I should actually be working 8h a day, but most of it is spend not working. If I’m honest I’m probably working more like 3h a day even though I enjoy my job.

    • @bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
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      411 months ago

      It’s not condescending. Some jobs are about using your brain, some are about using your body. Some are about both. Software dev is not about both.

      • @Risk@feddit.uk
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        611 months ago

        Yes, it is condescending as you belittle the ‘brain’ role for the aforementioned jobs in retail, hospitality, healthcare, etcetera.

        • Big P
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          311 months ago

          I don’t think they were trying to belettile it. It’s not to say that you don’t need to use your brain or solve problems in a factory or in a shop. I think what they were trying to say is that those jobs are often quite a lot of physical tasks that take time whereas programming is nothing physical but almost entirely problem solving

        • @bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
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          211 months ago

          I didn’t belittle anything. Some jobs are more mentally taxing, some are more physically taxing. I’m not claiming one is “better” than the other.