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You can push back or negotiate the deadline. In my short career, I found that most deadlines are BS. They're just there because someone somewhere made the arbitrary decision that i…

Cool, so when I started out I took a mindless survival job. And on my evenings and weekends I learned using online courses and books. I also asked questions on forums/chats related…

Are you asking because you're curious/looking to do the same or because you think that it will help find answers?

> Why 40 hrs? Try 24-32 and you might find the pace suits you better. This might work for a small org that needs a tech person but can’t support a FT tech person. How do you find t…

How do you find those contracts? I don't have all that much of a network, my former colleagues are either still at the startups I left or working for another startup.

I'm in Canada. I don't think I could land a job at Microsoft or Google or the other big ones, I wouldn't pass the technical interview. As for a PhD, don't you need a masters degree…

Using a throw-away because it is career suicide to express these thoughts so candidly. This post might trigger people with different views on work than mine. I'm an average develop…