Reading this, I have the feeling she quit her career in programming because of the long hours.
But why not look for a job with normal hours?
I just don’t want to be a software developer anymore (2017)
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Re: I just don’t want to be a software developer anymore (2017)
#12The OP needs to place (2017) in the title. > I still love coding, but I hate this industry This essentially can be summarised by only doing software development as a hobby rather than as a profession. But again, this industry isn't for everyone. While its always unfortunate that people who once enter this industry have now quit due to the 'long hours', 'deadlines' or 'burnout', perhaps they should have looked twice a…
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Re: I just don’t want to be a software developer anymore (2017)
#13There are good workplaces out there and you have to really seek them out!
Re: I just don’t want to be a software developer anymore (2017)
#14> "In the meantime I’ll still be here coding, maybe actually enjoying it again, and trying to find a life where I have true balance between my work and my other needs" Women are underrepresented in tech only because it is a sexist boys club, not because of anything having to do with personal choices.
If you're going to make such outrageous claims, the least you can do is provide some evidence.
Re: I just don’t want to be a software developer anymore (2017)
#15Reading this, I have the feeling she quit her career in programming because of the long hours. But why not look for a job with normal hours?
If she lives in the U.S. it can be difficult to find an employer who's willing to cover the cost of living in exchange for labor. Sounds like she's stuck in a positive feedback loop of medical expenses, and that makes it hard to be picky about jobs.
Re: I just don’t want to be a software developer anymore (2017)
#16That did spiral quickly into a rant about women in the tech field. But maybe all that ranting explains the lack of women in the field.
Can you elaborate please?
Maybe her concerns are shared amongst a majority of her female peers - thus leading to women either not wanting to join the field or leaving shortly after entering it.
I mean men and women are different. We tend to excel at different things, have different thought processes, process things differently, different strengths and weaknesses (generally, right? - there is obviously overlap).
Maybe her complaints help explain the lack of women in the field.
Re: I just don’t want to be a software developer anymore (2017)
#17The OP needs to place (2017) in the title. > I still love coding, but I hate this industry This essentially can be summarised by only doing software development as a hobby rather than as a profession. But again, this industry isn't for everyone. While its always unfortunate that people who once enter this industry have now quit due to the 'long hours', 'deadlines' or 'burnout', perhaps they should have looked twice a…
Do you have any idea how hard it can be to get a job in any decent circus? Most of them require decades of training and education and pay less than most manual labour jobs. Honestly working as a software developer (which I do) required far less investment of time and money then circus. (Where I am now a Partner Acrobatics trainer)
Re: I just don’t want to be a software developer anymore (2017)
#18The OP needs to place (2017) in the title. > I still love coding, but I hate this industry This essentially can be summarised by only doing software development as a hobby rather than as a profession. But again, this industry isn't for everyone. While its always unfortunate that people who once enter this industry have now quit due to the 'long hours', 'deadlines' or 'burnout', perhaps they should have looked twice a…
No job I've ever applied for has "Will work 60 hours a week on tedious ass bugs with a ton of pressure on you from higher ups." in the description.
School doesn't teach you about it.
The internet propaganda from both the positive and negative sides of the tech industry doesn't clear anything up.
You're doing that thing certain types of people do where they tell someone to just do something extremely ambiguous to be successful.
Re: I just don’t want to be a software developer anymore (2017)
#19Inst this more of a rant against corporate, big companies only offering desk jobs? There are many other types of companies. Smaller ones with flexible and/or remote work exist out there
Re: I just don’t want to be a software developer anymore (2017)
#20The OP needs to place (2017) in the title. > I still love coding, but I hate this industry This essentially can be summarised by only doing software development as a hobby rather than as a profession. But again, this industry isn't for everyone. While its always unfortunate that people who once enter this industry have now quit due to the 'long hours', 'deadlines' or 'burnout', perhaps they should have looked twice a…
I can’t imagine being so self-hating that doing a job for money instead of my passion for JavaScript or whatever caused me to look down on myself. I also can’t really conceive of any sane person having a passion for JavaScript (or whatever).