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How old is old? I'm 37 and being working as a coder since 21. I still need to apply to job ads and go through the tests. Not all have whiteboard but most have
by quickthrower2 9y ago
How old is old?
I'm 37 and being working as a coder since 21. I still need to apply to job ads and go through the tests. Not all have whiteboard but most have a puzzle. I don't begrudge 2 hours which is the usual time, but I'd probably reject whole day tests.
I don't tend to stay friends with people for the sake of "having connections" but usually just to be friends. That means I don't have a big network to draw upon. There are so many advertised opportunities I'd miss out on if I said only get jobs through a network.
- weeksie 9y agoI'm 40. Some of my work I get through my network, for sure. But I'm picky about what I work on which means that I will often do business development for myself and actively cold call/hustle to scare up work in the area I prefer to be in. Strange for a dev, I know, but it's definitely been worth it for me. I also like to take a lot of time off between contracts to give myself time to pursue non-dev activities and finding the right balance is hard without actively developing my clients. For instance I'm finishing up a contract right now that was a green field build-out of a brand new product using Elixir. The only way to find that stuff (unless you're lucky) is to go out and dig it up.
- quickthrower2 9y agoI like your approach and I'm slowly going to head in that direction. My first step is to blog decent content and interact online in the right places. I presume with such an approach there is increased $/day meaning the breaks can be taken without any financial sacrifice as compared to the 9-5?
- weeksie 9y agoThe pay is definitely better, more than makes up for 9-5. Can't recommend it enough :)