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I care deeply about the work I do. It would be hard to have as great an effect on as many people without my current cow-orkers. In the sense that they've chosen
by kabdib 12y ago
I care deeply about the work I do. It would be hard to have as great an effect on as many people without my current cow-orkers. In the sense that they've chosen me to work with them, I've also chosen them.
Of course, I get paid as well. This is nice. It lets me do something that I enjoy, live a comfortable life and continue to learn. I go to work to study at the feet of masters, and to have fun.
Then some loser comes long and tells me that passion is bad for me. Or that I should be working for myself. Or that my efforts just serve The Man and I'm somehow evil, and perpetuating an evil system by refusing to quit. Or some other crock of shite. People have been in my face and personal with this "help," and my response has been, and has been for 35 years, a solid: Fuck off.
Why do we treat programmers like children who somehow lost their way in life and need spiritual, career and financial advice all in one shotgun blast? Many of us know what we're doing.
I'm going to keep programming as long as I can. If I'm 75 and still writing code, that's great (I know several people who have done this). I love doing programming, I don't see a reason to stop.
- ac2u 12y agoHe/she did say "don't ever work hard unless it's something that matters to you". You've stated that your work does matter to you therefore you do care, so I'm wondering what point you're actually disagreeing with? It seems to me like poster is perhaps ranting against making people feel like they're defective if they can't muster the same fawning adoration for their work as colleagues. Granted, I think the poster's views lean towards a more black and white viewpoint, but I think there's something to think about in both viewpoints.
- amagumori 12y agoyeah, s/he missed the point (if you like what you're doing, then great!) and got their feelings hurt. i went super one-sided on purpose. more fundamentally i am simply trying to remind people that life is about what you spend your time doing, and whether or not you enjoy that. don't sacrifice your life for goals, they slip away as soon as you grasp them like sand in your fingers, giving you no fulfillment. focus on making your present as nice as possible.