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I used to do that. The difficulty with this state of affairs is that the work you do at your job begins to become a [time+motivation+energy] sink, and you ofte
by kapilkaisare 16y ago
I used to do that.
The difficulty with this state of affairs is that the work you do at your job begins to become a [time+motivation+energy] sink, and you often find yourself wishing that you could devote more of yourself to your pet projects.
This in turn affects your performance at work, giving you a perpetually negative loop that's broken when you shift jobs.
There are very few excuses, I think, to not find good work these days. Pay with personal circumstances is the only I can think of - if you have a family with enough children to make accepting lower pay for better an impossible decision, for example.
I beleive that you have just this life to live. Make the most of it.
- mohsen 16y agoI could not agree more, however I don't want to leave my job for two HUGE resons: 1) Family 2) If I can manage to get past this project, there are very good projects with very bright people working on them, that I am certain will motivate me.
- JimboOmega 16y agoI'm stuck in this loop. At work all I can think about is getting home and having fun or doing "real" work. Not all areas are flooded with good jobs, and mine isn't one of them. I've interviewed with a few companies that didn't hire me, and the process of interviewing takes such a toll - mostly emotionally, but also several hour+ long phone calls, and a whole day off to interview, a few nights spent on code samples... I'm reluctant to do it again. Especially when my job is "not that bad" and it's hard to get a clear signal on just how great any other potential job might be. Also, pursuing my side projects is something I want to continue.