Tough stuff

My colleagues and I often talk about how hard the work we do is.
And it is.

However, compared to someone who does a back-breaking job (or two, or three) for a living, like scrubbing floors or working a factory line - we have it easy.

This doesn't take away from the fact that tackling gnarly policy and technology problems is exhausting. Mostly because there's no right answer. Of course, we think we have the right answers, and are baffled when we're ignored, or dismissed, or worse - fought at every turn.
The fact is: we don't have the full picture. We don't know what we don't know and it makes everything baffling, and frustrating, and sends us spiraling into cynicism and despair.

That's why it's hard.

And also, why it's worth doing.