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My one main weakness is what i find stands in my way of being great and that is i make a sucky employee. I detest routines, my life doesnt fit a 9-5 schedule,
by TamDenholm 16y ago
My one main weakness is what i find stands in my way of being great and that is i make a sucky employee.
I detest routines, my life doesnt fit a 9-5 schedule, i often stay awake for over 30 hours and then sleep for 12-14 hours, i get extremely bored of work that is the same every single day and i will quit and i also dont fit into the "professional" sector at all as i detest small talk and stroking other peoples egos for the sake of it. I also dont understand "company loyalty", thats something my Grandparents valued, to me it seems really quite silly. Sure, i'm not going to disclose the companies secrets, but i'm not to stop myself looking for other, better, higher paying jobs just out of loyalty.
This is why i freelance, it suits me well, i can work whatever hours i like, i'm perfectly comfortable with meetings with my clients because its always on topic and isnt about shmoozing, and i'm paid way more, also, i know if its boring work, its always temporary so i can get through it.
The other thing is, what companies call "benefits" arent beneficial at all in my book. Pensions, stock options, gym memberships, free lunch, corporate retreats, private healthcare (i never get sick and i'm in the UK so the NHS is good enough for me), dental, etc. I dont consider any of those a benefit to me, i'd rather have the money.
So yeah, i'm a technically competent developer, but im a sucky employee, so i found a groove that works for me, it also suits my life very well, i dont have a wife/kids so its also very easy for me to travel around etc.
- kranner 16y ago"Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work." - Gustave Flaubert
- againanewacount 16y agoThats why we are seeing so many regular and orderly and mediocre programming (languages) around. Because if you are regular and orderly in your life, then that's just who you are.