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So your advice for low stress white collar work is... find one that you can automate easily so you don't have to do it?
by pythonaut_16 7y ago
So your advice for low stress white collar work is... find one that you can automate easily so you don't have to do it?
- pingyong 7y agoThe problem is then you still have to go there and pretend to work - sitting in front of a screen for 8 hours while doing nothing probably sucks the life right out of you.
- pc86 7y agoYou certainly wouldn't be the first one to do it!
- Tarsul 7y agoI mean my job is a little bit like that. I have automated a lot of annoying stuff with VBA (but have yet to start with python, it's on my todo list). However, it's impossible to automate everything - so in the end a worker is necessary (but not the hours that were planned). I would assume it's the same for many white collar jobs. [since I'm paid by the hour the automatization is not really worth it monetarily by itself, but that's another discussion] Another aspect regarding agency and happiness: I've noticed that I have some (kind of stupid/gameified) sense of accomplishment when I sort my mails, write down the current status of a project or something similarly "boring" but important stuff for ease of mind (similar to doing a todo-list to become organized). Just knowing (and accomplishing) that everything is in order is quite satisfying.
- vsareto 7y agoThat’s the business proposition for lots of businesses, I don’t see why it’s invalid if an employee can figure it out.