Have I been working too hard?
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A little of both I guess. Also not many folks would be willing to hire a 72 year old programmer, so that worries me too.
It's hell getting old. It beats the alternative only marginally.
I know this "fascinating problem"-problem all-too-well. When it comes to deadlines, pretty much everyone in my company is in for "do it right, not fast". But in home office, pulling oneself out of something I actually like doing at 17:15 when the task itself (so excluding the at times bullshitty formalities surrounding stuff) feels like hobby, that's a psychological challenge.
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I have never had it quite that bad. But I can feel your pain on the worry front. Hope you are doing better now. Washington and Alaska are both way to cold for me.
dude!
I liked the weather much better up in Alaska, after about 75/80 degrees, I become pretty worthless, my ideal working temperature is about 60, and right now Washington state is 110 in my area. My new job requires zero travel, and that is wonderful and can work from home or my small office. demands vary, but this has to be the best job I've ever had.
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I liked the weather much better up in Alaska, after about 75/80 degrees, I become pretty worthless, my ideal working temperature is about 60, and right now Washington state is 110 in my area. My new job requires zero travel, and that is wonderful and can work from home or my small office. demands vary, but this has to be the best job I've ever had.
Living on the Gulf Coast nearly all my life, heat and humidity are what I am use to. Also, isn't Washington State subject to Earthquakes and Volcano's? You can run away from a Volcano, or a hurricane, but not earthquakes. Glad you're happy at home, though :) .
Yes I am.
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I have been working 9 to 10 hours a day on the same project, trying to finish it. I'm starting to get burned out, but can't quit until it's done. Have you ever been in this situation? what did you do about it? :confused::confused:
"Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall" - the Beatles "Everybody knows this is Nowhere" - Neil Young
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Living on the Gulf Coast nearly all my life, heat and humidity are what I am use to. Also, isn't Washington State subject to Earthquakes and Volcano's? You can run away from a Volcano, or a hurricane, but not earthquakes. Glad you're happy at home, though :) .
Yes I am.
There are a couple dormant volcanos, Mt. St. Helens burps once a decade or so, and the west cost side of the state gets earthquakes being part of the Pacific's ring of fire. but then we have a huge set of mountains separating the east side of the state, we sometimes feel a little aftershock on this side of the state when one happens on the cost, but very few, I can only remember 3 in my 45 years of life. I would hate to live in Seattle if a big earthquake hit, that place is so tightly packed, it would be near impossible to get out somewhere safe. The down side for this side of the state, is that it's very dry. here's a map of the area, Google Maps[^] the green is mostly farmland, we live in the rain shadow of the cascades. But a tornado will never touch this area, but it does get hot here during the summer. I hope to have air conditioning by next year, the swamp cooler just doesn't work that well in this kind of heat.
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There are a couple dormant volcanos, Mt. St. Helens burps once a decade or so, and the west cost side of the state gets earthquakes being part of the Pacific's ring of fire. but then we have a huge set of mountains separating the east side of the state, we sometimes feel a little aftershock on this side of the state when one happens on the cost, but very few, I can only remember 3 in my 45 years of life. I would hate to live in Seattle if a big earthquake hit, that place is so tightly packed, it would be near impossible to get out somewhere safe. The down side for this side of the state, is that it's very dry. here's a map of the area, Google Maps[^] the green is mostly farmland, we live in the rain shadow of the cascades. But a tornado will never touch this area, but it does get hot here during the summer. I hope to have air conditioning by next year, the swamp cooler just doesn't work that well in this kind of heat.
It seems Global Warming is real. I don't want to say what my electric bill is in the Summer. And my wife and I fight over the thermostat constantly. But it is better than sweltering in the heat.
Good luck.