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I don’t think the field has changed much in the last 5 years, technology is still technology just with some new fashionable solutions to offer, people are still

I don’t think the field has changed much in the last 5 years, technology is still technology just with some new fashionable solutions to offer, people are still people. Sounds like you need a new role. We’re I in your shoes, I’d find something that at least appears to offer good work life balance then start looking into the next big thing. You might love your new job or you’re at least in a better position for a bigger career change.

giantg2 5y ago
I think it depends on the company - mine changed a lot. We had on-prem java/JSF monolith with backend COBOL systems, different leadership/pay structures, fewer third party integrations, and even a slightly better culture. Now we do microservices (distributed monolith), angular frontend, AWS hosting, outsourcing, layoffs, more hectic culture, worse pay and leadership structures, and constant churn through third party integrations or technical upgrades.
- thorin 5y ago
  Maybe, but that change was coming for 20 years, it just so happen that the marketing money only came in for the upgrade / rewrite more recently. I was first involved in outsourcing in 2000ish, I'm now actually working for an outsourcer, having always worked at local technical consultancies. It's actually the customers pushing for the offshoring not us, based on the perception of lower costs. They know that they have/had a huge number of experienced competent technical people who knew their business very well, but they were happy (at a high level) to risk that to untie themselves from that staff burden and reach mythical offshore productivities.
  - giantg2 5y ago
    They tried to replace our 8ish person team with 19 people. There was no cost savings.
    - thorin 5y ago
      That's why I say perception. Cost savings could be up to x4 but this makes no difference as if you can't do something, you can't do it with more people. If you got 100 people to write doom on the original hardware and Carmack wasn't one of them you wouldn't get it. Business software is generally a lot easier but even so, still issues...

giantg2 5y ago

I think it depends on the company - mine changed a lot. We had on-prem java/JSF monolith with backend COBOL systems, different leadership/pay structures, fewer third party integrations, and even a slightly better culture. Now we do microservices (distributed monolith), angular frontend, AWS hosting, outsourcing, layoffs, more hectic culture, worse pay and leadership structures, and constant churn through third party integrations or technical upgrades.

thorin 5y ago
Maybe, but that change was coming for 20 years, it just so happen that the marketing money only came in for the upgrade / rewrite more recently. I was first involved in outsourcing in 2000ish, I'm now actually working for an outsourcer, having always worked at local technical consultancies. It's actually the customers pushing for the offshoring not us, based on the perception of lower costs. They know that they have/had a huge number of experienced competent technical people who knew their business very well, but they were happy (at a high level) to risk that to untie themselves from that staff burden and reach mythical offshore productivities.
- giantg2 5y ago
  They tried to replace our 8ish person team with 19 people. There was no cost savings.
  - thorin 5y ago
    That's why I say perception. Cost savings could be up to x4 but this makes no difference as if you can't do something, you can't do it with more people. If you got 100 people to write doom on the original hardware and Carmack wasn't one of them you wouldn't get it. Business software is generally a lot easier but even so, still issues...