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your projects aren’t actually important


How do you wake up and go to work with this attitude? I've been nihilistic, but don't you think you should spend your short time on this planet doing something that matters, at least marginally?

And if not, maybe make a change?


Do something outside of work that matters


I don't disagree, but maybe both? Also do work that matters if you can... We only have so many trips around the sun


the time i spend with my wife and kids is what matters. work is just a means to provide for them. in fact im currently not working because i quit my job for a while to spend time with them full time. this matters more to me than service health metrics and kpis


Awesome. I think your priorities are right. When it's time, I hope you can find work that provides both means for your family and personal satisfaction


it’s been 4 years, it’s time to move on


it's time to move on from what, exactly? from the global realization that maybe the idea of forcing people to come to work or school when they have any sort of contagious respiratory disease isn't the best idea?


When everyone was coming to work sick during flu season, I worked from home for a month or two. If they weren’t going to be responsible, I wasn’t going to subject myself to it.


Hybrid for two years and fully remote for another two haven't gotten me sick any less often or any less severely.


> We've tried nothing, and it didn't work. Time to move on.

Uh, yeah, no.

Offices are havens of particulates, volatile organics, carbon dioxide, etc.

How long does it take that burnt popcorn smell to disappear from your office? That gives you an idea of how bad your office is.

HVAC systems can have HEPA filters, UV lights, good air exchange, etc. But the cheap ones don't. And, without pressure, nobody is going to install good ones.

Welcome to the pressure.


Ventilation is also for co2, and more than just covid.


Yeah. Won’t make a difference anymore. Not like things will reverse


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