The closest I ever got to this story was working help desk in 1996. A user called up saying they had deleted the Internet.

Took me a while to understand he dragged “the Internet” to the recycle bin on the desktop.

Bring that to your department chair and ask if they can help sponsor the trip. It’s a big deal and something the department would be proud of.

IReal pro for chord charts and backing practice.

Chord AI is good for “what’s the chords in this YouTube video”

https://www.sheetmusicscanner.com is useful for I have sheet music I want to put into guitar pro on the desktop.

Scan; export as musicml; import on desktop. Cleanup.

8Strummer - getting new strum pattens down can be a challenge and this gives a useful visual

Glad you got diagnosed. There’s a ton of bad management in startups. Especially stay away from managers that grew up in toxic shops.

I’ve always been a strong employee. People get good at pushing buttons. Spent more time in a divorce therapy talking about a manager than the personal issues.

Realized for every boundary problem I had, there were n alienated people on my team that really got hurt hard. Sr. Management fixed the issue

Be good at taking breaks. Be good at looking for new roles before you need them.

Often; the money side that seems big to employees is new house rich. If you aren’t happy, it’s not worth it.

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/06/1141003318/wait-wait-dont-tell-me-caller-contestant