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Yeah there's work (activity) and there's work (job) I love working (activity) -- coding is a hobby I long ago made the mistake of monetising haha. My stuff? I

by corobo 4y ago

Yeah there's work (activity) and there's work (job) I love working (activity) -- coding is a hobby I long ago made the mistake of monetising haha. My stuff? I'll spend a weekend chasing a dead end without a second thought. General sort of cog in the machine day to day work? You're paying me to be a bit bored a lot of the time. Not a complaint or anything, just the routine stuff that can't be automated yet. Fun comes from learning new things, money comes from being paid for what you already learned. Of course this is just me, if everyone was like me the world would suck. Absolutely no judgement if you get your fun outside of an IDE! E: bit of context I'm currently single and have no dependents, I would imagine (hope) my priorities would change if that changed

kfajdsl 4y ago
Yep, this so much. Working for somebody else, where I have little stake in the company? I won't just put in the bare minimum to not get fired, but I also won't work absurd hours, especially on a salary. My own stuff? I'm ready for the 40 (job) + 60 (my own projects) work week! For reference, I'm very young and no where close to having a family.
- ZephyrBlu 4y ago
  > My own stuff? I'm ready for the 40 (job) + 60 (my own projects) work week! Since you said you're very young I assume you're still at school/university and haven't had a tech job yet. This doesn't work. Time is not the biggest factor, energy and focus are. You can only put in 40hrs and be extremely drained. It's very unlikely you're going to be able to perform well at work and then be productive for another 60hrs on personal projects, especially not at your first job when you're learning a very large amount of new stuff. Even just 60hrs of personal projects is probably way too much time relative to energy and focus (Your energy and focus will likely be drained before the 60hr mark).

by corobo 4y ago

kfajdsl 4y ago

Yep, this so much. Working for somebody else, where I have little stake in the company? I won't just put in the bare minimum to not get fired, but I also won't work absurd hours, especially on a salary. My own stuff? I'm ready for the 40 (job) + 60 (my own projects) work week! For reference, I'm very young and no where close to having a family.

ZephyrBlu 4y ago
> My own stuff? I'm ready for the 40 (job) + 60 (my own projects) work week! Since you said you're very young I assume you're still at school/university and haven't had a tech job yet. This doesn't work. Time is not the biggest factor, energy and focus are. You can only put in 40hrs and be extremely drained. It's very unlikely you're going to be able to perform well at work and then be productive for another 60hrs on personal projects, especially not at your first job when you're learning a very large amount of new stuff. Even just 60hrs of personal projects is probably way too much time relative to energy and focus (Your energy and focus will likely be drained before the 60hr mark).