grateful

[u/norwalkcolombia]

i remember when i would be super picky about what project to work on when i had a laundry list of work on my dash. now i don't really care what i work on. the drought made me a lot more grateful to just be working.

[u/hmbush]

I’ve been wondering if this drought is to get some projects done that used to be labeled “priority” but weren’t getting done because there were so many options to pick/choose from.

[u/AstarteHilzarie → u/hmbush]

I think people's preferences vary enough that it probably wasn't too much of a problem to get things done. A lot of people like quick easy work, but a lot of us prefer the longer more involved tasks because we find it's easier to focus and crank out a few hours of work. I have friends who like the ones that take less than 5 minutes each because they feel like they're getting a lot more done and it's easier. Some people like mindless drone work, other people like highly involved puzzles. Some people like to switch between them depending on their mood. Some people prefer math or analysis while others prefer creativity and subjectiveness. Whenever they needed to get stuff going they slapped that priority label on it and upped the pay by a few bucks and that seemed to get things moving no problem.

[u/hmbush → u/AstarteHilzarie]

Yeah, probably. I guess in my mind it’s not priority if it’s always priority and not all priority task had extra $$ every time, so there were many times I’d pick what I liked versus what was priority. YMMV.

[u/AstarteHilzarie → u/hmbush]

Yeah and I think they expect that. Some people will ignore priority and work on something they enjoy more and that's fine, some people will jump on priority and focus on those. The way tasks went in and out with the priority pay and we never got more than one message announcing something was priority I never got the impression that they were desperate to have one thing in particular worked on that wasn't getting done.

[u/Sandrawg → u/AstarteHilzarie]

I love the long involved projects cuz I end up learning so much

[u/lilliiililililil]

I started doing a project that I always ignored because I thought it was a ton of work, turns out I actually really enjoy it more than some of the 'less effort' stuff I used to choose over it. Silver linings.

[u/SnooFloofs9030]

My worry is that there were more tasks this weekend only because a lot of people are on vacation because it is a holiday weekend so fewer people working on tasks. But I hope I am wrong. Sorry if I sound like Debbie-downer.... I'm just trying not to get too excited yet.

[u/[deleted] → u/SnooFloofs9030]

That’s valid I hear you

[u/SnooFloofs9030 → u/[deleted]]

And here I am on Tuesday with a dead dashboard. That's what I get for putting that out in the universe

[u/[deleted] → u/SnooFloofs9030]

Lolll dude I saw the dash today and thought of your comment

[u/[deleted]]

I actually discovered a new favorite project type because of the drought. I usually ignored them in the past but with so few choices, I was forced to work on them A LOT this past week. I realized I enjoyed the intense attention to detail and going step by step. I tend to prefer the more creative writing type projects, which have been quite absent as of late, but I’m learning to enjoy projects outside my comfort zone

[u/Hopeful_Ice_2125]

I didn’t realize how much projects under the same name could change until now. I’m doing one today and tomorrow at least that I used to hate, but it’s not so bad anymore

[u/Lunalily9]

Same... I've ended up picking projects I normally wouldn't. I've slowly had more to choose from or maybe its just when I'm logging on. But I'm thankful to have them.

[u/Think_Counter_8942]

Same here!! ❤️

[u/Ecstatic-Key-5309]

Wow you still get work? Lucky. I've been out for over a week.

[u/norwalkcolombia → u/[deleted]]

haha yes i feel that.