Ask HN: How can a software engineer with a broad skillset make money?

Post by jiangyaokai » Tue, Dec 17, 2024, 9:50 AM UTC

Post by og2023 » Tue, Dec 17, 2024, 4:39 PM UTC

mettamage wrote: post #30

og2023 wrote: post #13

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Thanks for the question. I believe it's impossible to answer once and for all. Currently, I like doing many things, finding the bottlenecks, and overcoming them. Today it's demand generation, tomorrow it's product and tech, and ultimately it's me being inadequate in some capacity. Which means lots of growth as a person, which feels very real, like you can be shy of being in front of another person and therefore avoid…

I'm really similar to you. I could've written this post. You might have ADHD, at least subclinical. I know I have it. I don't see it as a disorder but as a difference - in my case that is (given that it is subclinical). Sometimes the difference is empowering, sometimes it isn't. What you could do, if money is not too much of a concern: job hop to different jobs. I'm currently re-entering the job market as a data anal…