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I no longer code anything. I've been working remote at a big company now. I write requirements of a function then i send it to my subcontractors on freelancer

I no longer code anything. I've been working remote at a big company now. I write requirements of a function then i send it to my subcontractors on freelancer website. While i am waiting, i play with my kids, kiss my wife and take her out for shopping. I get back the functions, i paste them in the codebase... change a thing or two. I am writing 3000 lines of code with this approach daily. I used to write 200 lines of code alone. One key thing, my passion in programming is killed entirely because always I've to work according to what plans management devise. Management changes direction, randomly kills project, changes requirements - this makes me feel like a slave who has to dance to statisfy the masters, no matter how many landmines they place on the dance floor. So, now i just create outline and let cheap labor fill the blanks. My value proposition isn't code but because i can understand the problems at hand and create plans to tackle the problem. Choice of problem isn't in my hand tho area of problem is definitely in my hand. I am never going back to open office plan, sebum/ear wax filled noise cancelling headphones.

clueless123 8y ago
Doing about the same thing 50% of my day, except I have to spend another 50% on meetings explaining higher-up's the why's of every and each architectural decision. Then the third 50% of my time I spend on HR issues, like filling forms and compliance training.. They do pay me by the hour.. so no complaints here :)
BeetleB 8y ago
Are you an employee or a contractor? If the former, are you not violating IP by subcontracting?
- clueless123 8y ago
  one price, one person All-tasks Contractor.. I farm out/purchase all basic graphics, use tons of open source libraries and farm out most tedious stuff. My employers know, as long as we deliver they do not care.
PurpleRamen 8y ago
> I am writing 3000 lines of code with this approach daily. Don't you mean you "collect" ~3000 lines of code per day? And how much does that even cost you? How do you ensure quality? Do you pay per hour or result?
edwinyzh 8y ago
Inspiring experience! Do you pay your subcontractors by hour or by other measurements?

clueless123 8y ago

Doing about the same thing 50% of my day, except I have to spend another 50% on meetings explaining higher-up's the why's of every and each architectural decision. Then the third 50% of my time I spend on HR issues, like filling forms and compliance training.. They do pay me by the hour.. so no complaints here :)

BeetleB 8y ago

Are you an employee or a contractor? If the former, are you not violating IP by subcontracting?

clueless123 8y ago
one price, one person All-tasks Contractor.. I farm out/purchase all basic graphics, use tons of open source libraries and farm out most tedious stuff. My employers know, as long as we deliver they do not care.

PurpleRamen 8y ago

> I am writing 3000 lines of code with this approach daily. Don't you mean you "collect" ~3000 lines of code per day? And how much does that even cost you? How do you ensure quality? Do you pay per hour or result?

edwinyzh 8y ago

Inspiring experience! Do you pay your subcontractors by hour or by other measurements?