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Nope, getting an interesting problem to work on at work is a rare occurrence. I'm 38 years old, and I'm convinced that if I hadn't been constantly working on s
by jcadam 8y ago
Nope, getting an interesting problem to work on at work is a rare occurrence.
I'm 38 years old, and I'm convinced that if I hadn't been constantly working on side projects and pursuing learning on my own (books, MOOCs, etc.), and relied solely on the skills I could pick up "on the job", I would be absolutely unemployable now.
Seriously, doing nothing but writing glue code was old 10 years ago, now I'm really starting to feel burnt out. Today, I've been staring at a screen full of bad Java all day, knowing exactly what needs to be done, but can't force myself to do it. Maybe tomorrow.
Funny, I have no problem pouring myself into my side projects in the evening. Hmm....
- matt2ray 8y ago>knowing exactly what needs to be done, but can't force myself to do it. Maybe tomorrow It's really unfortunate I know all too well how this feels. How do you hedge since you are nearing "old" in industry?
- jcadam 8y agoMy industry is defense/aerospace, which doesn't engage in age discrimination as much as the wider 'software industry' does. Part of the reason I can't seem to land a real lead/architect position (despite what my title says) is that I'm waiting on all the boomers currently parked in those positions to die/retire.