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I personally think 90+% of the work in this industry is very boring. At this point many will say "well why are you working in this industry then"? Well I tried

I personally think 90+% of the work in this industry is very boring. At this point many will say "well why are you working in this industry then"? Well I tried the alternatives, and they were way worse. I need money to survive in this world, and programming gives me the best bang for my buck. Most other industries require working longer hours doing less interesting work making less money with less freedom. If it's really so bad that you're miserable, just take some time off. Either you'll find something else you enjoy doing more and leave programming for good, or you'll eventually be so bored (and broke) that programming might sound appealing again.

Tarsul 6y ago
It boils down to perspective: Is the glass half full or half empty? Not the matter of fact is relevant to the individuum but their perspective (in the end how you feel about something is entirely in your mind). That's why it's always good to get to know the alternatives - maybe it changes your perspective.
giantg2 6y ago
Longer hours than IT? It seems the industry is known for working long hours to meet deadlines and of course on-call schedules.
- leesec 6y ago
  My job before coding was working 12 hour days, 30 days at a time on a cement tug and barge. I'm never going back. I'll take all the on call you can give me.
  - giantg2 6y ago
    I know tech leads who consistently work 11 hour days. Different kind of work though. Were you hourly?
    - leesec 6y ago
      Daily. And it wasnt 12 on 12 off, it was 6 on 6 off 6 on 6 off, so you couldn't get good sleep
      - giantg2 6y ago
        Ah, that sucks. I should have assumed as much since almost maritime work is not great until you get way up the chain. Most hourly positions with longer hours are nice. I have a buddy in construction that would make great money with all the extra hours. Any salary or daily pay stuff is not cool.
- JSavageOne 6y ago
  I've never worked more than 10:30-5:30pm in a full-time job in this industry, and of those hours I'd say the real "work" part has generally never exceeded 4 hours/day. I don't even think it's really possible to do more than 4 hours/day of deeply focused, productive coding. The job is not really stressful because at the end of the day, it's just software. Unless you're working on life-critical medical stuff or something, if the site goes down, nobody dies. Also I've never had an on-call job. Name me an industry that pays more with less work and less stress.

Tarsul 6y ago

It boils down to perspective: Is the glass half full or half empty? Not the matter of fact is relevant to the individuum but their perspective (in the end how you feel about something is entirely in your mind). That's why it's always good to get to know the alternatives - maybe it changes your perspective.

giantg2 6y ago

Longer hours than IT? It seems the industry is known for working long hours to meet deadlines and of course on-call schedules.

leesec 6y ago
My job before coding was working 12 hour days, 30 days at a time on a cement tug and barge. I'm never going back. I'll take all the on call you can give me.
- giantg2 6y ago
  I know tech leads who consistently work 11 hour days. Different kind of work though. Were you hourly?
  - leesec 6y ago
    Daily. And it wasnt 12 on 12 off, it was 6 on 6 off 6 on 6 off, so you couldn't get good sleep
    - giantg2 6y ago
      Ah, that sucks. I should have assumed as much since almost maritime work is not great until you get way up the chain. Most hourly positions with longer hours are nice. I have a buddy in construction that would make great money with all the extra hours. Any salary or daily pay stuff is not cool.
JSavageOne 6y ago
I've never worked more than 10:30-5:30pm in a full-time job in this industry, and of those hours I'd say the real "work" part has generally never exceeded 4 hours/day. I don't even think it's really possible to do more than 4 hours/day of deeply focused, productive coding. The job is not really stressful because at the end of the day, it's just software. Unless you're working on life-critical medical stuff or something, if the site goes down, nobody dies. Also I've never had an on-call job. Name me an industry that pays more with less work and less stress.