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Anon gets a job (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I worked a mailroom job with only about 3-4 hours of actual work a day. I was explicitly told I was free to spend any free time however I liked, so long as I stayed nearby.

I read books, gamed a bit, learned some programming and Linux server stuff... was pretty great actually. I only ever left that job because the offer was for twice as much pay. I often still miss the free time.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yep I'm self employed now and still working my ass off but sometimes I day dream about just getting a job like you describe where you just have super low responsibility, simple tasks and lots of downtime. It's a shame this usually means shitty pay, so I'm more focused on making my skills valuable enough that I can work only a few days a month.

[–] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I did the self-employed grind, lots of 12 hour days, lots of downtime with no work or money coming in. My wife hates instability to the point she refuses to let me invest our money anywhere (we use a managed mutual fund... ugh). This means it was get stable work or watch her hair fall out from stress, so I took what I thought would be a shit job but turned out to be a decent one.

Get this: after working that job for a bit she says "I'm worried you have no ambition". No shit I gave up my dream to work a mailroom. Anyway ended up back in IT not long after getting certs in my work downtime.