throwawaydotcpp

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by throwawaydotcpp 12y ago
Yeah. BigCo bureaucracy and management is killing me. If you don't mind me asking, what smaller company did you go to, or what does smaller company do?
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by throwawaydotcpp 12y ago
"Try something you dreamed of doing as a kid. You were more honest with yourself as a kid." Don't think I agree with the socio economic commentary a whole lot - after all, the capitalism MMO is what brought me my childhood dr
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by throwawaydotcpp 12y ago
Thank you everyone for all the amazing feedback. It's so helpful after you get stuck in your own head with your thoughts. Very good stuff to ruminate on here. I probably should have mentioned for context - for people recommending radic
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by throwawaydotcpp 12y ago
Not sure if I'm jaded or not - just feel like my internal compass is on the fritz. Nothing is singing to me. I think plenty of products are cool, sure (like - slack.com for example - love it) - but I wonder - what will I learn there?
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by throwawaydotcpp 12y ago
Thanks for your thoughts. I look back on a lot of the random jumping around I did earlier in my career - and I never thought twice about it! I always did what interested me and it was never about money, or wondering what my "career arc
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by throwawaydotcpp 12y ago
Don't know how you can conclude what I have in my bank account, and you're way off. Sorry :( Moreover, not sure how having money in your bank account helps with professional ennui. I don't want to take a trip, I don't wa
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by throwawaydotcpp 12y ago
Good advice, I took it about 6 years ago, and now I've got a great kiddo sleeping one room over from me. We had a pretty awesome wiffle bat sword fight tonight :)
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Ask HN: Experienced dev having career lull
85 points by throwawaydotcpp 12y ago|72 comments