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product management. same money, more variety, less hours (imo). Although now that I have product experience I think I could have protected my energy more as a S
by noemit 2y ago
product management. same money, more variety, less hours (imo). Although now that I have product experience I think I could have protected my energy more as a SWE.
After I quit SWE I tried to get public-facing jobs like making juice at a juice bar. I was told over and over I didn't smile enough or have the personality for public-facing work.
I think it's a fantasy to have a "regular" job. It's not really as relaxing as you think. Everything feels like a grind eventually. But jobs with a lot of variety (Like product or other types of management) I think are slightly better.
- dangeatsyourpr 2y ago[dead]
- caprock 2y agoCan you elaborate on how being a PM changed your view on protecting your energy in SWE?
- baerrie 2y agoJust sharing my take but basically most devs don’t care at all and are super inefficient. If you care even a little and take some responsibility for the greater good of a code base then you are a better dev than ~90% of devs in my experience. It has very little to do with hours spent working