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Do you have kids? Not an attack just curious. Edit: I just saw in the post below you do, will leave it here anywhere Between 1 hour in the morning getting the

Do you have kids? Not an attack just curious. Edit: I just saw in the post below you do, will leave it here anywhere Between 1 hour in the morning getting them ready for school, commute, work 8/9 hours, commute back and pick him from school/grandparents, cook dinner, play with them a bit, put them in bed, most people don't have energy to so a side project and just need some time to relax in front of tv or social media. If you want to be a good parent, it is tiresome and exhausting.

moron4hire 6y ago
Yes, it's tiring. I sometimes complain I don't have any time to play video games anymore. But that's it: I complain about not playing video games, not about not working on projects. I suck it up and open the code editor. And I want employees who have the fortitude to do the right thing rather than the easy thing. Edit: I want to also note, I don't just dump the kids on my wife. She has her own side projects she does. She writes sci-fi novels.
- odshoifsdhfs 6y ago
  You are lucky. I don't watch tv/play video games, but also don't do side projects. Even if I wanted I couldn't stand staring at a monitor at 10 in the evening to write code. (but to be fair, I also value other things in my life more than my job/money, so I probably 'waste' my time on other things, but I still don't agree with side project hiring. I did a lot of hiring, and I prefer employees that have a balanced life and way of living) (ps: if your hobby is to write code at night, all power to you, but I don't think you should discriminate against people that prefer to watch a show, go surfing or to the gym or just have a beer with friends. A side project doesn't mean anything in terms of your performance at work to be honest)
  - moron4hire 6y ago
    > A side project doesn't mean anything in terms of your performance at work to be honest That's as ridiculous as only hiring people who work side projects.
- loriverkutya 6y ago
  > And I want employees who have the fortitude to do the right thing rather than the easy thing. And this way you get employees burning out I’m a few years. But you know, you can suck that up too.

moron4hire 6y ago

Yes, it's tiring. I sometimes complain I don't have any time to play video games anymore. But that's it: I complain about not playing video games, not about not working on projects. I suck it up and open the code editor. And I want employees who have the fortitude to do the right thing rather than the easy thing. Edit: I want to also note, I don't just dump the kids on my wife. She has her own side projects she does. She writes sci-fi novels.

odshoifsdhfs 6y ago
You are lucky. I don't watch tv/play video games, but also don't do side projects. Even if I wanted I couldn't stand staring at a monitor at 10 in the evening to write code. (but to be fair, I also value other things in my life more than my job/money, so I probably 'waste' my time on other things, but I still don't agree with side project hiring. I did a lot of hiring, and I prefer employees that have a balanced life and way of living) (ps: if your hobby is to write code at night, all power to you, but I don't think you should discriminate against people that prefer to watch a show, go surfing or to the gym or just have a beer with friends. A side project doesn't mean anything in terms of your performance at work to be honest)
- moron4hire 6y ago
  > A side project doesn't mean anything in terms of your performance at work to be honest That's as ridiculous as only hiring people who work side projects.
loriverkutya 6y ago
> And I want employees who have the fortitude to do the right thing rather than the easy thing. And this way you get employees burning out I’m a few years. But you know, you can suck that up too.