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Are people bad at their jobs or are the jobs just bad?

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287 points moonka | 3 comments | 02 Apr 25 21:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.506s | source
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zw123456 ◴[02 Apr 25 22:52 UTC] No.43562700[source]▶
I recently retired after 45 years in tech. I started out in 1978 at Bell Labs. I have had great jobs and terrible jobs. Great bosses and horrific bosses. And all the things in between. I did not just survive, I thrived and beyond and worked at 3 start ups and a bunch of other companies large and small. What I learned is to not to be afraid. Regardless of what is happening around you. Fear is the enemy. Don't be afraid to be weird or crazy or whatever is causing you to be timid.
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tmpz22 ◴[02 Apr 25 23:03 UTC] No.43562798[source]▶
> What I learned is to not to be afraid. Regardless of what is happening around you.

Were you perhaps financially secure enough not to have to fear anything? Or tenured (Bell Labs!) that unemployment wasn't actually a threat to you? YMMV.

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1. zeroCalories ◴[02 Apr 25 23:17 UTC] No.43562912[source]▶
People acclimate to their circumstances. Do you think people in developing countries live in a constant state of panic because they don't have a seven figure retirement account?
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2. charlie0 ◴[02 Apr 25 23:27 UTC] No.43562991[source]▶
This. Just gotta live within your means. It's so easy with a developer salary unless you're 1 year in and haven't had time to save for a rainy day.
3. 84748498373 ◴[03 Apr 25 05:51 UTC] No.43565260[source]▶
> Do you think people in developing countries live in a constant state of panic because they don't have a seven figure retirement account?

If Brazil is anything to look at, maybe?

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7111415/