New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Who else has a crummy developer career?
Ask HN: Who else has a crummy developer career?
6 by shortstick | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I don’t even know how to describe mine or where to begin. I literally can’t remember certain details as if I suffered from trauma. I lasted 3 years and never got close to a 6 figure compensation. I’ve never even experienced working with a senior developer. Despite this the clients using my work were F500 companies. It would make sense for me to begin elaborating on some of my stories, but it is really difficult for me with how upsetting a lot of this was. Maybe I'll try later in the comments. All I can think to say is that I eventually quit when asked to implement a plainly unethical surveillance feature. It was long overdue. Trying to stick it out at one place for a while, as if it would make me appear dependable and valuable, has to be one of the biggest mistakes of my entire life so far. This was 2 years ago, and I have not worked since. I would like to, but it doesn’t even feel like a choice for me. All I wanted was to get my foot in the door and begin my career yet I somehow feel farther behind than when I started. So who else has a totally shit developer career? Can you make me feel better by telling me about it? Edit: This is a throwaway for obvious reasons, sorry dang.
6 by shortstick | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I don’t even know how to describe mine or where to begin. I literally can’t remember certain details as if I suffered from trauma. I lasted 3 years and never got close to a 6 figure compensation. I’ve never even experienced working with a senior developer. Despite this the clients using my work were F500 companies. It would make sense for me to begin elaborating on some of my stories, but it is really difficult for me with how upsetting a lot of this was. Maybe I'll try later in the comments. All I can think to say is that I eventually quit when asked to implement a plainly unethical surveillance feature. It was long overdue. Trying to stick it out at one place for a while, as if it would make me appear dependable and valuable, has to be one of the biggest mistakes of my entire life so far. This was 2 years ago, and I have not worked since. I would like to, but it doesn’t even feel like a choice for me. All I wanted was to get my foot in the door and begin my career yet I somehow feel farther behind than when I started. So who else has a totally shit developer career? Can you make me feel better by telling me about it? Edit: This is a throwaway for obvious reasons, sorry dang.
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