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Well, speaking of complicated, I went on a service call last week and the local person I worked with caught COVID. They thought to tell me just today...

So I spent the morning looking for self-tests or no appointment testing spots, everything's gone the minute it becomes available. We're breaking infection records here. Hell, earliest appointments are in a week and it takes days to get results in the public system.

So now I'm in a limbo, dunno if I caught it but my employer told me (with nicer words) to GTFO and not come back without a negative test, which is quite understandable. I can do some WFH but not all of it. I might have to go private and bill it as an expense.

Yikes! Sorry to hear that you're not getting more support from your employer...I know tests are really in demand right now, but it still sucks. =/

The good news though is if you're not showing any symptoms by now, you probably didn't get it or you were asymptomatic, so there's that at least. Knock on wood.

Yeah, got tested in the private sector yesterday, just got the results. I caught it.

I don't seem to have any symptoms though, thankfully.

Yeah, got tested in the private sector yesterday, just got the results. I caught it.

I don't seem to have any symptoms though, thankfully.

I'm sorry to hear that, but I'm glad that you don't have any symptoms. At this point I think everyone's eventually going to get it...it's just too big to put back in the bottle. We can only hope that we've taken all the precautions we can so our case is as mild as possible when we do get it.

Speaking of which, I got my booster shot on Tuesday. It was a bit different from my first 2 shots...no headache this time, but the second night I felt really ran down and had no appetite that day, so I took a nap. When I woke up I had chills, but half an hour later I was burning up and achy. It actually did feel like I had the cold or flu, except no cough or nose trouble. Then I developed a swollen lymph node under the arm I got the shot in, which made it painful to put my arm down (and made sleep really pleasant). Thankfully by the next morning I was doing a lot better, and I'm completely recovered today.

Death Grips is underrated

I didn't really have any noticible symptoms from this last booster minus the sore arm...and apparently one other thing that I just realized for some reason was a thing with both the last booster as well as initial shot.

All 3 times for the moment after, day after, and partially next day after that was that I had a really annoying toothache for the bottom left teeth.  Haven't had one since the last booster, and before that I didn't have one since the initial shot, and before that it was at least a year or so and was pretty mild, whereas these last ones were ridiculously irritating whenever I wanted to drink something even mildly cold.

I didn't really have any noticible symptoms from this last booster minus the sore arm...and apparently one other thing that I just realized for some reason was a thing with both the last booster as well as initial shot.

All 3 times for the moment after, day after, and partially next day after that was that I had a really annoying toothache for the bottom left teeth.  Haven't had one since the last booster, and before that I didn't have one since the initial shot, and before that it was at least a year or so and was pretty mild, whereas these last ones were ridiculously irritating whenever I wanted to drink something even mildly cold.

Found a study that seems to investigate this https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33527524/

Chameleon. Figure it out yourselves.

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Soooooo, discord is down

So I'm kinda just... stuck and don't know what to do. I quit my job at the company I'd worked for for 5 years last year, as I got a much better offer at a company that allowed me much more freedom, a better salary and way more benefits, and they've honestly been great to work with, but I just... don't really feel any happier. I'm still super cynical most days, I still feel incredibly burnt out despite having a much greater work-life balance than I had at the other company, and my colleagues genuinely care about me and each other, yet I just haven't been able to find that same passion I had when I started out. It's all been amplified after I had COVID last March, sadly. I'm pretty sure I'm not depressed again, because that usually gets accompanied by severe insomnia and anxiety for me, both of which have been completely absent. I just know there's something wrong with me which I just can't fix or identify the cause for. 

@Laurentus: What do you feel passionate about these days?

You know, money and work-life balance is great, but there's more to life than that, and from what you posted it sounds like you're missing something in your life. I don't know what that is...maybe you need a new hobby that you love, or you're missing companionship or friendship, or your job just isn't challenging or fulfilling for you any more even though your co-workers are great and it pays nicely. I was just reading in a book last night (The Fiefdom Syndrome: The Turf Battles that Undermine Careers and Companies and How to Overcome Them) how important it is for star employees to be continuously allowed to move ahead and tackle new challenges so they don't get tired of their job and lose motivation.

I can't tell you what it is, but it sounds to me like there's something missing in your life that's left you feeling unfulfilled.

Yeah, I honestly don't really even know what I'm passionate about outside of work, even.

And I am definitely not challenged anymore, that's for sure. Problem is I suspect if I want that challenge again, I'm going to have to consider a career change. And that would automatically come at the expense of a lot of stability. I'm pushing 30, at this point, and that prospect is kinda scary, though.

Finding what your passionate about really does suck. It took me a long time and I really only have like 3 things

I've come to realize that the turbulence in my life has stunted my development as a person over the last few years...other than work and Wintreath and some basic things, I don't really know what I really like doing or what I want out of life. I haven't really had much of a chance to explore it freely. Maybe that is where you're at too...what do you want out of life?

At one time you had talked about starting your own business doing what you're doing now...have you considered that? Or are there any prospects of you climbing up the ladder and taking on more leadership responsibilities? And if worst comes to worst, maybe it's time to consider a career change...it doesn't sound like what you're doing is what you want to do for the rest of your life.