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by iL2wkD8VhjfJ 3y ago
I'm afraid I've misunderstood what you've written. Are you being sarcastic? Of course, it's my fault if I don't manage to progress as quickly as the job requires. On the other hand, the decisions taken by management
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by iL2wkD8VhjfJ 3y ago
I'm not denying that this kind of job is enjoyable, compared to the factory jobs I had as a student. I know how lucky I am compared to the workers I know and the working class in general. However, that doesn't negate the fact that
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by iL2wkD8VhjfJ 3y ago
We work in a rather regulated field so yes a junior with a good understanding of business logic has an advantage. > Another common pattern in these startups are what I name after the MMO tank+DPS Well seen, it's a real position for
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by iL2wkD8VhjfJ 3y ago
> There is one thing to always remember: Never accept responsibility without having the power to change things. This resonates a lot with me, I think it represents the situation well. I remember a meeting during which the marketing manag
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by iL2wkD8VhjfJ 3y ago
I can't, so that's the strategy. I have to activate stealth mode, though.
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by iL2wkD8VhjfJ 3y ago
Thank you for your support. Perhaps I don't owe anything to the bosses, having done the job as best I could despite my limited skills. However, I don't want to "let down" my fellow developers if I decide to leave.
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by iL2wkD8VhjfJ 3y ago
Relatives and friends have also told me this. My latent impostor syndrome tells me that I should already be happy to have a job, but that's clearly not enough. The national average salary in my country for a junior JS dev is double tha
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by iL2wkD8VhjfJ 3y ago
What do you mean by early-burnout? Does it includes overtime, phone calls outside of supposed working hours, insomnia, impostor syndrome, working sometimes during evenings? Have you experienced anything similar? We're not curing cancer
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by iL2wkD8VhjfJ 3y ago
Where does this expression come from? I have a good example of "leap of faith". A close developer friend of mine decided to leave the development agency where he was working for fairly similar reasons. He then managed to find a jo
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by iL2wkD8VhjfJ 3y ago
So you took the risk of changing gear and following your inner motivations. Was it worth it in the end?
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by iL2wkD8VhjfJ 3y ago
Here's one of the pitfalls. You are repeatedly told that you are "in charge" of projects etc., but the decisions taken by superiors are always imposed, because they have "the vision". Even if this means adding 2&#x2
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by iL2wkD8VhjfJ 3y ago
I have to admit my negativity, sorry. I feel tired. It's a good opportunity, of course, but it will absolutely be necessary to succeed in changing the balance of power. I appreciate the logic of personal progression regardless of the o
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Ask HN: A suit too big to fill, a jr. developer in the turmoil?
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