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I've been there. I spent the last half of 2006 through the end of 2009 doing seriously soul-sucking work that was sometimes fun (as it's related to my hobbies)
by ax0n 16y ago
I've been there. I spent the last half of 2006 through the end of 2009 doing seriously soul-sucking work that was sometimes fun (as it's related to my hobbies) but often arduous, and it left me very little time to do the things I wanted to do, which were technical, work-like, and couldn't remotely be construed as leisure.
I got laid off at the beginning of this year, and did a lot of cool things in my down-time. I'm finally back on board with a great company that's well-established (more than a decade old) but small and still has a startup feel to it. I spend the weekends hanging out with family, fishing, bicycling, writing, photographing stuff. Refreshed, I can truly welcome my Mondays now that I'm doing what I love to do for work.
- oz 16y agoGlad to hear it man. Any plans to do a startup?
- ax0n 16y agoIf I did, it would be more like a consultancy thing. I'm not a developer, and I do security stuff (all kinds) for fun and profit. I'm 31, married, wife needs insurance with lots of medical issues. It would be a bad time for me to go off on my own full-bore right now. It sounds like you're in a great position to make a leap of faith, though, and there's a lot of other good advice from the HNers. Best of luck! Also, I have to ask: With a name like oz, are you in Kansas like I am (Lenexa/KC Suburbs)?
- oz 16y agoNo, Kingston, Jamaica. I have to ask: Do you think marriage is/has been worth it? The only time I ever considered it was when I was a Christian, and even then my mind rebelled at the thought.
- ax0n 16y agoI married a hacker. We met on a dial-up BBS way back in the nineteen hundreds. She is awesome.