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Great read. No surprise that the author reads Pratchett. I've been writing software for nearly 30 years and he's preaching the gospel. It's clownfuckery all th
by ryandvm 2y ago
Great read. No surprise that the author reads Pratchett.
I've been writing software for nearly 30 years and he's preaching the gospel. It's clownfuckery all the way up. I will only add that running your own consultancy can be fun, but it's not going to dissolve his ennui.
I've been down this road. Sure being a consultant, gets you out of the day to day political shitstorm at any given company, but the clients still want software churned out at rate that is incompatible with quality. Plus you have the added bonus of not knowing if you'll have a job in 3 weeks.
Is it worth it? Yes. Do you make more money? Sometimes. Is it easier or less stressful? Not by a long shot.
I wish them the best of luck.
- cholantesh 2y agoI think eventually, most people just choose what kind of clownfuckery they're willing to tolerate. I've worked with startups/small shops and F500s and at least at this stage of my life, I would readily choose the drudgery and petulance of the latter over the instability and dehumanization of the former (I will concede that this could be my bad luck and not an essential characteristic). I haven't gone down the consultancy path or entrepreneurship because as you say, it's a different kind of stress that I don't care for.
- ludicity 2y agoThanks very much for the luck, hah, I'll probably need it. We'll see how I go ennui-wise in a year, but people are different, and I'm pretty sure that it'll help a lot. I keep a very healthy dose of activity outside of work, but not having to mangle spreadsheets for eight hours a day is amazing. It honestly feels a little bit absurd that people try to do work -without- an executive mandate at the typical organization.