RandomUser

@RandomUser@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨would you use downtime at a new workplace to learn? (nursing)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  While I have no experience of healthcare, I know that office politics and culture can be a nightmare in any workplace. What I also know is that we are or own ‘brands’ and if we want to be good at anything we need to develop ourselves as we see fit. This is part of being professional. You choose to do it in work break hours where you have the time and maybe are less tied. Maybe it gives you access to people who can help when you need it. All this is good, but I think it’s worth noting that you will miss out on some of the office culture (for better or worse). Professionalism is as much about what you know as well as your network, and people make snap judgements about others. You seem to have come off badly this time, these things happen, but are fixable one way of another. What if you (force yourself to) spend one break ‘socialising’ every now and again? You may be able to turn the conversion into something more worthwhile. You may find someone who will become a real asset.

  I’m waaaaay along the spectrum and I too would rather learn than idly chat. The above is very hard for me to do, but I have reluctantly found that there are benefits. It’s a bigger picture thing.

  Be you and do your thing, but do it strategically. I suspect that your ‘brand’ is very saleable, so if it’s not working where you are, you can always try elsewhere.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Bedtime doesn’t equal sleep time, but is a good discipline to start making ready for bed and putting devices away. Getting ready for bed at 10, asleep by 11 doesn’t sound bad to me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you think smartphone manufacturers will comply with EU's replaceable battery regulation?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Battery replacement is an issue, but is easily solved with good design. I don’t need the thinnest phone that’s difficult to hold, a few extra mm won’t affect my life negatively. I’d rather have something usable and maintainable.

  My biggest gripe however is the built in obsolesce of software support life. Perfectly good electronics are rendered useless by the system not receiving software / security updates after a couple of years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Retro tech: Using the PSION Series 5 in 2023⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Has a psion5, brilliant tech. Loved it. The calendar was way ahead of its time, 2AA batteries gave weeks of life and you could just about touch type on the keyboard. If I could get it to synch with office I’d be tempted to dig it out again, it really was the future.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Watchdog recommends £2,500 pay rise for UK MPs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s nice for them. I’d love an inflationary pay rise once in a while.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tips and tricks for beginners⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  When you buy components, buy a bag of them. Good for when you let the smoke out of one, and you can have several projects on the go at a time.