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> "On the other hand you have many startups who won't even interview you if you don't have side projects or open source contributions to show" In my experience
by citizens 11y ago
> "On the other hand you have many startups who won't even interview you if you don't have side projects or open source contributions to show"
In my experience having too many side projects can be perceived as a negative for some employers.
- solutionyogi 11y agoI hear you however that's shortsighted on part of the employer. As an employer, you have a projects/tasks which needs to be done, you set up estimates on how long it should take. If the employee does it within those estimates, what he/she does in their spare time should not matter at all. Personally, I would love to hire a person who is doing side projects to keep learning. I feel very confident that they will be able to take care of the regular tasks assigned as part of the job.
- J-dawg 11y agoWhy would too many side projects be perceived as negative? I'm genuinely struggling to think of a reason.
- CaptSpify 11y agoI can think of two (note: I don't think they are valid). A) You won't have time to work "outside of office hours". A lot of tech is notorious for having people work all kinds of hours. If your busy working on side-projects, you won't be working on work-projects B) Burn out. If you spend all your time coding, you might end up burning out after the company has invested money and time into you.