nickd2001

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by nickd2001 2y ago
"others like myself would rather kill themselves than work a 9-5 until they're 60". If its in a corporate hell-hole, I might at times feel like that too. However, not all 9-5s are equal :) Public sector such as govt or academ
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by nickd2001 2y ago
Wow that's even worse :( I got the impression at the time I worked there that 2 weeks was standard, at least in tech. Which didn't seem at all generous...
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by nickd2001 2y ago
I think you're giving invaluable info here and doing a public service :) Having lived abroad a few years myself, its exciting, wonderful, broadens the mind etc, for a certain amount of time. But trade-offs emerge. Loneliness is a thing
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by nickd2001 2y ago
Handful of thoughts. :) The best of the 3 above is having a specific skill set. Anything medical - e:g nursing (good one 'cos less time to retrain) is in short supply worldwide and you can get a local job with visa sponsorship many pla
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by nickd2001 2y ago
Its possible (although as yet unproven) that exposure to pollutants stops vaccines working properly e:g google "PFAS vaccine efficacy".
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by nickd2001 2y ago
In my experience, its more the older ones that "just don't care that much about winning an argument at work", because we've learned over time to choose our battles, and "the healthy art of not giving a s**" . M
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by nickd2001 2y ago
Sorry I can't tell you cos its a personal story, but, they're already well known, and you'll hear of them I promise :)
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by nickd2001 2y ago
As someone similar age, if I was job-seeking like you, then if a younger potential boss gave these vibes, I'd be up-front. Seems to me salary can't increase for ever. Sure, more experience may lead to better design decisions which
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by nickd2001 2y ago
As an amusing ironic counter-example, I know someone who had the talent to be a pro musician in the 80s, observed many starving would-be rockers and thought "nice idea but no thanks" so pursued medical career, and drove his son&#x
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by nickd2001 2y ago
What location lets you play "lots of gigs on the streets" ? This would be wonderful, I think a lot of people would have much happier lives, if this were to happen all over the world, but lots of local gov'ts prevent it due to
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by nickd2001 2y ago
If it causes procrastination, that's a problem. Seems to me, being an entrepreneur requires high levels of self discipline, vs working in some big org where you get told what to do and held to it. I worked at a start-up where my boss w
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by nickd2001 2y ago
I believe you :) Simply refusing to play "keep up with the Joneses", seems to me can make the difference between being able to buy a home or not. Albeit it can take some inner confidence. I can't remember anyone actually aski
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Add in a shortcut of : then q to quit ? ;)
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by nickd2001 2y ago
Maybe don't do it till it goes back to sleep but... Mt Adams is one (I think the only one?) of the major volcanoes in WA that you can climb without ropes as it can be accessed by a route free of crevasses. Need an ice axe though as the
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by nickd2001 2y ago
Personally I feel that "Beating the averages" was an awesome article that was of technical interest and can apply to many things not just making money, and worth reading perhaps by every s/w developer. Whereas this article is
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by nickd2001 2y ago
This is sad. My advice, as an older person, is find a job that doesn't suck, or even is actually fulfilling. Public sector did that for me. Some weeks will drain you, that's what we get paid for, it just needs to be, not all the t
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by nickd2001 2y ago
Maybe they didn't "keep a lid on" their company outgoings? ;)
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by nickd2001 2y ago
Agreed, there are indeed managers for whom sadly its about control and compliance. However, there are also nice managers who just might feel mildly insecure having a more experienced person as a subordinate. Perhaps the onus is on the older
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by nickd2001 2y ago
Possibly they might like a tactful experienced engineer who's careful not to make them look bad to senior management, but quietly fixes some of the more glaring issues and makes the whole team look good? The trick I guess is showing in
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by nickd2001 2y ago
Following the KISS principle and making systems as simple as possible therefore easy and cheap to maintain and expand. Which can include, not necessarily using the latest most fashionable tech if it doesn't solve the Use Case better. I
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by nickd2001 2y ago
Fair point :) Well actually in my experience they were called a "Delivery Manager" or "Scrum Master" but behaved like a Project Manager, if you see what I mean. And as for Sprints in Kanban, yeah, well Jira kinda works
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by nickd2001 2y ago
In my experience as a dev... Kanban is a useful tool that helps teams organise work, break it down, be flexible. It helps the whole team to see what needs doing, identify dependencies and where to help each other out. Scrum OTOH looks simil
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by nickd2001 2y ago
This is good advice :) There's a lot to like in tech but it can indeed burn people out, and some time away from it doesn't hurt. I also took a sabbatical, years ago, and ultimately returned to tech. I worked the ski season, trave
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by nickd2001 2y ago
A compromise exists :) - Public sector (e:g govt or academia). Due to lack of a need to show quarterly profits, its less stressful. But its also challenging. You can work hard, with intelligent people, on stuff that matters, but you won&#x
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by nickd2001 2y ago
Maybe its the "romance" and "excitement" of it? I worked for a startup in Seattle, 20+ yrs ago. It had a fun exciting buzz, and... something special about it... the possibility of being part of something big... and havin
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by nickd2001 2y ago
Interesting reply :) Some thoughts: (1) "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" contains in certain ways a re-telling of the Gospels in a way that speaks to children. But its a great story in itself, one can take or leave it's
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by nickd2001 2y ago
Wow! I'd no idea the Hobbit was banned anywhere. Madness. Its just a work of art. Hardly even controversial. Kids should be able to make their on judgement about it. People need to be allowed to think critically. I could possibly see w
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by nickd2001 2y ago
You need a bit of both old and new surely? I'd argue, that great literature, whether for kids or adults, is timeless. Our daughter loved learning Greek legends for example in school. The challenge I think with modern stuff can be, find
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by nickd2001 2y ago
Age 9 is about time to get into "The Hobbit". That might save some people ;). Or Terry Pratchet''s "Truckers" ? So much utterly fantastic kids literature out there, most of it not at all new.
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by nickd2001 2y ago
I'd think Tolkein's "The Hobbit" would fit this description? Or CS Lewis Narnia series, one-offs like "The Secret Garden", Also Edith Nesbit, fantastic children's author, "The Railway children" p

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