Repeat to myself that there are good reasons why I need my job. The fact that I can’t think of any of them right now is not a good enough reason to quit or explain to someone why they are an asshat.
@tinamarie1974 You can start a game of “What is the lowest amount that you would leave this job for?”
Start the bidding at $10 more per hour. You can go lower on the numerator or increase the denominator. i.e. $10 more per day wins over $10 more per hour.
@mike808 that game could be interesting, but sometimes it can be more complex than money…can I work from home, flexible working hours, maybe some would be swayed by on site daycare, etc.
@tinamarie1974 The game isn’t what different job would you leave for, but given the same job, benefits, conditions, etc, how little would it take for you to fire your boss. It could be to transfer to a different department with better management, for example.
The game is to discuss the value you give up in order to stay there.
/giphy discuss
I exercise healthy uplifting creativity by renaming all of my variables to curse words. It is good for you to introduce variety and creative outlets into your day.
@InnocuousFarmer I used to do acronyms for crude phrases. If someone else read my code they didn’t know what it meant (usually), but it always made me smile.
I also used to use obscene phrases for passwords, (really easy to remember) but once a sweet young System Administrator needed my password (early days of Unix) and I was absolutely mortified at having to tell her what it was. That was the end of that practice.
Whatch The 8-bit Guy’s videos and think about how some people casually know more about computers than I ever will and also that programming C64 games sounds way more fun than programming websites.
Remind myself I could be at my last dayjob, where I applied people for public benefits. Where I was routinely lambasted for trying to help people where they were, where my managers didn’t care what would help me do the job, and where I was really skilled but depending on who my manager was, I’d get zero credit for it. I’m MUCH happier now, owning my own business and working directly with authors. I get paid to read books and tell people how to make them even more awesome! Kinda ideal, imo.
Why is cry silently not an option?
@Thumperchick you work for mediocrebot. Never show signs of weakness. Purple showed weakness and now Mediocrebot thinks:
Purple is the worst color.
Keep working until your brain ceases and the bones are ground from your hands on the grindstone.
@ThomasF (If you can’t tell, we’re doing great in CS currently)
@ThomasF You’re Mediocrebot’s kind of employee!
@ThomasF too many Meh employees responding to this question of work burning you out… You need to overthrow him.
sort -Ro main.c main.c
Oh @mediocrebot, you’re so silly!
Go down an internet rabbit hole (Wikipedia, IMDB, current news, YouTube, online crossword, Amazon reviews, etc., etc., …).
Work is not the only time-wasting game in town.
Cuss at the infernal computer.
Retire
@Mothersnakes beat me by a minute!
@mehcuda67 @Mothersnakes That’s what my husband did.
Repeat to myself that there are good reasons why I need my job. The fact that I can’t think of any of them right now is not a good enough reason to quit or explain to someone why they are an asshat.
@Kidsandliz or, is a good enough reason NOT to quit or explain to someone, at least at this moment.
That said, quitting in a way that lets you do that is super satisfying. I hope to never do it again, but it was fun.
Chat with others who are equally burnt out. It doesn’t help, bit it passes time
@tinamarie1974 You can start a game of “What is the lowest amount that you would leave this job for?”
Start the bidding at $10 more per hour. You can go lower on the numerator or increase the denominator. i.e. $10 more per day wins over $10 more per hour.
/giphy how low can you go
@mike808 that game could be interesting, but sometimes it can be more complex than money…can I work from home, flexible working hours, maybe some would be swayed by on site daycare, etc.
@tinamarie1974 The game isn’t what different job would you leave for, but given the same job, benefits, conditions, etc, how little would it take for you to fire your boss. It could be to transfer to a different department with better management, for example.
The game is to discuss the value you give up in order to stay there.
/giphy discuss
/giphy rage quit
@narfcake Even better,
/giphy ghost 'em
BSOD.
I exercise healthy uplifting creativity by renaming all of my variables to curse words. It is good for you to introduce variety and creative outlets into your day.
@InnocuousFarmer I used to do acronyms for crude phrases. If someone else read my code they didn’t know what it meant (usually), but it always made me smile.
I also used to use obscene phrases for passwords, (really easy to remember) but once a sweet young System Administrator needed my password (early days of Unix) and I was absolutely mortified at having to tell her what it was. That was the end of that practice.
Run to the pizza place next door for lunch. If I’m not allowed to leave for lunch I just scream inside my head for a while.
At work, I continue to work. At home I’ll read, listen to music, delete emails or watch TV.
I issue a SysReq for additional cycles.
Buy stuff on meh
Whatch The 8-bit Guy’s videos and think about how some people casually know more about computers than I ever will and also that programming C64 games sounds way more fun than programming websites.
I take a mental health day. Fortunately I have a job where most of the time nobody is waiting for me to show up and nothing happens if I’m not there.
Remind myself I could be at my last dayjob, where I applied people for public benefits. Where I was routinely lambasted for trying to help people where they were, where my managers didn’t care what would help me do the job, and where I was really skilled but depending on who my manager was, I’d get zero credit for it. I’m MUCH happier now, owning my own business and working directly with authors. I get paid to read books and tell people how to make them even more awesome! Kinda ideal, imo.
DIPLOMAT! RAT-A-TAT! FAT CAT! AWESOME!