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meh, so where are the jobs where you clock on, do a solid day's work actually solving problems to the best of your ability, and then you're done.

All this linkedin-eqsue showmanship is exhausting for all the wrong reasons.



Right? I'm tired of those deep-think emotional egotistical stuff about building a product. Who cares. It looks like the Chat GPT prompt of: "write an inspiring text about building products like a speech of Adolf Hitler"

Why can't people just build stuff because they have to. Either because they feel inspired or needs some money (more common). It doesn't need to be crazy or hardcore.

I wonder what psychologists think about this, I wonder if a healthy mind should work like this. It isn't a good example for anybody.


There's nothing here that precludes both types of work. Some people can do "unforgettable" work, and create "experiences", *and* some people can do "just" work, and create solutions.


Some people don't have much real work to do so they create meta-work and posture as productive.


Been a trend of late.

"How to Do Great Work"

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36550615

Arbeit macht frei.

> Do unforgettable work. This is not hyperbole.

It was hyperbole from the first sentence on. I feel lied to.

> Hand-written notes and flowers and donuts are cute but completely forgettable.

No. It's not. Business is more about relationships than 'unforgettable work'. Most clients would prefer to work with people they like who are competent than someone they don't like who does unforgettable work.


Corporate America demands more grinding until stock prices improve




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