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> Life is too short to move things in and out of protobufs for a living, I'd rather live in a garage like a broke college student and have some agency in a five
by tayo42 6y ago
> Life is too short to move things in and out of protobufs for a living, I'd rather live in a garage like a broke college student and have some agency in a five person company and see an entire project through and do interesting work rather than fixing the pipes on some gigantic monolith.
This is really just dependent on whats important to you. If spending all your waking hours in front of a computer writing commercial software is how you want to spend your life than sure work at a small company that will become your identity. Or write plumbing, get paid well, and live a well balanced life, one thats not dominated by work.(I think the language to describe the scenario emphasizes the spin on the scenario)
- amelius 6y ago> (...) Or write plumbing, get paid well, and live a well balanced life, one thats not dominated by work. More than 1/2 of your awake life is spent working. So better make sure it is fulfilling.
- afavour 6y agoI still think that’s an overgeneralisation. I’d say make sure you can be content with your work. But would I trade half the fulfilment for double the salary? You bet I would. My family could have a better life, I could do more exciting things in my spare time, I could even make sure my children have a better education, etc etc. It all goes back to what the OP was saying: it depends what’s most important to you.
- BurritoAlPastor 6y agoThere’s 112 waking hours per week, if you sleep eight hours, so more than half that is 56 hours a week. Are you working seven days a week or something?