppresses a lot of the doom spirals.
>>6304>I got burnt out last year and since then I can't get myself to even think of coming back. It's just sickening. What is more sickening is that it's the highest paying position a regular mortal with no connections can get. Conditions are also phenomenal. This is an issue I see a lot of high paid earners feel. The whole golden handcuffs idea. It's nice to know other people feel like this too because no one in my family can really relate cause they're poor immigrants
No.19411
>>19375Looks like you're doing good, bro.
No.19571
I hated my last job because it was pretty dead end and I didn't have a lot of say in what I did.
Now I'm just trying to work part time and also start my own business, which I think I'll like more because I can just do whatever I want or also be doing something I care about
