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Depressed, but not because of the virus. I'm disillusioned with tech. I don't want to write software anymore. I don't even want to look at a screen anymore. I'm
by y-c-o-m-b 6y ago
Depressed, but not because of the virus. I'm disillusioned with tech. I don't want to write software anymore. I don't even want to look at a screen anymore. I'm doing the bare minimum to make sure I don't get fired, but most days even doing that is a struggle. When I get a notification on my phone, I want to take a hammer and smash my phone into pieces.
The only things keeping me sane at the moment are camping (which I've been doing every chance I get), yard-work, or sitting in my backyard and watching bees gather nectar.
I'm the only one making a salary in my household which supports my wife and kids. We have health issues also, so must have health insurance. With the price of housing and groceries continuing to skyrocket - and one of my kids approaching college age soon - it only re-enforces the idea that I have to stay in this occupation for much longer. I want a simple work-to-live not live-to-work life on some acreage, but I'm trapped in this suburban life-style.