throw_this_one

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by throw_this_one 8y ago
How did you get to travel and live overseas in your twenties?
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by throw_this_one 8y ago
Where'd you go and how?
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by throw_this_one 8y ago
Nice. How did you get the job? Did you build a complete application from front to back on your own? Or was it through a connection?
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by throw_this_one 8y ago
I meant that when you get in a flow and do things you enjoy (generally on a long vacation from work), you start to realize who you really are and what you thrive on. So then, after some introspection, the path forward is a lot clearer compa
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by throw_this_one 8y ago
Nice! I'm 26 and thinking about doing the same thing soon. So you just took off for a year or did more things? I agree about the vividness. Once you get in flow, doing things you generally enjoy, and you have a few days/weeks of s
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by throw_this_one 8y ago
Wow very cool story. I'm in NYC now too. I've been working for almost 3 years now and I'd like to do the same, to go down to South America and learn spanish for a few months. Did you have a lot saved up and anything endgoal i
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by throw_this_one 8y ago
I have two degrees, Computer Science and Finance. It was my first job out of school 3 years ago. I think they just wanted "smart" grads. The way they placed you into teams was terrible and I feel like I haven't learned much a
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by throw_this_one 8y ago
Haha wow very similar. There's a guy here in a neighboring team that I used to work under that literally just falls asleep at his desk and snores. Comes in at 9:20, leaves at 3 some days. Which general domain or area are you working in
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by throw_this_one 8y ago
Great story man and inspirational. I oscillate between this thinking and the capitalist mindset that I'll "fall behind" by going out and letting it flow for a few months to a year. Just wondering, how old were you when you di
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by throw_this_one 8y ago
Agreed. It's just a downward spiral and my fault is that I've stuck myself in it for so long. So maybe it is worth bailing asap? My 401k vests in August, which would be about 8k extra. I don't want to be a developer even 5 ye
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by throw_this_one 8y ago
NYC, making close to 90k at age 26. Part of me doesn't even know if I like dev! But I think it's because I was never on an energetic team getting stuff done, which would probably be enjoyable (even if the domain itself is worthles
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by throw_this_one 8y ago
I have a do-nothing job as a junior level dev at a bank. I got put on a poorly managed team that is supporting an outdated and undocumented application that is super complex. So the amount of value I can add without a little bit of hand hol