You know it's not real because there's no machines beeping loudly in his ear because a car was in the drivethru for >16 seconds, or manager screaming "Hurry the hell up where are those large fries!?!" or people throwing crap at him for tiktok cred.

Me, a long time KeyPass enjoyer:

"Y'know people keep talking about BitWarden, maybe it's more accessible and I should give it a tr...(sees this) PFFFFFTTTT! DODGED THAT BULLET."

You make plenty of sense here. It's all about intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation right?

For some reason whenever I tried to excel and take pride in my work or invent small improvements to things, I was either rewarded with nothing but higher expectations without higher compensation, or more often, I was just shut down entirely and told to shut up and get back to grinding.

None of that romanticized "I like your style, kid howabout a raise?" hollywood crap happened to me!

I think people more often than not want to do well, they want to be good at something, get better at it, take pride in their work. Being a complete layabout is exhausting!

But just like you, I got to the point of saving my passion for my own projects, and just doing what's most visible in the job description to not get fired, because I got real tired of being actively punished for making an effort.

Sympathetic hugs for you! 🫂

I feel your pain friend. I'm sure you're a fantastic teacher though! But I bet the constant focus-breaking and admin side of things puts a serious strain on you!

I found myself teaching a martial arts class regularly as a side thing. (Classes across all age groups), and even though people think I'm "so outgoing", lemme tell ya...the martial arts part is the least exhausting part of it! 😂

I hope you find something that still feels fulfilling but allows you to work more naturally. :)

The British man has been socially conditioned not to show it...but he'd likely really appreciate it.

I suffered a job exactly like this for almost a decade. Public facing, helpdesk kind of work. Obviously I was also assigned office-like busywork as well.

So the entire job was just having my brain ripped between "What was I doing?" And "Excuse me fix my problem sir, but let me ramble about how frustrated it makes me for like 20 minutes first because you're cheaper than a therapist!"

I'm still trying to undo how much that place screwed me up.

is scientifically proven

Sorry, what?

At what doses?

Yeah if someone's self-medicating with like 18 cups of coffee per day they're gonna have a bad time, but like 2 cups shouldn't wreck somebody. I feel like this needs more specificity.

(Although more than 4 cups per day will start leeching calcium from your bones, so watch out for that)

Exactly. If there's a line companies love saying it's "In these uncertain times..." The more you're worried about unpredictability, the more predictable their little lines get...

You'd think the working class would be a part of society "too big to fail." =\

The years start comin’ and they don’t stop comin’

and they don’t stop comin’

and they don’t stop comin’

It sucks so much that it was just a result of being cheap. Replacement Hall-effect sticks seem to function just fine, people say, but you don't expect to need to crack the warranty sticker within mere months. :(

I love Roller Coaster Tycoon. It's absolutely crazy how he managed to write a game in a way many wouldn't even attempt even in those days, but it's not just a technical feat, it's a creative masterpiece that's still an absolute blast to play.

It still blows my mind how smoothly it gives the illusion of 3D and physics, yet it can run on almost anything.

OpenRCT brings a lot of quality of life and is often the recommended way to play today, but the original RCT will always deserve a spot on any "Best Games of All Time" list.

That was a really frustrating little factoid for me to learn. I think 3D printing can be an amazing hobby, but the safety bits aren't really discussed until you bring up resin! If we find a good way to break down PLA, or heck invent a compostable plastic, it would go a long way.

I still feel stupid breathing so close to my PLA printer while it was operating as I was trying to troubleshoot stuff. Gah.

The printers can be bought for dirt cheap, but decent enclosures and ventilation are still seldom talked about and turnkey solutions seem to still require the resources of a university department or popular influencer.

I love seeing Ted Lasso jokes in the wild. :D

I just remember the very 2007-ish inverse of this: Look out for your local spider gang, and they'll look out for you. XD

I went broke after I turned the thermostat to 15, opened all the doors and windows, left the fridge and freezer open, until FINALLY it started to snow sometime around December.

Did I get a thank you for my service? No. Just warm beer and melted ice cream.

What more do you people want from me. :(

Lol

If your job can be replaced with GPT, you had a bullshit job to begin with.

This one's funny to me, because the people who WILL try to replace you with GPT don't care if they CAN replace you with GPT. They just will.

Look at how it's haphazardly shoved into everything for no reason whatsoever already.

Cosmo? Isn't that Pop_OS's new DE coming out? :D

Oh you dun goof'd now!

Ah, another Poltergeist fan, I see. :p