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> contribute poorly to regular sprint style work > I am completely miserable doing maintenance level work Sounds like something you might want to work on even

> contribute poorly to regular sprint style work > I am completely miserable doing maintenance level work Sounds like something you might want to work on even if you don't get a job in programming. It seems unlikely you'll find any line of work where everything you do every day is new and exciting.

tstrimple 7y ago
So far I've been able to find positions that work within these constraints. At this point I'm more comfortable working with my ADHD than fighting against it (I tried that for years too). For the last seven years I've helped companies move into the cloud. I'm always working with new code bases and finding new challenges to adoption. I'm sure this will eventually become routine as well and I'll have to find some other way to stay engaged. I'll probably be one of those people who completely change careers at some point.
errantspark 7y ago
I'm not sure I'd agree. Sometimes it really pays to play to your strengths. I've had jobs that were odd-work and putting out fires for a few years now and I've never been happier. I'm good at that Programming-wise it isn't as hard to find as you might think. Maybe not working FAAMG or similar, but it's quite doable. If you don't compromise on the desire to work only on interesting* stuff when a big paycheck comes along, you'll eventually end up in a position where you only work on interesting stuff. The gamut of work is wide. To be honest such work isn't even that rare. Most people would rather make $200k and complain about how boring their job is than have an interesting one. I think for many people "interesting work" is often the same as "stressful work" and so the interesting positions are not as easily filled. [*] Interesting as defined by me, and probably the parent poster as well. Obviously this is subjective.

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> contribute poorly to regular sprint style work > I am completely miserable doing maintenance level work Sounds like something you might want to work on even

by badfrog 7y ago

tstrimple 7y ago
So far I've been able to find positions that work within these constraints. At this point I'm more comfortable working with my ADHD than fighting against it (I tried that for years too). For the last seven years I've helped companies move into the cloud. I'm always working with new code bases and finding new challenges to adoption. I'm sure this will eventually become routine as well and I'll have to find some other way to stay engaged. I'll probably be one of those people who completely change careers at some point.
errantspark 7y ago
I'm not sure I'd agree. Sometimes it really pays to play to your strengths. I've had jobs that were odd-work and putting out fires for a few years now and I've never been happier. I'm good at that Programming-wise it isn't as hard to find as you might think. Maybe not working FAAMG or similar, but it's quite doable. If you don't compromise on the desire to work only on interesting* stuff when a big paycheck comes along, you'll eventually end up in a position where you only work on interesting stuff. The gamut of work is wide. To be honest such work isn't even that rare. Most people would rather make $200k and complain about how boring their job is than have an interesting one. I think for many people "interesting work" is often the same as "stressful work" and so the interesting positions are not as easily filled. [*] Interesting as defined by me, and probably the parent poster as well. Obviously this is subjective.