| I am somewhat the opposite. The pandemic was great for me. Being able to work remotely is wonderful. Much less stressful than commuting daily, more free time, less scrutiny during work hours and I don't live alone so staying home isn't isolating I definitely do need to spend more time out of the house with friends and such though Most of my current stress is due to AI fears, layoffs looming, uncertain about the future job market for my skills, and such. Definitely too little sleep I think I'm too young for Alzheimer's to be a serious concern but it does run in the family so it might be worth asking my doctor about it. I hadn't thought of that I really do think that it's mostly a combination of my company having like 6 rounds of layoffs in the last couple of years, plus them turning up the pressure to use AI as a daily driver now. I've been trying but I just cannot get the productivity out of it that other people are claiming. Makes me feel obsolete Edit: I also can't really wrap my head around my coworkers who are gleefully embracing AI tools after watching the company cut literally half of our development team over the past couple of years. It makes me feel like I'm watching chickens sharpen the farmer's axe |