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An aside, though I think a worthy one; my favorite casual rebuttal to the pretentious phrase "knowledge worker" exists here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yDXPk
by kyleee 5y ago
An aside, though I think a worthy one; my favorite casual rebuttal to the pretentious phrase "knowledge worker" exists here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yDXPkor-Wxk https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yDXPkor-Wxk
On topic though, I think that to the extent the New Yorker is describing the subset of technical work that many HN participants are engaged in, burn out was already a big problem pre-pandemic. So it's not a complete surprise for burnout to be on the rise during a such a global level catastrophe, even though many in tech have done well for themselves with steady high salary throughout the duration of the pandemic
- jc01480 5y agoNice article and thanks for sharing. I can relate to the article in that I’ve been a consultant for four years now. I, like many, am now remote with no foreseeable return to an office. I feel like Ive gone through so many phases of feelings since Ive been home and it’s wearing me down badly. I am ready to turn in my notice with no prospect on the horizon simply so I can go back to being normal, or as near to it as can be. I used to love my job. Now it’s this beast hiding in another room of my house and I fight with it every day.