Re:Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project?
by nrjames on Thursday May 14, 2020 @06:53AM
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I have a full time job that has moved to remote and my spouse is on Zoom calls most of the day for work. The only “side project” I have time for is managing my kids’ remote learning. They are 7 and 9 yrs old. There are so many links and logins and forms and downloads and uploads. I’ve learned. Lot about how Google Classrooms could be redesigned to improve independence of younger learners. Candidly, this is very difficult and my mental health is taking a serious hit.
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Re:Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project?
by swader999 on Thursday May 14, 2020 @07:47AM
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I feel like I need a holiday, a few days off at least. Doesn't feel smart to ask for time off though and I don't really want to waste it either.
Re:Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project?
by tilolebo on Thursday May 14, 2020 @08:11AM
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Well, I don't know the policy of your company, but at mine we've been encouraged to take some days if possible.
Not only for mental health, but also to avoid that everyone take time off at the same time. On another hand we have 30+ days per year, I guess it's a different story if you only have 20 days or less.
Re:Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project?
by nrjames on Thursday May 14, 2020 @09:15AM
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I can take time off and I did last week. However, I ended up just doing pretty much the same thing as when I was working, so it was a waste. What I really need is some time completely to myself, just sitting outside or something. It's my most precious resource right now and very hard to come by.