I know most might think I should let it go or man up of some sort but lost currently one of my two jobs as a software dev. I am only 22 and the other job is pretty well paying so I am not in a bad financial situation, this is just an ego/confidence hit to me as in it really hurts deep inside to get fired and makes me think if software dev (especially in startups) is what I should be doing? The fact of telling my SO/family about it even makes me shake, even though its really no big deal. I always have this pressure of being best at what I do.
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Re: Ask HN: Got fired from one of my 2 jobs
#2Most of the good software devs I know actually only have one job, so sounds like you're back to the baseline. But who knows, keep applying and maybe you can push 4/5+ jobs at once, which would obviously mean you're 4/5 times better than most software devs. Good luck.
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#3It won't get easier to talk about by waiting. Waiting just begs the question "why did you wait to tell us"
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#4Sorry about that, dude!
Re: Ask HN: Got fired from one of my 2 jobs
#5Most of the good software devs I know actually only have one job, so sounds like you're back to the baseline. But who knows, keep applying and maybe you can push 4/5+ jobs at once, which would obviously mean you're 4/5 times better than most software devs. Good luck.
Quick q: if I have one software job, and one non-software job, am I 1.5x software-dev? 0.75x?
Re: Ask HN: Got fired from one of my 2 jobs
#6Most of the good software devs I know actually only have one job, so sounds like you're back to the baseline. But who knows, keep applying and maybe you can push 4/5+ jobs at once, which would obviously mean you're 4/5 times better than most software devs. Good luck.
Quick q: if I have one software job, and one non-software job, am I 1.5x software-dev? 0.75x?
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Re: Ask HN: Got fired from one of my 2 jobs
#7Your friends and family won't judge you poorly for this. Don't worry.
Early in my career I lost a job at a startup and it also shook me up. I say "lost" because I asked if I was fired or laid off and they said I could call it whatever I wanted lol.
But yeah, basically, the head of the company had an inhuman work ethic and expected the same from his employees. I got in trouble for leaving work at 10pm on a Friday. I got in trouble for coming in late on the weekend because I was doing laundry. I got in trouble for spending time with my friends on my birthday (on a Saturday).
Basically, startups can be extremely unprofessional so if you get fired by a startup, it's no big deal.
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#8curious - did your other employer know you had another job?
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#9You seriously care? Why did you get fired?
Two jobs is awesome. Was it easy to get that going and did they both know?
Re: Ask HN: Got fired from one of my 2 jobs
#10curious - did your other employer know you had another job?
Yes and no one minds in that industry