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schild
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What? No it's not.
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Maven
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No u. That's what I read.
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Strazos
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The World's Worst Game: Curry or Covid
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What? No it's not.
It's really, really not. |
Fear the Backstab!
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"Hell is other people." -Sartre
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Abagadro
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What's the opposite of that? Ya, that's what I have.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
-H.L. Mencken
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Trippy
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Ennui?
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Abagadro
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I think it is closer to no fucks being given, but that a decent approximation.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
-H.L. Mencken
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Cadaverine
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Work addiction? How is that even possible?
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Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.
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ezrast
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Dopamine is a hell of a drug.
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Yegolev
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It's not an addiction but I still feel a mysterious urge to get to work ASAP in the morning. I'm trying to fight it, especially since my wife is angry that I'm not magically more romantic now that I have nothing to do all day. Or so she says.
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
They called it The Prayer, its answer was law
Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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Ironwood
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Wut ?
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"Mr Soft Owl has Seen Some Shit." - Sun Tzu
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Paelos
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There's a pull the higher up you go in a company to be available, because everyone else is available. You have to fight it at times, but balance it with the fact that you're paid well to be there.
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CPA, CFO, Sports Fan, Game when I have the time
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Nebu
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Work addiction? How is that even possible?
I have a theory that work-a-holics are that way because they don't want to go home. |
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Some people also measure themselves exclusively by their success at the office.
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Nebu
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Some people also measure themselves exclusively by their success at the office.
That's because when they get home, they're no longer in charge!  |
"Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other."
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Paelos
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The people I've known that were work-a-holics were mostly self-involved. They worked constantly because only their stuff mattered, they didn't know how to delegate, and didn't trust anyone.
As a result, they are tough to deal with on a personal level because they can't unplug or relax. They constantly have to be doing something or they feel behind. It's most ego and fear based.
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Yegolev
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Wut ?
I'll get back to you when I know. Or maybe I'll just have a line in my will to send you a note: "Understanding is impossible. Live for the moment." |
Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
They called it The Prayer, its answer was law
Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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Ironwood
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You get that I was totally weirded out by the wife thing, right ?
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"Mr Soft Owl has Seen Some Shit." - Sun Tzu
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Sky
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I love my TV an' hug my TV an' call it 'George'.
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The people I've known that were work-a-holics were mostly self-involved. They worked constantly because only their stuff mattered, they didn't know how to delegate, and didn't trust anyone.
As a result, they are tough to deal with on a personal level because they can't unplug or relax. They constantly have to be doing something or they feel behind. It's most ego and fear based.
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Merusk
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Work addiction? How is that even possible?
I have a theory that work-a-holics are that way because they don't want to go home. Some of us just love our jobs that much and enjoy the work we do. Crazy, I know, but it's possible. |
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Rasix
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I can't think of a single thing that I wouldn't get tired of in time, especially if it was my job. I've been looking forward to retirement since I got my first job. The transition into shiftless layabout will be an easy one for me. I can envision the discussions/disagreement when I reach retirement. "You don't want to do consulting for extra money?"  |
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schild
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Work addiction? How is that even possible?
I have a theory that work-a-holics are that way because they don't want to go home. Some of us just love our jobs that much and enjoy the work we do. Crazy, I know, but it's possible. Work becoming a hobby is fine. You're getting paid to do something you love. For the average person, that is not even remotely the case. |
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Nebu
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There are two kinds of working people; those that live to work and those that work to live.
That being said, I don't know a single person that was on their death bed wishing that they had spent more time working.
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"Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other."
- Mark Twain
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Sky
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I love my TV an' hug my TV an' call it 'George'.
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Depends on the job, though. I get to help people and really make a difference in people's lives on a daily basis, which is awesome and I love it. On the other hand, fucking computers.
I'm always ready to come back to work after a vacation and I enjoy it, but I'll happily retire ASAP.
That said...pretty much everyone who retires here comes back as a part-timer or volunteer until they die.
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Abagadro
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If I had enough money to retire all you would see of me at work is one of those cartoon roadrunner dust clouds.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
-H.L. Mencken
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HaemishM
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Ditto. Only reason I'd come back to my office is to have lunch with my buddies that work here.
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Paelos
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I'd play golf and write the sports blog for a living, making $3k a year and living off my retirement fund.
Good timse.
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Samwise
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I can't think of a single thing that I wouldn't get tired of in time, especially if it was my job.
I used to do a lot of hobby coding projects before I became a full time developer. Now I have no desire whatsoever to spend my free time coding. I actually resisted moving into development for years because I was afraid that'd be the case. Luckily I have no shortage of alternate hobbies and most of them don't involve sitting at a desk for hours at a stretch, so it's not all bad. |
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Merusk
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There are two kinds of working people; those that live to work and those that work to live.
That being said, I don't know a single person that was on their death bed wishing that they had spent more time working.
One cliche deserves another. If you'd do these things when you retire, why are you not doing them now? |
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Rasix
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No one will pay me to read, play video games, and jerk off?
edit to be more serious:
I get my hobbies now, but it's a reduced number and at a reduced clip (make your wanking joke below). I have enough interests that once I'm retired they will easily consume my life as easy as work does.
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If I had enough money to retire all you would see of me at work is one of those cartoon roadrunner dust clouds.
This. If I won the lottery or some long lost relative left me a few million, I might stick around for a couple of weeks to get my replacement up to speed, but only because I like some of the people I work with and it would a gargantuan pain in the ass for them if I suddenly disappeared. But if I live to retirement age (which will be about 106 probably), I will just flat fucking disappear as soon as I can file my papers. |
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Ironwood
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I'm different. I'd still consult and do projects that I chose, but I think I'd get hugely bored if going cold turkey. Also, divorce would probably happen.
I get bored so easily.
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"Mr Soft Owl has Seen Some Shit." - Sun Tzu
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Morat20
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So, yeah, my brother's getting a CT scan tomorrow. He finally got a chest X-ray, and there's a mass. And if you can see it on an X-ray, it's not a tiny one. There's lots of things that cause that that DON'T start with "c".
I keep telling myself that, at least. On the bright side, family history is on our side. Plus, he spent the years between 12 and 30 getting bronchitis at least twice a year, and generally pneumonia as well. So an infection, a thingy form around an infection new or old (I don't know what they're called, a relative of my wife's had one removed). Lots of stuff.
So I'm hoping he's just got screwed up lungs from years of chest infections. He's been wheezing and full of sinus drainage for three months now, so....I dunno.
I guess I'll find out in a week or so.
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Reg
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Best of luck, Morat. I hope things turn out OK. I'm surprised the results will take so long though.
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Signe
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So sorry, Morat.  Hope everything goes well with your brother. More s. |
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RhyssaFireheart
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Hope your brother is fine and it turns out to be nothing serious, Morat.
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