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I'm sort of in the same place, but I made a choice for less income (compared to the open market at least - still more than my last position) for less over 40 ho

by Bahamut 11y ago

I'm sort of in the same place, but I made a choice for less income (compared to the open market at least - still more than my last position) for less over 40 hour work weeks. I don't mind when a company I join has some awful code - it sucks to work with at first, but it leaves me never bored since I can make my mark improving it and learn while I am at it. I work to schedule fixes to go along with feature development & try not to worry beyond that. There are many things to do in life, most not involving programming. I rather run with friends, travel & visit places with friends, research & code whatever I want without work pressure, play video games, and just overall have the freedom of choice. I hope the OP hasn't fallen into this trap.

batou 11y ago
Yep. I decided to take the piss as much as possible. I wanted the income and less hours and demanded it. They said no, so I automated most of my responsibilities and do a 25-30 hour week anyway. I work from home and most of my job is thinking and that's non-deterministic. You only live once (I shudder saying that but it's true).