i just work here

Posted: January 30th, 2022 | Tags: Uncategorized | No Comments »

my mom sent me this article, “do you care too much about the job?” by rachel feintzeig, and the final part really made me laugh:

For Nate Holdren, a professor in Des Moines, Iowa, the challenges of pandemic work—trying to discern his students’ reactions during remote teaching, helping them navigate Covid-19 crises—left him questioning his own self-worth.

“It’s like, not only did that session not go well, but maybe I’m not good at this,” he says. “It’s really easy to keep going over and over and over it again.”

Recently, he bought a T-shirt and notepad to try to shift his outlook. In capital letters, both declare: “I just work here.”

I JUST WORK HERE

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