Mi español es muy limitado, but I'm ready to go.

In IT, some weeks are super busy, but as I've improved things at work (upgrading equipment, fixed old issues, automated some repeat processes, etc), there are other weeks it's "slow" and I feel like I'm just sitting there. It used to be nonstop all the time when I was new, but the were a lot of unresolved problems or things the last guy didn't know how to do. I probably couldn't get away with 3x 8 hour days as stuff will always happen unexpectedly, but still. It would be less of a problem if I could go back to working remote at least partially. Going onsite everyday is also annoying AF.

Reducing your working hours would add so much valuable time to everyone's lives. Of your workload is so great, time to hire additional help. Not your problem.

You recall when covid first happened and so many and remote? Productivity shot up 17%according to several articles. Less "wasted time" with 'water cooler' talk. People could get coffee at home faster, quieter environments to focus in, etc. Insurance rates went down bc far less on the road, oil went down since demand dropped. It was ironically positive. It was great!

But the commercial real estate problem began, and C suites started micro managing because they were told petiole will just slack off and all these made up problems were spread to get people back into the offices.

It's bullshit to keep us working so long every day. If you're still overwhelmed with your workload, your company clearly is understaffed. I've learned, "the only reward for working hard is more work" and if you're currently just managing to get it done, it's seen as no extra help needed. "You got this".. Start letting stuff fall behind or putting it off, because you've got other stuff you prioritize. Call off sick at an inconvenient time so upper management sees the loss when you're out. It'll start to send signals that they in fact need help!

Its, not "its".

tits

Don't know where all the 2015-20 riot energy went.

I did it the hard way. Job hopping! I'm in IT without a degree (I have certs now but didn't when I started). I have years of experience because I took entry level positions but had gaps in my knowledge due to not having a formal education. I started finding jobs that I had 80% of the know how from previous employers specifically. The pay would always be low for what I was doing, but it was a trade off since I had things to learn. I had to look for companies that weren't willing to pay top dollar for IT so they'd be willing to ignore my lack of experience on some things.

After landing the job, I'd focus on that 20% specifically for resume bullet points. After 1 year (very important to stay for at least 1 year!), I'd evaluate. Sometimes I'd jump ship taking along with me any references, promotions (job titles are important folks), and certs I could along the way. Sometimes I'd stay longer than a year depending on what was happening. The pay was never right so I knew I wasn't going to stay.

Most of these places were small to medium sized, toxic, unprofessional, and had high attrition rates.

After years of that, I started landing positions mostly based on the network I built of professional references. I have professional friends that help me out that are higher up on the latter and I have ones that I help / bring up with me that are below me on the latter.

Being honest, this was not the easy way by far and I don't even know if you could still do what I did.

Today though, I have steady employment working for a large organization. My pay is good but not great. I'm not rich but I can make rent and have some left over for savings working only 40 hours a week. Really that's all I ever wanted! I'm still working on my career but I'm happy I don't have to do it while killing myself to not starve anymore!

In Australia you can have as many jobs as you want, zero issues. id be appalled if I needed my employers permission, like a little kid asking their dad for permission.

It depends on the nature of the job.

If you are a educated professional, then companies get pissy about how your second job might interfere with your primary work and erode some competitive advantage.

If you are working hours in a fast food place, they don't give a shit unless you fail to cover your shifts and never are available to pick up a shift for someone who can't cover theirs.

Many countries, sure. It would not be true for most countries. Not to mention freelance work, consulting gigs, or general self employment on the side.

How common it is may be different than whether or not it is allowed.

Damn, here I thought I was making a bad joke, but reality seems to be a bad joke these days.

For now. Labour seem to be pocket-Conservatives at the moment.

Margaret Thatcher was UK's Reagan. Everything she didn't ruin herself; she readied to be ruined later.

It wasn't because she was a woman. It was because she was a freaking neoliberal.

It's also just really fucking annoying that this platitude comes up every time a headline is posted about a woman doing good, as if people are just incapable of thinking it through.

Neither Clinton nor Harris would have supported this, and in fact, they'd have told their rotating villains to oppose it and claimed powerlessness, as Dems always do. (Which is, in part, why they lost their elections.)

Yes but they still are, that's the thing. The big corporations just added another layer of pretend compliance and the rest is not policed.

I think the politicians came off with a publicity win but nothing was actually changed in practice.

Yes I do understand I'm just a capitalist so I'll pretend it affects me negatively. Think about my strawman instead