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Real Struggle 😔 (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 0 points 12 hours ago

which is why its important to let people coast in their careers like we were allowed to up until recently

You shouldn't have to constantly take on new and difficult projects at once just to stay afloat, it should genuinely be enough to punch in, do a single task, punch out after a certain age.