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And this is general approach, nothing malevolent against IT geeks like some less experienced try to project themselves. They want plumbers also just to keep thi

by jajko 3y ago

And this is general approach, nothing malevolent against IT geeks like some less experienced try to project themselves. They want plumbers also just to keep things running and implement requirements, not have academic discussions about fine art of optimized water flow. Companies are there to make money for the owners and thats it, not on some altruistic missions. I think OP could be better served in academia as long as he keeps greed for money at bay, which some manage better than others over time.

z3phyr 3y ago
Nope. Academia has a very sad bottom line as well. What OP needs is enough financial stability and political will that they can do whatever they want. This can be slowly achieved by grinding at a corporation, taking political control and grinding or by violence / threat of violence.
- jampekka 3y ago
  Academia can be pretty great if you can live with economic uncertainty, non-unreasonable pay and aren't interested in careerism or that your work has any real impact outside handful of other academics. There's of course a lot of bullshit, but you can sort of choose the tradeoff between bullshit and career development/stability. If you're OK with a high chance of never getting a permanent job, in many places you can do practically whatever you want. And if you e.g. know how to code, you can usually go to the industry churn as a backup when your grant streak runs out. But yes, in the bigger picture, the latter are the sustainable course of action. There's only so many, or rather frew, grants.
krautsourced 3y ago
The last bit is very true - companies are making money for the owners _and_ to pay the programmer's often relatively high salary. It's a general rule in life that the more 'fun' or 'fulfilling' your job is, the more likely it is to pay peanuts.

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And this is general approach, nothing malevolent against IT geeks like some less experienced try to project themselves. They want plumbers also just to keep thi

by jajko 3y ago

z3phyr 3y ago
Nope. Academia has a very sad bottom line as well. What OP needs is enough financial stability and political will that they can do whatever they want. This can be slowly achieved by grinding at a corporation, taking political control and grinding or by violence / threat of violence.
- jampekka 3y ago
  Academia can be pretty great if you can live with economic uncertainty, non-unreasonable pay and aren't interested in careerism or that your work has any real impact outside handful of other academics. There's of course a lot of bullshit, but you can sort of choose the tradeoff between bullshit and career development/stability. If you're OK with a high chance of never getting a permanent job, in many places you can do practically whatever you want. And if you e.g. know how to code, you can usually go to the industry churn as a backup when your grant streak runs out. But yes, in the bigger picture, the latter are the sustainable course of action. There's only so many, or rather frew, grants.
krautsourced 3y ago
The last bit is very true - companies are making money for the owners _and_ to pay the programmer's often relatively high salary. It's a general rule in life that the more 'fun' or 'fulfilling' your job is, the more likely it is to pay peanuts.