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01100011today at 3:13 PM2 repliesview on HN

> In some cases, they suffer from insomnia, memory loss, rumination and physical illness,

So, like most middle-aged desk jockeys then?

> “There’s always a crisis and everything’s always a priority,” said Schoka. “We would burn people out faster than we could produce them.”

Sounds a lot like my job...


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halJordantoday at 5:19 PM

Ah yes- your old job where your boss could put you on twelve hour shiftwork indefinitely while making you pt while denying you adequate housing or food all under the threat of military justice and telling you if you tell anyone anything you're breaking a dozen national security laws.

bluefirebrandtoday at 4:27 PM

> > In some cases, they suffer from insomnia, memory loss, rumination and physical illness,

> So, like most middle-aged desk jockeys then?

Is this really so common? I'm 38 and had some medical issues this past year, but one of the big things I've been grappling with is severe brain fog and memory loss. I could not tell you any of the projects I worked on in my previous three years, honestly. Maybe longer. It's been pretty demoralizing

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