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This is a bit of an overreaction. The OP didn’t mention they were depressed, just unfulfilled. Manual labour can be quite fulfilling compared to white collar w
by gitgud 1y ago
This is a bit of an overreaction. The OP didn’t mention they were depressed, just unfulfilled.
Manual labour can be quite fulfilling compared to white collar work, as progress is much clearer and it can be a nice mental break compared to an office job.
Of course it’s not for everyone, but at the very least it makes you appreciate the privilege of working in an office
- aristofun 1y agoMy point is that it's not a privilege at all. Office work can be just as good/bad/meaningful/useless/hard/easy etc. as manual or almost any type of work these days. It's very ignorant (and outdated by 50 years in a first world country) to look down on software engineers like they are spoiled children whining about their little naive problems. (I'm exaggerating to illustrate the point).
- kadushka 1y agoI have done both physical labor and software engineering, so I’m speaking from personal experience. If your experience differs, what can I say - everyone is different.
- aristofun 1y agoI have done too. And obviously individual cases can vary dramatically. I was trying to average my observations not only from my experience, but all the people I observed throughout my life and my career. I am yet to meet a burnt out electrician.