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Programmers are not passionate to deliver value to someone, that's the businessman problem.

• bcrosby95 4y ago
  Not every programmer is passionate about the same thing. I got into this field because I love building things that make people's lives easier.
  • echelon 4y ago
    Sure. Anecdotal, but most of the people I've worked with as ICs couldn't give a damn about that. They want dollarydoos. One of the 10X-ers I know (they exist and are real), told me repeatedly how he'd much rather be doing his own thing. He hates the business needs. But income is important and that's why he's dedicated to doing it. I'm surprised at how focused and good he is given his disposition, and I want to hire him when I scale my business more. Drive and passion are sometimes just spontaneous. An old CEO of mine even quipped that we were not family and that we were there to do a job. All true. Most of the people doing that job were only there for the money. Most jobs that drive sales and revenue simply aren't fun or rewarding. There's lots of infrastructural glue and scaling. Tiring, boring, monotonous work. 24/7 oncall work. The money is good, though.
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