Do any of y’all work somewhere and **genuinely** like it (feel well comped, work/life balance, decently interesting day to day)? If so, where ya at? 👀

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If only y'all allowed remote 😭 Dream agency.

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Modern white collar employees are conditioned to dislike any and all work, rules and expectations; being able to pay your bills and live in convenience isn’t enough, so whining and venting is their primary drive. So my guess is this thread will remain mostly silent

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Owning capital so you get money by NOT working is the “capital” in “capitalism.” Made possible by all the people “whining and venting” who aren’t proportionally getting the benefits from their hard work. Perhaps that’s why so much venting is going on.

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Cool beans. I just applied to Red Hat. Should I follow up with a recruiter or someone?

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