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Usually corporate cube hell is a means to an end outside of said hell, but HN is littered with stories of people being utterly consumed (in a bad, soul-crushing
by rl3 8y ago
Usually corporate cube hell is a means to an end outside of said hell, but HN is littered with stories of people being utterly consumed (in a bad, soul-crushing way) by their workplace all the time, so good point.
- tinus_hn 8y agoStories of people just contently working in their cubicle and not caring aren’t interesting. There is a certain selection bias.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoBeyond selection bias already mentioned, I suppose some of that comes from people who try to find some meaning in their corporate job. Because what's soul crushing is the realization you spend 3/4 of your waking hours doing pointless work that's not meaningful to you, your friends, or often even society at large. (Sometimes it's because it's a socially negative job that serves only to enrich some people at the cost of everyone else (cough ad cough tech), but often - perhaps more often - it's because of the complexity of our world. Your job may be a crucial component to some very socially good thing, but if it's one of thousands of such components, it can be hard to see the connection between your work and the end result.)
- davemp 8y agoCube hell isn’t the only possible situation for cube level workers either. Working with people you like on projects with varying levels of appeal, while gradually improving your personal situation, can be a very satisfying way to spend your career. Grandiose goals are a risky way to look for meaning/value in life.