| >I've been working with the same company for 5 years, and I've build a lot of stuff, and I guess I'm at a position where they just pay me before I become relevant with some new project. I'm sure there are a lot of problems you really wanted to solve in the past but you couldn't because you were on other projects. Now might be a good time to look at those. >What do I do? I talked to my supervisor, and I'm suppose to conduct research in AI, but I don't even have a proper hardware to run training, or enough space to download datasets. I just so easy to procrastinate and do nothing. I'll send you an invite link to our machine learning platform[0] while your supervisor, who probably has a lot going on, gets you the resources. There's a Slack workspace if you encounter troubles using it. >I'm also going through some hard personal time, and it's impossible to focus on research while alone at home. My contact information is in my profile page. It'd be my pleasure to go over things with you. >Should I just take time of to recover and don't do any work? Should I change my job? This could be one of those times where having more free time could be harmful: one gets too much into their head. Physical activity works for a lot of people who can do that. >I feel like I have lost my function at the company. Is that normal from time to time? Maybe I should just enjoy the freedom while it lasts Have you looked at the state of the world? It could affect anyone and we go through situations differently. It happens. [0]: https://iko.ai |