I've spent years working on this and it really comes down to this:
Any single tiny thing you can do to feel like you're helping build a better future is more productive than 10,000 hours of dread.
not to be barbie but how do you guys cope with the growing sense of dread that the world is legitimately going to end in our lifetimes and everything you know and love will collapse into chaos
the idea of riding a tricycle around a big subterranean facility filled with neatly organized records fills me with immense calm. I wish I knew this was a job you could have
Employees often use tricycles to retrieve records at the National Archives and Records Administration facility in Valmeyer, Illinois. Located inside a cave, the facility holds up to 2.4 million cubic feet of records.
The "people talking to AI" thing is probably unsurprising to anyone who's worked customer service phones
It's insane the things complete strangers have said to me over the years, presumably because they have no one to talk to
Beautiful day outside. Probably a top 10 summer afternoon. Yes, doesn't get much better than this. I'm gonna watch 3 movies in a row in my apartment with the lights off
$50 of lukewarm DoorDash slop gets absolutely bodied by a beef and broccoli rice bowl with fried egg that costs $5 a serving and takes 10 minutes to make
Before anyone is like "yeah duh", be aware that I have a lot of disposable income and I live alone and I'm also a dumbass
We are officially in "let's reconnect after the new year" territory for office jobs. With a bit of skill and finesse, you could probably avoid doing any actual work until MLK day