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Ask HN: Are u able to work in these stressful times? Did ur company address it?

4 points by nwhnwh ↗ HN
I hope this doesn't turn into a political debate of any kind. Ignore politics altogether now, please. I am just asking if your answer was yes, did your company care and try to help you deal with it? If yes, what did they do? Thanks.

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gregjor
Not experiencing any stress due to work. What do you mean? Too much work? You don't like the work environment? Worried about layoffs or AI?

Stress describes how a person reacts to a situation. Stress does not describe a property of a job, a company, a political climate. Some things you can control, some things you can't, you have to adapt and pick your battles. You can choose how you react to other people and the world you live in, but you probably can't change other people or the world. When you come to terms with that, and realize that worrying doesn't accomplish anything, you can perhaps choose to feel less stressed.

nwhnwh
I missed the point where I asked for an advice on how to deal with stress.
gregjor
Kind of implicit in the original question. Maybe I misunderstood because of the teenager SMS dialect you used.
nwhnwh
My teenager SMS dialect was because the title has to be 80 characters long or less. Cheap way to insult me, and trying to bully people into accepting your advice when they didn't ask for it. I asked if the company was doing something or not, and what is it?
gregjor
You asked: “Are u able to work in these stressful times?”

I countered that abstractions such as “these times” can’t have the property “stressful.” If you or anyone experience “stress,” that comes from a set of reactions to a situation. An obvious truth and what any therapist would focus on.

nwhnwh
“Are u able to work in these stressful times?” implies that I am asking for your advice?
gregjor
I wasn't sure what you were asking, the question was vague to me. You can ignore the advice, up to you. If you don't want comments then don't post.

I gave my thoughts. No one else bothered. Next time try explaining what you mean and the kinds of responses you're looking for in the text of your post, or in a follow-on comment -- the character limit only applies to the title.

nwhnwh
I already explained what I mean, your lack of understanding is your problem, and it is funny giving me an advice while you are admitting now that you wasn't sure what I was asking. And it is none of your business what I do next time.