I forgot that part of office job

Hopefully someday they'll pay me and then I will understand the office job

So far though the realest benefit of tech office job vs. fashion office job is getting to go home

And I don't even think that's because I'm a minimum wage intern

Hopefully the benefit of making enough money to actually survive off of will feel a lot better too tho!!

Yeah for reeeall

what was your previous job like? My only comparison is the memory of transitioning from service to an office job and it is buckwild

be at desk feels weird

It waaaas a weird combo of office beurocracy and fashion industry brainwashy "this has to be your life, you're so lucky to be here at 7pm recoloring images of kids khakis to sell to Costco Canada"

With a healthy dash of NYC "where could you possibly want to be that isn't work"

nooooooope

why is so much work culture so weird

like this is one of those things I was startled to find was actually real when I entered the adult workplace?? lmfao

and living in the time we live in, and also being in the bay area, I am astounded I avoided the Startup Culture Trap

Yeah the nice thing about Seattle tech is so many people here have been in tech for 10-20+ years and have kids and don't want to do the workaholic startup culture thing so it's very like cubicles but also work life balance because they all have soccer practice to get to

that actually sounds amzing

its weird to see the pendulum swing re: work culture.. way too far into the Live Your Passion attitude.. so much so that it isn’t genuine anymore

and that somehow you’re less for like.... not wanting your work to be your entire identity and your work friends to be your entire social circle

Yeah the downside to it is you get some Back In My Day around like women and boot camps and shit but I haven't had to run into that too much fortunately 🎄🤛

That is knocking on wood

Punch on Christmas tree

For luck

Xmas tree punch

Also yeah desk jobs can be rough - I find taking a quick walk break every couple hours or so helps me keep my focus

Yeah there's a nice lil outdoor area I can walk around in once the weather is nicer and I've been lifting weights on some of my lunch breaks which helps

Tbh my biggest issue now is just that I am still learning so much that I often run out of things I can do before someone is available to help me