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Ask HN: Software Developers – Do you like your job?
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#22No. That's why I develop software.
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#2310. Run the engineering side of a company that I cofounded. I work on fun problems, help real people run their businesses (which ended up being more important to me than I expected), and keep track of the so-called work/life balance. I still get to write code, too.
Re: Ask HN: Software Developers – Do you like your job?
#245 Early 30s, spending days staring at computer screens is a nice way to waste your life, the whole RoR to Node.js to Go and React hype cycle made me realize I'm too old for this shit. Finding a job where I'm above of all that madness would be great but middle management is even worse and it's not in me. Maybe self-sufficiency farming would be a better route. Also, when you have a mostly physical demanding job, you ca…
> the whole RoR to Node.js to Go and React hype cycle made me realize I'm too old for this shit.
i think the same!
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#258
Late 20s, working remotely for an american company. work is not that stressful, i earn good money, i have unlimited vacation time (that i 100% use. just spent a week in london with my wife because we found cheap tickets).
all in all, would recommend :)
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#26Junior software developer & cs student here. I love programming so much that my part-time job sometimes gets ahead of school. With a big rails codebase, there are so much to learn for a junior and that's exciting.
It's been 6 months since I started, and I still feel awesome at work, so it's 10/10.
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#276 mostly-love my job, but hate my company and its disorganization and poor communication.
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#287. I do love what I do, but I think a few things would push me over into ideal territory:
- A high pay
- Working with open source
- Option to work less: either 4 day weeks or The only downside to always working with my brain is that I get less enjoyment out of puzzle games and critical thinking in my free time. I'd rather have it this way than the other way around, though.
Re: Ask HN: Software Developers – Do you like your job?
#295 Early 30s, spending days staring at computer screens is a nice way to waste your life, the whole RoR to Node.js to Go and React hype cycle made me realize I'm too old for this shit. Finding a job where I'm above of all that madness would be great but middle management is even worse and it's not in me. Maybe self-sufficiency farming would be a better route. Also, when you have a mostly physical demanding job, you ca…
> the whole RoR to Node.js to Go and React hype cycle made me realize I'm too old for this shit. i think the same!
There's certainly some aspects of bullshittyness to it all, but I find it exciting. It's cool to see new ways of doing things coming into the industry and people trying to improve. I think when you start thinking that it's all or mostly all negative and "hype", then it's time to maybe look for a new role (I mean this in a very positive way - not trying to be rude here!). If you're 30+, have a ton of engineering experience and are starting to feel bored - look for maybe how you can leverage your years of skills and experience in a new role that you can really get excited about. Life works in chapters, being at the end of one (in terms of motivation/passion) isn't a bad thing. It just means you're ready for the next one.
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#304 - Semi-senior. I love programming, but sadly at my work is hard to do a good job. Management is always requiring fast solutions, doing meetings frequently and expecting to use JIRA as if it was the solution for every problem.
Keeping that aside, I am working with node, React and Redux because my boss loves those new things. It is really annoying to use technologies that don't last a few months and break in every minor update.