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What should I do? You should probably look for another position elsewhere that is more suited to your requirements. It's not like it's difficult to find work a

What should I do? You should probably look for another position elsewhere that is more suited to your requirements. It's not like it's difficult to find work as a talented developer, and there are many opportunities available – as remote workers for startups, or contractors for example. That said, I'd caution: I am very good and in one month I have already completely rehauled their entire product myself. I have the stones, the problem is I am very very young and tend not to get taken seriously. This makes you sound arrogant, to put it mildly. You almost certainly didn't do what you describe; it might be worth taking a step back and more realistically evaluating your strengths and weaknesses. I'm also skeptical that you indeed work for 6 hours with a minimal 15 minute break for lunch – and if you are, it's almost certainly not healthy (physically or mentally).

EC1 11y ago
I converted a crappy old PHP code base to a modern one by breaking down their product and re-building it, re-using assets as I needed. It took a lot of time and extra work but I did just that. You flatter me by thinking that comment comes from a place of arrogance. Assume the aforementioned codebase is complete garbage coded by two non-programmers. It's an MVP essentially. It's not like I worked somewhere like Facebook and re-did their infrastructure. I remade the work of two business guys. Why? You just sit there and work, 6 hours isn't a very long time. Maybe I have a unique ability to stay focused for hours on end.
- martinni 11y ago
  Really? After looking at your post history, I found this. >I've lost the ability to focus on a single task for hours at a time like I used to as a kid. Even if it excites me. My attention has been completely ruined by social media and I don't know how to recover. Always some sort of chat or something in the background. I really don't know what to do, should I get counselling or something?
  - EC1 11y ago
    Yes, in my hobbies. Work is a context where I have to force myself regardless of how I feel or I get fired. Motivating yourself to be equally disciplined in your hobbies where there is no incentive to do so is much more difficult. Stop attempting to dismantle me and post a proper reply instead, otherwise we're done.

EC1 11y ago

I converted a crappy old PHP code base to a modern one by breaking down their product and re-building it, re-using assets as I needed. It took a lot of time and extra work but I did just that. You flatter me by thinking that comment comes from a place of arrogance. Assume the aforementioned codebase is complete garbage coded by two non-programmers. It's an MVP essentially. It's not like I worked somewhere like Facebook and re-did their infrastructure. I remade the work of two business guys. Why? You just sit there and work, 6 hours isn't a very long time. Maybe I have a unique ability to stay focused for hours on end.

martinni 11y ago
Really? After looking at your post history, I found this. >I've lost the ability to focus on a single task for hours at a time like I used to as a kid. Even if it excites me. My attention has been completely ruined by social media and I don't know how to recover. Always some sort of chat or something in the background. I really don't know what to do, should I get counselling or something?
- EC1 11y ago
  Yes, in my hobbies. Work is a context where I have to force myself regardless of how I feel or I get fired. Motivating yourself to be equally disciplined in your hobbies where there is no incentive to do so is much more difficult. Stop attempting to dismantle me and post a proper reply instead, otherwise we're done.