Mindaugas

Engineering Manager @Shopify | Senior Lecturer @ Code Academy, Vilnius | @yglf_lt Co-Organizer | Ex Lead FrontEnd Engineer @NordVPN

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@DanielLRAnsell @catalinmpit @DailyMailUK False, I am working from home since early 2020. Have never been in better physical and mental state. And my environment/social bubble observations are opposite of yours 😉

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@SpaceX WTF!!! Did we miss a memo where you (while being US defence contractors) switched sides and now are aiding ruzzia in committing genocide? 🤬🤬🤬

[Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote]

BREAKING: Elon Musk’s company INTENTIONALLY JAMMED Starlink satellite comms in Ukraine, preventing Ukrainian forces from using the critical technology with Ukrainian drones that are a key component of their fight against Russia. https://t.co/ansTGMOERL

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@thekitze Don't forget 401k 😅

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@ReaverCelty @thekitze I have that, it is(for me)

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@thejettdurham @thekitze The only thing I lost now that I no longer have commute is podcasts. But to be honest, there's plenty of time for other activities that I was not able to find time for because of commute. So, this is very acceptable tradeoff for me 😅

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@ObedParla @thekitze I am in the similar boat, have some rituals + am very strict about work/home hours 🙂
I am privileged enough to also have dedicated room for home office, where I can close door and separate myself from the rest of the house, or at the end of the day close door to "hide work" 🙂

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@thekitze Having a dog and going for a walk after closing laptop helps as well and still saves time on commutes 😉
Also, I always hard quit all the apps on laptop (very specific closure) + work and personal are two separate devices, and I never mix them 🙂

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@Corbin630 @DylanMeeus @amysw_sec Do you apply same logic to salary and benefits? Bare minimum is enough?

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@DougCollinsUX Release butterflies 🦋🦋🦋

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@Corbin630 @DylanMeeus @amysw_sec Wuuuut 😬
What is the benefit for you in this "less vacation" deal? 🤷‍♂️
Not to mention all the studies that show how well rested people are more happy and productive. And all other research showing how US is one of the most overworked and burnedout countries 🤔

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@Corbin630 @amysw_sec Minimum in Lithuania is 20 business days per year. Plus 14* public holidays 🙂

*If it is on weekend then those who work mon-fri don't really get it. In the past we had like 10 public holidays, but if they are on weekend they were "moved" to Monday 🙂

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@TrezyCodes @wesbos @kentcdodds +1 on this, I have a triple walls, but when I am lecturing everyone at home participate 😅

I wish I could go back and install acoustic dampening layer inside the wall (the very same spikey foam is used for this), now only option is adding stuff on top or changing walls 😅🤷‍♂️

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@disco_lu @donnavitan ToastMaxPlusProExtendedWaranty 🤔

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@acemarke @thekitze I like redux. It was complex - yes, did understanding how it works expanded my knowledge as a dev - also yes. Did it had issues - sure did, did those problems pushed other solutions to be introduces in the ecosystem - for sure. Did toolkit made redux great again - absolutely 🫳🎤

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@DasSurma Happy accidents do exist 😅

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@cfs_jo @AmeliaNGibson I've had a manager who was against remote work. Once he told me, that when he's working at home he feels tmpted to watch Netflix. That explained everything instantly to me 🙂

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@bigbeachbully @AmeliaNGibson Sounds like company relies on accidental growth 🤔

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@HellaciousK @FraggleMokey @AmeliaNGibson I assume by "always available" you mean "always available during 9-5 hours".
Also, if you're in the office, but others chose to WFH, won't this negate your "solving problem in-person"? 🤔

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@burgessdryan Nope

[Mindaugas @MJacionis]

@seldo The only thing kept together these days is contents of my bug-out backpack 🏃🎒