In the US, things are overblown. Big big storm coming. Biggest ever. School, libraries, transit are shut down, people shopping like crazy. What do we get? 5 inches. Really, biggest storm ever? Cmon. Let’s get real.
UI work though interesting is not at the same level as back end. Back end is power. Back end is control. Back end is fun. Would I want to work on the front end? Javascript engineer? No. Part time and being exposed to it from time to time is fine, but not full time.