Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the least real work possible?

Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by burntoutfire on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:58AM (#26723553)

> My job allows me to go back stage at Glastonbury and track-side visits at the Olympics, front seat views of royal weddings, orchestral pit on last night of the proms, and I have a fairly sedantry job of mostly pushing buttons.

I had a similar job once, where I worked in TV coverage of final table of WSOP (World Series of Poker). I was around the poker celebs at the time, preparing talking points for my boss who interacted with them, even have somewhere a photo of me sitting at the final table. My ultimate conclusion is... so what? Beyond a cool story to share with people interested in poker, there's little value in that for me, and I was a poker nerd then.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by SamBam on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:45AM (#26724004)

I'm unsure how this is a relevant reply. I guess if you interpret GP's comment as saying "I had a job that I could tell a lot of cool stories about," then you're right, that's not worth so much if all you get out of it is a "cool story bro."

But if you actually enjoyed living in those stories, then how can the ultimate conclusion be "so what?" Having an interesting and rich life that you enjoy is clearly a goal for many.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by emteycz on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:04AM (#26723618)

It seems like this person deeply values what they had the opportunity to do, while you don't care about poker.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by abledon on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:38AM (#26723920)

in the end, everyones going to just figure out they should be doing yoga

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