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jere | 1 month ago

Government jobs. But my experience tells me that getting away with doing nothing is very corrosive to the soul and will be regretted later.

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guywithahat|1 month ago

I agree on both points; government work can involve very little real work with no real stress of being fired. Similarly, doing meaningless work will destroy your soul and will make you hate your time in the office even more. I'd even go so far as to say caring deeply about your profession is a western value, and trying to work as little as possible is going to be difficult in a western country

subsection1h|1 month ago

> doing meaningless work will destroy your soul

You think commercial software is meaningful? You think web apps, mobile apps, etc. are meaningful? If so, you are very lucky!