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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
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labor stuff sometimes I get this feeling that software engineering might not have that much future anymore, or at least not as appealing, and that maybe I should look for something new

but it's also true that it does give a lot of flexibility, which is my main interest nowadays. besides, work is work, I should not try to glorify it, it'll never be what makes me happy
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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
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labor stuff anyway. should I try to become a train driver or not? ​:neocat_sip:​
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celeste_hearts_lesbian celeste_hearts_trans celeste_hearts_demisexual flori_ava_star~cursor_blinking @star@amazonawaws.com
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labor stuff @kitten Yes!
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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
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labor stuff @star but flexibility :(
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celeste_hearts_lesbian celeste_hearts_trans celeste_hearts_demisexual flori_ava_star~cursor_blinking @star@amazonawaws.com
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labor stuff @kitten What's more flexible than having two careers to choose from? :3 You can do one thing for 5 years, then another for a while, then pivot back if you feel like it :3
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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
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labor stuff @star oh, I meant flexibility like: in my current job I essentially take vacation whenever I feel like and can work from wherever if needed. that'd be completely not possible as a train driver. I'd have more vacation days, but less agency on when I'd take them.
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celeste_hearts_lesbian celeste_hearts_trans celeste_hearts_demisexual flori_ava_star~cursor_blinking @star@amazonawaws.com
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labor stuff @kitten Ah! Right. But! Vacation days aren't everything! Doing something you have fun doing, something that fulfills you; to me, that ranks higher. I think it is not a bad idea at all to look into pivoting careers if you aren't happy with what you are currently doing neobot_melt_happy Maybe, if you feel up for it, you could already start learning some of the stuff they teach one at train driver school™️ on the side, assuming you haven't done that already heh neocat_nom_blob But yes, I am supporting this notion!!
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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
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labor stuff @star meow ​:blobcathearts:​ thanks for all the support

I guess it'll eventually happen. I won't rush it yet, though, I can just start looking into it as you say
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celeste_hearts_lesbian celeste_hearts_trans celeste_hearts_demisexual flori_ava_star~cursor_blinking @star@amazonawaws.com
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labor stuff @kitten Yes, rushing stuff like this is a bad idea. Take the steps at a pace that feels cozy for you, if you are going to take them at all. c: neocat_hug
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fungus! (standy backup account) @hypha@catgirl.cloud
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labor stuff @star @kitten i second what flori says
also, there is not only commercial train driving in the railway
sure there are the infra stuff (switches etc) but there is also all the shunting, with sncf that’s a different job from driver, although it’s almost the same (you drive trains but on a small network and you’re not allowed take regular passengers)

i’m personally genuinely considering becoming a train driver (the shunting one) but can’t make my mind
although, i’m in the hiring process and already got one interview (and should get the second one, one day)
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mos (beste reiziger) (reist naar fosdem) @alyeska@tech.lgbt
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re: labor stuff @kitten yessss
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Daphne Preston-Kendal @dpk@chaos.social
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uh, kink, maybe, i guess? @kitten I was going to say isn’t there a pretty tall minimum height you have to be to see over the dashboards (at least in main-line trains) … but then I remembered you’re actually physically about the same height as me, it just feels to me like you’re so much smaller 😌
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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
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uh, kink, maybe, i guess? (ageplay? or am I misreading?) @dpk oh meow ​:blobcatgiggle:​

nothing to worry about, I can always ask for a pillow or two to put on the seat ​:neocat_uwu:​
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Daphne Preston-Kendal @dpk@chaos.social
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kink @kitten Not really age play, no, it’s … in order to feel like I can dominate someone, I have to feel like I’m bigger than them. It’s not about actual physical size – one of my ex-partners whom I was dominant with was over 190 cm – but I can still feel like I’m looking down at them even if we’re standing face to face and, really, physically looking up into their eyes
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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
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kink @dpk oh, I understand. it makes sense ✨
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Alice 🌸 now with 35% more 🥶 @al1ce_rabb1t@horny.jetzt
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labor stuff @kitten honestly, when I saw that Arriva put posters in their trains that they’re searching for train drivers and the education for that starting in September, I very much considered it. But sadly I don’t think it’s a suitable job for me because my needs don’t really match what they could realistically accommodate for
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