If the senior lead dev at my company would be a little more workplace invested.
What I mean by this is: it's hard to say to the higher-ups "I would really like a Resharper license or a chair that isn't broken" when you're the most junior person, and your seniors aren't saying the same.
A co-worker was finally fed up with the crappy chair and bought his own. Its a gaming chair, with bright green. He also did not like his monitors, so he bought his own.
In a certain way I feel he is doing the right thing, why suffer. For a few hundred bucks he has a lot more job satisfaction.
I wish I could quickly change the humidity level in any room, anywhere, without feeling like it (the solution) wastes resources. Random, but there you go.
I'm thinking a bit more about the dehumidifying factor for sure. But when I used humidifiers in the past they were also frustratingly ineffective. For a small space like a two-person office, give it many hours before you notice anything. Might as well grow plants. Maybe that's changed in the last 10 years or so...not sure.
I think commit to self-improvement. The real challenge lies in doing the little things on a consistent basis and by taking advantage of all opportunities to change your life – one little step at a time.
Chewing gum or some kind of food that would clean teeth as well as brushing and flossing. I mentioned that to my dental hygienist and dentist years ago and they thought it was hilarious.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 57.9 ms ] threadWhat I mean by this is: it's hard to say to the higher-ups "I would really like a Resharper license or a chair that isn't broken" when you're the most junior person, and your seniors aren't saying the same.
If so, I worked at a company like that once. Such a cringe. The office furnishings were from government auctions 20+ years prior. Worst chair ever.
Also, ants fell on my desk from the ceiling all day, so my seniors thought they'd buy me ant bait which I could place anywhere I wanted.
After all that, "why is turnover so bad," they wondered...
In a certain way I feel he is doing the right thing, why suffer. For a few hundred bucks he has a lot more job satisfaction.
Dehumidifying seems harder.
Save that, a lump sum of money. Not even a lot, but more than a little.