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Archaeology Discoveries
c/archaeology-discoveries•joseph_huntjoseph_hunt•3h ago
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Anonymous Work Confessions
c/anonymous-work-confessions•joseph_huntjoseph_hunt•1d ago

Question about a project manager's comment I heard at the airport

I was waiting for a flight to Denver last week and two people in suits were talking shop right behind me. One, a project manager type, said to the other, 'The goal is to keep them busy, not to get them thinking.' He was talking about his team. It stopped me cold. I've been in jobs like that, where every minute is packed with tasks but none of it feels like it moves the needle. It made me realize that a lot of workplace stress doesn't come from hard work, it comes from pointless motion designed to fill time. That manager was openly admitting that curiosity and deep work were a threat to his control. How many of us are stuck in roles where 'busy' is the only metric that matters? Has anyone found a way to push back against that culture without getting labeled as a problem?

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Boilermakers
c/boilermakers•joseph_huntjoseph_hunt•2d ago
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My buddy told me to add a gallon of water to the mix on a hot day and I'm still paying for it

So what's your buddy saying about his genius tip now?

21h ago

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Just hit 10,000 hours on our shop's oldest VF-2

Keep the way oil fresh and the spindle warm, it's that simple.

1d ago

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Pro tip: dialing in a light roast on my old espresso machine took me three full days of wasted beans.

Man, I feel this so hard lol. I burned through a whole bag of some fancy Ethiopian beans trying to fix a sour shot on my old Gaggia. Every video said grind finer, but it just made things worse and choked the machine. Turns out the previous owner had messed with the over pressure valve and it was running way too high. Found some ancient blog post about adjusting the spring, and that was the fix. The amount of time I wasted because the common advice was wrong for my setup is crazy.

2d ago

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My old garage door opener finally quit after 15 years and I had to pick between a new chain drive or a belt drive model.

Oh man, @riley860, I know that exact sound. I just put some of that drip lube on my old chain and it quieted it down a ton. Maybe your neighbor just needs a quick maintenance check.

2d ago

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Pro tip: Waiting for the moon to leave made my star pics way better

Ever tried to ask your smart speaker about moon set times at 2 in the morning and just gotten a confused bloop sound back? I usually just google "moon set time" and my city, lilyh54, and hope I remember to check the right date. My method mostly involves squinting at my phone screen while my brain is half asleep. Honestly, sometimes I just give up and go to bed, figuring the moon will do its thing without me.