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0 pointsMathYouF4y ago0 comments

I admit I had only read the title:

"I have sent hundreds of applications, competing with thousands for yet another ‘bullshit job’. And like many, I’ve had enough"

and seen it was a lengthy comic.

I have now taken the time to read the entire comic. My advice for this person hasn't changed substantially. They seem to have few rare and marketable skills, just a lifetime of employment in what they consider "BS" jobs, and are now wondering why they aren't receiving responses from companies looking for skilled workers to do meaningful jobs.

It still reeks of the exact kind of self inflicted cynicism that I wouldn't want to have in a coworker. I'm happy to discuss specifics though if there's a nuance in it you think my advice missed.

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gamblor9564y ago

You clearly skipped over the part where she talks about the 9 years she spent teaching, getting to work early and leaving late and working additional hours after getting home.

And the part where she talks about not needing a glamorous job, just one where she can make a difference without having to pretend like she's saving the world.

My advice to you: stop being so judgmental. Based on your other comments, you implement Three.js into projects. What you do is not going to change the world, and stop expecting your future co-workers to sacrifice their lives for a job that ultimately isn't that meaningful in the big (or even little) scheme of things. TBH, you come across as the kind of boss/coworker that millions of people quit their jobs last quarter to get away from.

MathYouFOP4y ago

For others, who are interested in good faith conversations about the problem with people applying to work they call "bs jobs", the point is finding work you as an individual consider meaningful, and learning the skills to do them.

Those who tell you you're "not saving the world" and therefore your work is bs and therefore you should be as disillusioned and cynical as they are, if it's say delivering food, are also complaining that they can't get a bs job as well so they can get money so that you can deliver food to them. It's entitlement, plain and simple. Their main attack is to tell others their work is also meaningless while demanding still the outputs of that "meaningless" labor.

ethanwillis4y ago

You aren't having a good faith conversation. You didn't even bother to put in the work to read the article before making comments. You just had an idea in mind and decided to harp on it.

If you can't be bothered to read an article you comment on, how could anyone expect you as a co-worker to read and understand or listen and understand to what they're saying?

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