Over the past 12 months I've been engaged with metastasised testicular cancer. It started with a radical unilateral orchiectomy, followed by 1 round of BEP/3 rounds of EP. I just got back to work and found out it was back and had 4 rounds of high dose TICE 2 of which included stem cell recovery. I was meant to have lung surgery to reduce the risks of later spread through dead tissue but am instead scheduled for radiosurgery on a machine they are trying to fix.
I don't know where you live but I've always understood my tax contribution has been insufficient, this health crisis is sweet confirmation bias for me, public healthcare is a true blessing for me and no matter if I win/lose/draw this battle I hope those who come after me in some way benefit from me going through treatment just as I have in theory benefitted from others persisting with treatment.
In my personal view greed is a waste of time, be comfortable if you can and figure out what kind of contribution to our community would mean something to you. every headline these days seems to point to how greedy the current crop of big tech is (which probably includes those tech luminaries in Google such as Urs and Jeff Dean).
Second paragraph is restating that different people have different standards. Different people have different triggers for disgust and those that have the most sensitive might have to choose between an emotional tax or executive function theft if an agreement can't be reached.
I have no idea about pleasant odours but can see how not having ones standards respect could be a libido killer; just part of the complexities of a relationship/cohabitation.
I still think mentorship is one of the most impactful things someone can do; passing on experience can improve the velocity of someone else's learning and strengthen their contribution no matter where they land in industry.
The important thing is to mentor those who show willingness to pay this investment forward. I've never been in a situation with a completely green team but hopefully when I do I can navigate the role of empowering others to navigate some of that mentoring challenge.
I find it funny that the author suggests that husbands have more time for hobbies and friends; I don't know about hobbies but male friendship has been in decline for a long time now... The EFT framing is a good model but the gendered arguments need much more nuance than is offered in this piece.
I also wonder how much the higher standards plays a part in this kind of thing. If person A believes tasks like vacuuming need to occur weekly, and person B believes they need to occur bi-weekly then person B will either suffer an emotional tax for not having their expectations met or an EFT managing their preferred outcome with some form of nagging.
Lastly, can we just ditch things like get well soon cards, someone getting sick doesn't have to be met with a $5 donation to hallmark with some platitudes. If you really cared you'd improve minimum pay and sick leave entitlements so people didn't have to turn up to work sick.
I might be becoming a greybeard but is there any reason to move away from graphviz?
I appreciate text based authoring, open source code base, composability, and the longevity of the project.
And then I hear that workers in China get one day off a month and companies will continue to talk about international competition...
Without reintroducing tariffs (I'm based in Australia) to protect working conditions, and widespread protest at how poor median conditions are getting I don't see how this situation reverses.
I'd love to see the logic of financial class applied back at them to at least reduce the number of direct votes they have at elections.
Willing to relocate, Australia only; otherwise contact me when my country decides it's serious about the vaccine
Technologies: predominantly python/DevOps pipelines,cloud-infrastructure with experience in the opensource GIS/spatial stack, excited to learn new technologies
Resume: slightly outdated but available on request, >5 years experience out of tertiary CompSci degree
Email: Alex@[email protected]@com (replace @s with "." and vice-versa)
Red flags; mental health (depression), if you're still reading you might be a good fit. I'd thrive on a solid team foundation (which I understand is really blood difficult to do whilst adhering to all the demands of a business). I have good days and bad days, an inner perfectionist streak which means I'll drive for a great solution but will need a bit of autopilot drudge during the off days.
Again to be blunt, I need to get better at setting fair work boundaries, in multiple contexts I've let myself get taken advantage of leading to burn out and leaving past companies. If you have a humane outlook on the workplace and are happy to see compounding returns in workplace co-investment I really would appreciate the contact.
I also understand that there will be others here selling themselves much better, so all the best.
Over the past 12 months I've been engaged with metastasised testicular cancer. It started with a radical unilateral orchiectomy, followed by 1 round of BEP/3 rounds of EP. I just got back to work and found out it was back and had 4 rounds of high dose TICE 2 of which included stem cell recovery. I was meant to have lung surgery to reduce the risks of later spread through dead tissue but am instead scheduled for radiosurgery on a machine they are trying to fix.
I don't know where you live but I've always understood my tax contribution has been insufficient, this health crisis is sweet confirmation bias for me, public healthcare is a true blessing for me and no matter if I win/lose/draw this battle I hope those who come after me in some way benefit from me going through treatment just as I have in theory benefitted from others persisting with treatment.
In my personal view greed is a waste of time, be comfortable if you can and figure out what kind of contribution to our community would mean something to you. every headline these days seems to point to how greedy the current crop of big tech is (which probably includes those tech luminaries in Google such as Urs and Jeff Dean).
Much love in your journey, Lostletterbox