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cute_spider_ni_srsly wrote

I wish I hadn't been pushed into coding for a living, since I would love to code outside of work but seriously cannot after a workday. I ought to be a plumber or hvac technician, but it feels hard to change over at this point. Plus that changeover would reduce my allocated resources by half.

I like the nest that I work in - I'm the sole developer for a system that tracks a company's data. When I'm pressured to do something quickly it's because the whole company is trying to change what it's doing quickly, which is okay.

But it does suck out a lot of my technology passion.

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Dogmantra wrote

god being a plumber or electrician sounds amazing tbh, you get to work with your hands, fixing stuff for people, and yet I could definitely turn it all off when I get home

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hollyhoppet OP wrote

i agree. the problem is in our current system a job like that is rough on your body and you don't get the support you need to manage the damage as you age because it's considered less skilled and well at least in the us the medical system is just fucked in general

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Dogmantra wrote

yeah definitely! I think something like that would ultimately be way too physical for me... but then teaching is honestly too physical for me because you're supposed to stand up when you're talking to the class and I can't stand up all day :/

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