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Don't think that's true, watchstanding positions are amongst the most mind numbing jobs that actually require your full attention. I stood watch in the Navy as
by chris_mc 8y ago
Don't think that's true, watchstanding positions are amongst the most mind numbing jobs that actually require your full attention. I stood watch in the Navy as officer of the deck in port, and I can truly say that 6 hour shift was torture for the mind, much worse than coding 6 hours.
- Aeolun 8y agoTo a point I guess, but I imagine the drop off in performance from 2 hours to 8 hours of standing watch is much larger than the one from 8 to 20 hours.
- chris_mc 8y agoFrom 8 to 20 hours watchstanding, you're basically not watchstanding. It went like this: Hour 1: Fine Hour 2: Walk around a bit, then fine Hour 3-5: Jesus, I never should have joined the Navy Hour 6: I want to pull out my 9mm and use it on myself Hours past 6: I am functionally useless Some jobs that aren't knowledge-jobs are hard on your mind, too. The reason security/watchstanding is so hard is that you have to be alert at all times while doing, effectively, jack squat. It isn't a much different level of alertness than I am in while programming, now that I think about it carefully.
- JamesBarney 8y agoGranted I've only met 5 security guards in my life. But not a single one gave the job their full attention. All basically saw the job as a warm body position.