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Sunshine ZombieGirl's avatar

I work as a property manager. This is a 24/7 on call job. At a certain point, the residents forget I don't care about their lives and am literally here to make sure their toilets work and they pay my boss. Simple, right? I get texts about things that aren't important at midnight, 3 am, 5 am. This has caused me to shut off all notifications around 7pm and not look at my phone until I wake up. Someone might have an emergency, but they've trained me to get sleep instead.

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Stephen Beals's avatar

If I’m talking to my property manager at midnight, the place better be on fire.

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Anne Lemmons's avatar

Wise!

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Karen Brenchley's avatar

I love Tabby.

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Nik's avatar

I am a retired computer programmer. The whole internet thing is me looking at work when I am off work.

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Charles Fout's avatar

Army: 15 minute commute, 12 hour day.

Government: 3 hour commute (yes, that's each way), 9 hour day.

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Stephen Beals's avatar

Ok, you win. I’ve heard about bad commutes, but that one nearly takes the rest of your waking hours. When I lived in Los Angeles, I turned down a good job because it would’ve involved a two hour commute each way until my lease expired. I feel like a wimp now.

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Charles Fout's avatar

The DC area is one of the circles of Hell. I lived in rural western Maryland so my kids could grow up in a decent place. We lived near the Potomac, and could see West Virginia from our back porch.

The commuter train is nice, because it doesn't crash when you take a nap on the way.

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Stephen Beals's avatar

That’s how I would have to do it.

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C J's avatar

Until you end up on Charlestown

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Charles Fout's avatar

Only happened twice, thankfully.

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C J's avatar

I rode the DC Metro the wrong way several times. Time consuming and embarrassing.

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