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Re:Quitting the Rat Race by karmelapple on Monday January 16, 2023 @08:03PM (#34407849)
May I ask what type of work you’re doing?

I think there’s a huge difference in the value we feel ourselves contributing based on our own interests and what our company does.

I am working in the world of peer reviewed research now, and I think that’s one of the best places I can contribute to. I’m proud every day to start working because I know I’m helping, even in a small way, the many researchers around the world moving human knowledge forward.

I used to work in avionics development, mostly for defense purposes. Some people would hate it. I liked it for awhile, and then I reached the end of learning new things there. I left shortly after that to start my own company, the peer review research-focused one.

I never want to work for ad tech. That’s not the right answer for everyone, but I’d I was working in ad tech, I’d probably feel similar to you.

What do you work on, and how does that sync with your world view?

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