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Re:'Too many employees, but few work': Pichai, Zuckerberg so... by krageon on Thursday August 11, 2022 @04:20AM (#32422932)
Basically every corporation you can work for will have you doing something meaningless (and is dedicated to a meaningless pursuit besides). As the world population shrinks in the deep future, perhaps that will change - but right now it definitely will not.

As such, I have trouble seeing why you'd think any work you do means anything. Most likely it doesn't and that's okay. It is not within your control to have meaningful work available. It is within your control to have a healthier attitude towards your workplace and your work.

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Re:'Too many employees, but few work': Pichai, Zuckerberg so... by shanusmagnus on Thursday August 11, 2022 @09:08PM (#32433730)
If you find your work to be meaningless, who am I to argue. But I've had a number of jobs at different companies at various places along the 'meaning' gradient. It's not all the same. Though I also agree that meaning is, to large degree, yours to make, at least as much as it is a property of the situation.
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