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by mancerayder 1969 days ago
Do you have a family? Can you stay with this company, but work remotely in a different place in your country or another one? Either a satellite office or an AirBNB for a month next to a forest, mountain or ocean?

I say that because a change of scenery will jumpstart hope and creativity.

I understand the sentiment though. It might also be worth looking for a new job. I find personally that job positions rot like fruit, and I hate staying somewhere more than 2 or 3 years. I can't understand people who stay in the same role for 5 years or a decade, and find that satisfying.

Try a change is my prognosis. You will get better insight into your feelings.
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burned_out 1969 days ago
A change feels like it would help. But I do have a family (wife, two kids), a mortgage, and I am the sole provider.

And you may be right about the job rot. It’s been 15 years for me... Maybe I’m just too afraid to take risks given my situation and the job market situation in my country.

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bengale 1969 days ago
Keep in mind that if you move jobs, and that doesn’t solve your issue, your future employer may not give you the leeway to recover in the same way your current employer might.
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burned_out 1969 days ago
That is absolutely true.
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tired_person_99 1969 days ago
I'm in the same boat. I find it so hard to get work done. It causes me a lot of anxiety to even sit in the chair. Once there I feel so antsy it takes awhile to be able to focus (instrumental music helps with that sometimes). I'm dreading having to go back into the office.

I'm also in my 40s and have a family to provide for. I totally think if I could just have a change of scenery (moving somewhere new in the world) it would help me so much, but as you know it's not that simple at this stage in our lives.

For now I try to get stuff done around the house to let me feel tangible things. I also work on side projects to let me work on something that I find interesting.

I wish you the best of luck. I don't have the answer, but would love to know what it is.

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jitl 1969 days ago
It’s spelled Airbnb, not AirBNB
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tilt_error 1969 days ago
Ahh.

So the class action lawsuit 3:20-cv-7842 [1] in the US district court for the northern district of California cannot possibly be valid since it names AIRBNB, INC. and AIRBNB PAYMENTS, INC. as defendants?

K. 231

[1] https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/editoria...

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