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Work is sending me over the edge. Corporate jobs are so pointless (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 days ago by Snort_Owl@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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Ynow I wouldn’t mind if anything i did made even the slightest sense. Like there’s no work to do because there isnt any work. Businesses are just like circle jerking bullshit on all levels while 1 goblin in the basement is keeping everything ticking over so the rest of us can play political battles and kiss ass while doing nothing of value.

Like they’re talking about ai automating jobs but there was no job to automate because we dont do anything.

I keep thinking about the black books sketch of working in the office. Nobody knows whats actually going on or what their job even is you just carve out some niche, get a few consumers of it and thats where you sit in the little piss bucket you have made for yourself knowing deep down it doesnt really benefit anybody.

Just need to mentally check out until i get fired i guess. Use my office hours to make a game the thing i actually want to do.

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[–] octobob@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

Idk what exactly you do for a living but I work for a manufacturer of enormous industrial electrical systems and holy fuck do people work here. In the office, in the shop, out in the field. It's basically unlimited overtime, travel time, double time on Sundays, per diem, annual 10% bonuses company wide. But people that dick around all day tend not to last. Everyone is slammed busy all the time, overworked, trying to get everything perfect because electricity can be life or death, esp when you're dealing with high voltages and thousands (or 10's of thousands) of amps.

I realize this is the exception, not the norm.

I was always more of an artistic and creative person before I entered the working world. I'm so glad I pivoted to math and science and engineering. My job is just all testing and QA and a bit of field service and I love it. You can nerd out with the nerds, or shoot the shit with the country folks, or I'll talk about random shit around the city since I'm in city limits and so are some other people.

Maybe it's time for a career change? Idk