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Tech jobs aren't worse than other jobs. They're better than lots of jobs
by user_named 3y ago
Tech jobs aren't worse than other jobs. They're better than lots of jobs
- Clubber 3y agoThe pay is better, but they can be pretty hard on you mentally. The more cushion you have can really help how it affects you though. It really depends on the environment. I've worked way longer than I should have at soul sucking companies.
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- PeterWhittaker 3y agoTo echo another comment, and expand, yes, and no: humans are built for steady physical activity and occasional mental. Tech demands often excessive and sustained mental and often, unless the worker is disciplined or otherwise inclined, less physical. So tech completely inverts what millions of years of evolution produced. Add to that the “we don’t talk about feelings” thing so common in our societies, for members of a species descended from social, group animals whose others descendants spend much time chatting and grooming and otherwise interacting with one another without stress, and you have burnout, a blanket term for something we are not built to handle well.