🎉🎉🎉🎉 It’s Friday!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
The topic of this discussion is: anything.
Anything exciting going on in your life? Things got you down? Did you try a new recipe that you’d like to share? etc.
I have a free weekend, finally. But unluckily, there seems to be a problem with the central heating system in my flat. Normally that wouldn’t be a problem, but we currently have -5°C at night so it’s a bit uncomfortable. Hope they’ll fix it soon. Currently I help myself with blankets and a fleece pullover.
Unfortunately I still am a professional at procrastination and feel like I am wasting a lot of my potential, both in work and in private. I feel like I’ve wasted a good chunk of my twenties and my thirties shouldn’t go down the drain too. I hope to finally start reading a book again this weekend - given that I have so many unfinished or not even started ones lying around here, I should find something.
snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 1 week ago
Praise the weekend!
We found out today that our company is withholding a holiday bonus for the entire company because it was an unprofitable year. Understandable I guess, but still very disappointing. Especially since I feel like I’ve carried a lot of responsibility and execution this year.
Oh well, more motivation to find the next thing.
I’m very much looking forward to having almost two weeks off soon.
Also started playing the Path of Exile 2 open beta this week, and the game is freaking great. It’s a much more punishing and methodical ARPG than PoE 1, which is right up my alley. I’m really looking forward to how it evolves over time.
gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 6 days ago
Try running your own company for a while to find out :)
snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 6 days ago
Nah man, I have no interest in running a company. I’ve considered transitioning to working as a consultant, but I don’t want to be responsible for other people’s checks.
DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social 6 days ago
Your view is, IMHO, exactly right. Unfortunately, a lot of corporations tend to let their workers suffer for the mistakes the higher-ups committed. Even if they are what really keeps the business running…
If this mismanagement has affirmed your decision to leave the company, I say it’s a good idea. Your workforce is the most valuable thing they get from you; and if they don’t honour it, I say let them suffer the consequences by directing your efforts elsewhere. I know unions aren’t as big in the USA as they are over here in Germany, but I personally consider joining at least one that has the working people’s best interests in mind. Perhaps there’s something you can join that’s directly related to your field of work, if such things exist in the US? We have “Berufsfachverbände” over here, e.g. they cater to workers in the steel industry, healthcare, and so on. And perhaps you can find a company that won’t pressure you to stay out of unions and actually cares about their workers. I seriously wish you all the best in your efforts to find a better job.
Personally, changing jobs at the end of the last year and starting anew in January 2024 was one of the best decisions of my life. It’s hard, mentally draining and involves lots of elbow grease. But in the end, it’s so worth it!
snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 6 days ago
Ah, yeah a union really isn’t an option. I work as a software developer, an industry in which unions don’t exist.
I appreciate the encouragement. My decision to leave hinges more on feeling like I’ve hit the ceiling of growth in my current position. I’m the most senior developer on the team, so there are few opportunities to learn from others in my day to day.
I’m definitely starting to send out résumés. We’ll see what happens!