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I'm all for a push for ethical treatment at top companies. If I were able, I'd like to work at one of them. But, since I'm not at the top of my game, I won't e

I'm all for a push for ethical treatment at top companies. If I were able, I'd like to work at one of them. But, since I'm not at the top of my game, I won't end up working at one of them. Instead, I'll continue working at my B.S. company. Here's what happens there: many of the leaders completely suck. They make decisions like the smart, driven, type-A leaders at <top tech company here>. The difference is that those decisions are often idiotic and/or ill informed. Their IT will buy software and hardware that is just wrong. Their architecture will be completely scattered and unthought. They will hire college grads, because no one with experience will work for them. Some days, I'd almost rather cry coming out of a meeting if I were challenged, at least. At least my career wouldn't be in the toilet. The grass is always greener on the other side, I guess.

rokhayakebe 11y ago
This is why when you go home you work on your tiny SAAS aimed at a specific group of people who will shell out some money each month for it.
- purpled_haze 11y ago
  If someone is working for one of the top tech companies, they should appreciate that more. If you're doing the best you can and they are still challenging you, that might not be a bad place to be. If it almost doesn't matter what you do, the IT infrastructure and code is a mess, and when you try to change that, you can't do it significantly, then that is much worse for your career. However, it's where I personally need to be right now- safely making income for my family. As for writing a SAAS app and making money- that's not some kind of magic recipe. I'm much older now with a family. It has been my dream of "making it big" for years and partially chasing dreams that has been holding me back from getting things done that I should be doing. It's fine to offer that as a possible solution, but too many believe it is the option for them and leave that as a lingering dream that only serves as a time trap. I've had dreams before that could have been made reality if I only had the people and resources to make it happen, but that opening didn't happen and I got distracted quickly. Sure, I didn't make it happen, but I have limits. Sometimes the resources just aren't there, personally or externally. If you talk to a number of people that make it big, I think some chance opportunity will have come into play in their history 100% of the time. Sure, they gave it their all, or had a lot to give. But when trying to get started, sometimes the spark doesn't ignite a fire. I'm a rusty piece of steel and worn flint- the actual process of writing a SAAS app doesn't excite me anymore. I'm still sitting on top of a domain waiting to get inspired, but getting into iOS and Android development is really not as easy as it would seem I've found, and even just writing a web-based app to do what I want is a struggle since I suck at JS.
  - rokhayakebe 11y ago
    Perhaps dreaming smaller should be considered. In the end $1000 in recurring income can still make a difference, and is better than almost-billion-dollar-idea.

rokhayakebe 11y ago

This is why when you go home you work on your tiny SAAS aimed at a specific group of people who will shell out some money each month for it.

purpled_haze 11y ago
If someone is working for one of the top tech companies, they should appreciate that more. If you're doing the best you can and they are still challenging you, that might not be a bad place to be. If it almost doesn't matter what you do, the IT infrastructure and code is a mess, and when you try to change that, you can't do it significantly, then that is much worse for your career. However, it's where I personally need to be right now- safely making income for my family. As for writing a SAAS app and making money- that's not some kind of magic recipe. I'm much older now with a family. It has been my dream of "making it big" for years and partially chasing dreams that has been holding me back from getting things done that I should be doing. It's fine to offer that as a possible solution, but too many believe it is the option for them and leave that as a lingering dream that only serves as a time trap. I've had dreams before that could have been made reality if I only had the people and resources to make it happen, but that opening didn't happen and I got distracted quickly. Sure, I didn't make it happen, but I have limits. Sometimes the resources just aren't there, personally or externally. If you talk to a number of people that make it big, I think some chance opportunity will have come into play in their history 100% of the time. Sure, they gave it their all, or had a lot to give. But when trying to get started, sometimes the spark doesn't ignite a fire. I'm a rusty piece of steel and worn flint- the actual process of writing a SAAS app doesn't excite me anymore. I'm still sitting on top of a domain waiting to get inspired, but getting into iOS and Android development is really not as easy as it would seem I've found, and even just writing a web-based app to do what I want is a struggle since I suck at JS.
- rokhayakebe 11y ago
  Perhaps dreaming smaller should be considered. In the end $1000 in recurring income can still make a difference, and is better than almost-billion-dollar-idea.