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>But I need a job right now!..you say. Stop that short term thinking. Unless your job involves you working with really smart people that you can learn from ever
by indecisive_user 9y ago
>But I need a job right now!..you say. Stop that short term thinking. Unless your job involves you working with really smart people that you can learn from every day, on technologies that are relevant and current (few junior developer roles offer you this), your time would be better invested learning skills to get out of the junior mindset.
This is the sort of predicament I'm in currently, and I've been thinking along the same lines as the author. Sure, I could jump to another junior role where I learn slightly more, or work with slightly more modern tech, but the number of job switches in anyone's career is limited. So I've been busting my butt trying to learn everything I need to to make a more substantial move, at the expense of staying at my current place with no team and not very many challenges.
It's a bit soul crushing in the short term but I think it will pay off in the long run.
Any ETA for the release of the course he mentions?
- jsiepkes 9y agoThere are other ways besides the normal "resume building" (I did it this way). If you want freedom to show of your skills, develop your skills and "get stuff done" go work in SMB's. Somewhere were you are the first developer and can "wow" people. Here you have the freedom to expand your skill set and use the tech you want and become the dev you want.