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Is it how this system works? Should I really be happy that I am allowed to be on quasi-vacation, browsing Reddit and HN in my pyjamas most of the day and getting paid twice the salary as the one for people who have to get up at 4 AM every morning and do 12 hours of hard manual labor? I am quite confused and would like your insights on this topic.

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I have been in a similar situation in the company I have been working for quite some time now. Instead of sweating on it, I spend my time training new recruits, adding value to other people's work as much as I can, reviewing and trying to resolve bottlenecks I see. In the end, I am adding more value than I used to add by working on the tasks myself.

Admitting these things is the first step towards changing, and often the most important, so well done :)

Sure, it's hard to get over the long-distance barrier, to communicate, and to see the effect of what we're doing

But leaving the barrier up is like sailing without wind. As in doldrums. Is that what you're feeling?

Maybe go for a run and agree with yourself to afterwards send a written work message, or ping a colleague just saying "Hey, how's it going?"

Just make any crack at the barrier infront of you. What is the smallest chip you can start to make?

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