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Ugh, this is so relatable

'Lazy girl jobs' are often described as perfect and the ultimate goal of job search, but nobody seems to talk about, how a job, that is too easy and leaves too much free time within the working hours, can also be destructive for your mental health. I had a job, that could be called a 'lazy girl job' at the beginnig of my career. It was my first job after college (apart from the internship). It's not like I even wanted that kind of job, actually there was another job position on this company, that I considered my 'dream job' and hoped to get it later through internal recruitment. I don't want to disclose too many details about it here, but this 'lazy' job basically consisted mostly of sending e-mails and messages in some websites, and also a lot of Excel data entry, for example, to predict the power demand in the power transmission system, which, as serious as it sounds, was actually very easy, because it only required data input and the rest was done automatically. Most of these things had to be done at specific time, mostly in the morning, and within the rest of the day, plenty of free time was left. By plenty of time I mean literal hours of doing nothing, hours which I could use to do whatever I wanted: read books, watch YouTube videos, learn something, or just talk with my coworkers and drink tea. At the beginnig, I tried to do something useful in this time, but over time, as I tried to get this other job I wanted and failed, as I spent hours every day not knowing what to do, and even these tasks I had to do were way below my level of knowledge, skills and ambition, I eventually stopped even trying. Not only didn't I learn anything new and gain any experience, I realised after some time, that I even started forgetting what I used to know before, what I had learned in college and during the internship. The lack of progress and actually feeling like I was going backwards, combined with failure to get my 'dream job' and these long hours, when nothing really happened and nothing was to do, made me feel more and more frustrated and burnt out. Someone may ask, why didn't I use this free time to learn something interesting and useful, for example about electronics? Trust me, I tried, but at some point I wasn't even able to concentrate on anything anymore and didn't even feel competent enough and smart enough to do this. I felt like I was stupid and knew nothing. I know, many people would say 'your job doesn't define you', but being an engineer is an important part of my personal identity, and it does define me as a person, no matter, what anyone else says (which is something many engineers experience, I'm not an exception here). At this point I didn't even think I was suitable for being an engineer at all. I felt like an absolute failure, not only a failure at work, but failure as a human, not good enough for anything. I eventually left that company and got a new job, which was more challenging, compared to the previous one. I designed inverter and rectifier systems. Then I got bored with that, too, and found a new job again, this time in gas turbines industry and that's where I'm now and finally feel like this is where I'm supposed to be. I know, my example is quite specific, but the moral of the story is: 'lazy girl jobs' aren't the ultimate goal for everyone and while the idea of an easy but well-paid job can sound attractive, the reality of it may leave you frustrated, bored, burnt out and depressed.

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Day 8/60

Finally hung curtains in my office to mitigate the glare on my monitor. Still need to

Finish Common Web Attacks module

Blow dry hair

Apply for a job

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happy Thursday the 20th

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Level Up Pyramid.

I will never stop yapping about how important it is to get your basics right. If your base routine is not solid, no matter what you add on to it, it will never be sustainable.

most of us get motivated in the middle of the night, build an elaborate routine that we’ll follow for less than 2 days and we’re back to square one.

I get so many asks about girls getting stressed over their routine and how they should solve the issue. If your routine is stressing you out, you need to cut. It. Down.

this is a pyramid that will teach you to get the basics down and in what order.

if your foundation is strong, your base routine will be an unshakeable of your life. if it is an unshakeable part of your life, you will slowly but surely get better at those things. as you get better at those things, your confidence will increase. as your confidence increases, you will be ready and motivated to take on more challenges.

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Autumn vibes

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It’s been a while, some Blackademia 🚬📜

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Injecting some happy into my home office.

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Injecting some happy into my home office.

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Boss is asleep, cannot stop me from frogposting

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reblog to diminish the horrors from the person you reblogged from

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Barana Hanabneiho Organisation (BHO)

Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG)

Hadhreen (7adhreen)

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