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Huh, for what it's worth, this doesn't resonate with me at all. I appreciate the author sharing how they feel but really don't like the "we"s and "our"s, since

Huh, for what it's worth, this doesn't resonate with me at all. I appreciate the author sharing how they feel but really don't like the "we"s and "our"s, since they're not expressing some universal truth.

lbacaj 8y ago
Totally agree with you. I think the biggest reason this is not universal is because not everybody hates their job or working. I get an incredible amount of Joy doing what I do. So much so that when I get home I have plenty of energy to do a little more on my own personal projects. This is obviously not true every single day but the vast majority of days it is. That dosent mean I don’t love my wife or my family, quite the contrary I spend as much time as possible with them and love them very much. But it does mean that I don’t love TV or much of the other bullshit. This article is a great read, with a different sort of take on life: https://blog.stephsmith.io/you-dont-need-to-quit-your-job-to-make/ https://blog.stephsmith.io/you-dont-need-to-quit-your-job-to...
- gnulinux 8y ago
  I love my work too. But this still resonates with me. Yesterday I left work at 8:30. Why? Because I'm designing a software architecture that will change a lot of people's lives around the world and I ended up having this stimulating conversion about our design with my coworker. Nobody does this if they don't like their work. I do this only because I believe I'm capable of contributing something to conversation, and I want to contribute. But we're all humans and I think having entirely exhaust on weekends is pretty expected after working hard for 5 days. I hate weekends because I'd much rather working. I hate weekends because it gives me this existential crisis, it makes me feel like I'm not doing anything with my life.
  - JohnBooty 8y ago
    That's cool, and I've been there, but not a lot of people will have that opportunity in their careers... and certainly not on a regular basis. Idealists will say not to take a job unless it lets you do something cool and world-changing like that. Well okay, but there is a LOT of code to be written in the world. Somebody has to write the boring stuff. And 99.999% of it is boring. If every developer held out for the chance to write the fun stuff the world would just not work. It's like if everybody held out for some kind of job they passionately cared about. Theoretically cool, but who'd sweep the floors and shovel the horse shit out of the stables?
  - james_s_tayler 8y ago
    This is probably what I resonate with most.
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da_chicken 8y ago
When I was younger, it didn't resonate at all (I've obviously heard this complaint before). The older I've gotten, the shorter everything has gotten. Whether it's based in the natural warping of time perception as we age, or stress from greater responsibilities pushing me towards burnout, my weekends go too quickly and my work weeks take too much time.
- rzzzt 8y ago
  I find that the work week flies by very quickly as well. I get less done than I used to/wanted to.
- JohnBooty 8y ago
  The older I've gotten, the shorter everything has gotten. Whether it's based in the natural warping of time perception as we age I think it's objectively real for most people. As you get older, expectations and obligations placed upon you (work and non-work) grow. People in their time working years are relied upon heavily by family and employers. This is generally true even if you avoid having children, which is the probably most significant time investment a person can make. Of course, you can live a "lone wolf" lifestyle but this is difficult for most people if they have any family at all.

lbacaj 8y ago

Totally agree with you. I think the biggest reason this is not universal is because not everybody hates their job or working. I get an incredible amount of Joy doing what I do. So much so that when I get home I have plenty of energy to do a little more on my own personal projects. This is obviously not true every single day but the vast majority of days it is. That dosent mean I don’t love my wife or my family, quite the contrary I spend as much time as possible with them and love them very much. But it does mean that I don’t love TV or much of the other bullshit. This article is a great read, with a different sort of take on life: https://blog.stephsmith.io/you-dont-need-to-quit-your-job-to-make/ https://blog.stephsmith.io/you-dont-need-to-quit-your-job-to...

gnulinux 8y ago
I love my work too. But this still resonates with me. Yesterday I left work at 8:30. Why? Because I'm designing a software architecture that will change a lot of people's lives around the world and I ended up having this stimulating conversion about our design with my coworker. Nobody does this if they don't like their work. I do this only because I believe I'm capable of contributing something to conversation, and I want to contribute. But we're all humans and I think having entirely exhaust on weekends is pretty expected after working hard for 5 days. I hate weekends because I'd much rather working. I hate weekends because it gives me this existential crisis, it makes me feel like I'm not doing anything with my life.
- JohnBooty 8y ago
  That's cool, and I've been there, but not a lot of people will have that opportunity in their careers... and certainly not on a regular basis. Idealists will say not to take a job unless it lets you do something cool and world-changing like that. Well okay, but there is a LOT of code to be written in the world. Somebody has to write the boring stuff. And 99.999% of it is boring. If every developer held out for the chance to write the fun stuff the world would just not work. It's like if everybody held out for some kind of job they passionately cared about. Theoretically cool, but who'd sweep the floors and shovel the horse shit out of the stables?
- james_s_tayler 8y ago
  This is probably what I resonate with most.

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da_chicken 8y ago

When I was younger, it didn't resonate at all (I've obviously heard this complaint before). The older I've gotten, the shorter everything has gotten. Whether it's based in the natural warping of time perception as we age, or stress from greater responsibilities pushing me towards burnout, my weekends go too quickly and my work weeks take too much time.

rzzzt 8y ago
I find that the work week flies by very quickly as well. I get less done than I used to/wanted to.
JohnBooty 8y ago
The older I've gotten, the shorter everything has gotten. Whether it's based in the natural warping of time perception as we age I think it's objectively real for most people. As you get older, expectations and obligations placed upon you (work and non-work) grow. People in their time working years are relied upon heavily by family and employers. This is generally true even if you avoid having children, which is the probably most significant time investment a person can make. Of course, you can live a "lone wolf" lifestyle but this is difficult for most people if they have any family at all.