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Not directly answering your question, but you might want to look into FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early). The subreddits /r/FIRE, /r/leanFIRE, and /r/fatFIRE are full of excellent info and active communities of people who have either achieved or are working to achieve exactly what you are hoping to do.
I love this question for its honesty. Frankly if I had a job I just needed technical competence on without much thought, I'd probably hire you. Our 1-on-1's would be brief and probably just be you demoing whatever hobby it is you alluded to. As long as you can crank out some decent code, I don't see a reason why a person who needs some quality work done shouldn't at least give your desired arrangement a chance. Unfor…
I may be naive but why would you hire someone who repeatedly says "I don't care". I have no problem hiring someone who just wants to get their shit done and get the f out and if that means, they only work 2 hours, so be it as long as expectations are clear BUT they still have to care when they are working those 2 hours. May be I am too simplistic but when someone tells me "I don't care", I generally won't hire them r…
I love this question for its honesty. Frankly if I had a job I just needed technical competence on without much thought, I'd probably hire you. Our 1-on-1's would be brief and probably just be you demoing whatever hobby it is you alluded to. As long as you can crank out some decent code, I don't see a reason why a person who needs some quality work done shouldn't at least give your desired arrangement a chance. Unfor…
Would going into management be what this guy is looking for? I’m looking for honesty as candid as the op.
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I know a UX/UI guy that worked for two big canadian banks at the same time. He was moving to Bank B, and did it for three months, just enough to lock in his annual bonus on Bank A. Oh, and he was praised in Bank A for his work in this period.
Stories like this is what will get to management and have them force everyone back in to the office.
Am I the only one who read this thread and got a little sad? Technology really does have the potential to change the world for the better, and I still believe that. It's just sad to see so many people who just want to use their talents to make money and that's it. Anyways I can understand why people get to where they are in terms of believing that there is no meaningful work out there in software which also makes eno…
A lot of folks on here think the most sought after companies for SW engineers are FAANG. Base for major profits at these companies: FB - advertising Apple - hardware company with software/services Amazon - ecommerce Netflix - entertainment content streaming Google - advertising Ranking those as far as companies to make the world better, I would rank Apple at the top since they actually produce something of value to a…
The weird thing is that we are the tech industry. Almost everyone I know in tech reads Hackernews. If we are cynical about our own industry, it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
The idea that no industry can change the world for the better seems overly pessimistic to me. If you take a broader view going back to the 1500s vs. now, it's clear that industry has played a role in making the world better. I expect this long term trend to continue.
There is definitely a growing trend for green technology, I don't see why you think that, for example, Tesla isn't a tech company that will play a role in helping the planet.
There are plenty of problems besides climate change, even though that is a huge one.
As I mentioned in my post before, a lot of the reasons we face these problems is related to the fact that the market does not properly price things. So of course there is going to be a mismatch between work that pays well and work that benefits society. Is this mismatch permanent? I don't think so. Is it uniform to all work? I also don't think so.
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I think the take-away here, which I've also experienced, is to get an IT job in an industry that does not appreciate IT - find a position that seems to involve a TON of manual work - automate all of it - and DO NOT TELL anyone that you have automated those activities. If you are working from home, you could conceivably do this for multiple jobs (in theory, ethical considerations aside).
Ya know I've been considering taking on more jobs, but the biggest challenge is still being available for weekly meetings. Still need to appear in zoom calls on video for a status report.
I have no interest in telling you what to do as an individual but this thread and all of the people that seem on board with this is what drives me crazy about most of the places I've worked. I have the hardest time getting anything done because of the sea of people trying to find ways not to do any work. Is this not abuse of privilege? Do you all not hear the stories of people working multiple jobs and still not bein…