I’ve noticed some usernames around Lemmy in almost all communities I follow that create several new posts daily and comment in almost all topics. I’m very curious, how do you have so much time on your hands?

This question’s been eating at me for some time, but I didn’t want to directly ask in any of the threads or message the users because I don’t to single anyone out, I’m just very curious. <3

  • paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    22 days ago

    Homeless, I just spend all day at the public library. Where do we go to to trade in all the upvotes for cash?

      • paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        22 days ago

        That’s perfect, that’s where I communicate to people what the voices are telling me! I expect they’ll just start showering me with money when I begin the ritual ejaculation.

  • menemen@lemmy.ml
    3·
    21 days ago

    I am a model, I do hydologic and hydraulic simulations. So I often have 1-5 minutes that I have to wait for the PC. The work related stuff to do during the waiting periods is limited.

    • thevoidzero@lemmy.world
      3·
      20 days ago

      Are you a physical model or computer model. I didn’t know when they started using AI on hydraulic models this would happen 😲

      Btw. Can I know how can I get a job like yours. I’m looking for remote works in around a year with a PhD on hydrology related degree. I have good programming skills, and good hydrology/hydraulic knowledge.

      • menemen@lemmy.ml
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        20 days ago

        Nowadays I work in urban hydrology and lead our team for general planning/asset management and data management of utilities company for a city in germany. I did my phd in river hydrology and hydrometeorology.

        I have to admit modelling nowadays is only ~30% of my job. I oftentimes wished that I would do more modelling, but thus is life I guess. Should still consider myelf lucky that I manage to still do that much modelling, thanks to my team being very competent, thus allowing me to manage with a very low hierarchy and still do some work myself (the pay gap is also quite small, so I guess that is fair).

        But remote work is difficult in that business. We allow a maximum of 50% and only 1-2 days per week for leading positions.

  • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    22 days ago

    I’ve averaged 4-5 comments a day since I made my account. Probably not who you’re asking about but I’ll bite.

    I’m a SysAdmin/Systems Engineer- My work tends to be feast or famine in terms of how busy things get, and there’s often times where I just have to “babysit” a long running process or script. Also times where I just need to clear my head so I can approach a problem a different way.

    • anon6789@lemmy.world
      1·
      22 days ago

      Different job, but same scenario. I hook things up to a machine, run it an hour, swap the next units in, repeat until done. Sometimes there’s other stuff to do, but the basic job is mostly waiting.

  • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    1·
    22 days ago

    I push buttons on computers and wait for things to be done. Sometimes I have to look and find out why the button push didn’t do the thing.

    In other words, IT.

  • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    22 days ago

    “IT Support”.
    Shore support specialist for this production system (server cluster) used offshore. I spend most of my time “available, on standby”.

  • Kernal64@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    22 days ago

    The question has been eating at you for some time, not since some time.

    Also, I’ve wondered the exact same thing. I never recalled seeing such prolific cross community posters on reddit, but here it seems they’re all over the place.

  • Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    21 days ago

    College teacher / composer - Lemmy is pretty much the only social media I still use. I already feel disconected from my student’s reality but whatever.