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Our stories are even closer than you think. I looked for people like me in my college town, but it was a small city with few tech businesses (mostly state gover

by pemulis 14y ago

Our stories are even closer than you think. I looked for people like me in my college town, but it was a small city with few tech businesses (mostly state government contractors), so I didn't find much. Now that I've returned to coding, I decided to move out to San Francisco so that I could be a part of a larger community. I've been out here for just over a week now and I've already been to a conference and have an interview with a startup tomorrow. (Not as a developer, but still!) There are tons of meetups and interesting events out here, so I'm really optimistic about the future.

fatalerrorx3 14y ago
I'm working for a healthcare startup now and I feel like I'm starting to get burned out with the constant change and long hours. I think what stresses me out the most is that I'm employee #1, so I'm being paid, but we haven't raised money yet. So I've been working for exactly a year now on this project, we've had 1 team investor meeting in NYC, and I've been working long days to keep up with the constant changes. Like you guys I've also been looking to meetup with others who share my same situation, in my town theres a meetup but it's mostly freelancers who are mostly involved strictly in web design or graphic design, rather than the programming end of web development, which is what I'm really looking for. To be honest since graduating highschool I've wanted to move out west to work with others on a startup, just haven't made it there yet, but maybe soon. I have 2 friends that I graduated highschool with who got jobs at Microsoft, I don't think I fall into that category of wanting a stable corporate job, but I do want to work on something new and cool that adds value to peoples lives.
- SpaceDragon 14y ago
  As I read your comment I felt a tinge of concern for you in your current situation. It seems that you could be manipulated into working crazy hours because a "big payout" is "right around the corner", if only you do what they say and work your tail off. Just be careful.

by pemulis 14y ago

fatalerrorx3 14y ago

I'm working for a healthcare startup now and I feel like I'm starting to get burned out with the constant change and long hours. I think what stresses me out the most is that I'm employee #1, so I'm being paid, but we haven't raised money yet. So I've been working for exactly a year now on this project, we've had 1 team investor meeting in NYC, and I've been working long days to keep up with the constant changes. Like you guys I've also been looking to meetup with others who share my same situation, in my town theres a meetup but it's mostly freelancers who are mostly involved strictly in web design or graphic design, rather than the programming end of web development, which is what I'm really looking for. To be honest since graduating highschool I've wanted to move out west to work with others on a startup, just haven't made it there yet, but maybe soon. I have 2 friends that I graduated highschool with who got jobs at Microsoft, I don't think I fall into that category of wanting a stable corporate job, but I do want to work on something new and cool that adds value to peoples lives.

SpaceDragon 14y ago
As I read your comment I felt a tinge of concern for you in your current situation. It seems that you could be manipulated into working crazy hours because a "big payout" is "right around the corner", if only you do what they say and work your tail off. Just be careful.