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[-] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 48 points 1 month ago

I have never had a job that improved my mental health, not once. And I am actually very privileged in general. Jobs have been net negative for my health, even with regular therapy.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 10 points 1 month ago

I painted in college and it was a very satisfying to finish a job and look on the completed work as you were packing everything up to move on to the next one and I worked a product development job and getting your product working and going up for sale was similar. contract work could be like that to as it had a definitive goal. Unfortunately most other jobs did not have those defined accomplishment times.

[-] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago

Yeah, that feeling accomplishing something is really important. Been working for a product company since June 2024 when I finished a project I actually felt like I made something tangible, unlike in most companies I worked in, where accomplishments are really hazy and undefined. Today you are working on one thing and tomorrow on another thing.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 9 points 1 month ago

yeah hazy and undefined has been my location since 2010. Did make this slick backup system for a small company that got me jazzed. Oh man I used to work in a research lab at a univeristy and we had this regular cadence of shows plus each grant pretty much resulted in us putting together a system that had a purpose and was shown off at the shows. so fullfilling.

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