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As the comments already reflect, HN is biased. My advice: get a second opinion somewhere else. It's not just you, in fact a lot of people are having the same
by tslocum 5y ago
As the comments already reflect, HN is biased. My advice: get a second opinion somewhere else. It's not just you, in fact a lot of people are having the same thoughts inside and outside of software engineering. I'm one of them, as I just quit a SWE role to pursue literally anything else. We only have so much time on this Earth. Don't let anyone try to convince you that "the economy" is worth working for. Your happiness and self-fulfillment is.
- nostrebored 5y agoThe economy is worth working for. The life you enjoy working towards self fulfillment is only possible because of people who work hard to sell things that you and others want to buy.
- cruelty2 5y ago
- epidemian 5y agoAbsolutely. I feel there's a lot social pressure involved in accepting to dedicate half our waking time and most of our mental energy to jobs that in no way we'd choose to do if it wasn't for the money. Not only are many (most?) of SWE jobs quite questionable in their value, but they are also very inefficient in my experience, at least in bigger organizations. So you're not only dealing with the dissatisfaction of doing something that's pretty meh (at best), but also with the boredom of being super inefficient and knowing you could do so much more with your time. Of course, we're all free to leave and do something else. But it's not easy to go against the current.