I do love math and coding and solving problems. I do it as a day job and get compensated fairly well.
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I do not love it enough to turn my spare time and social time into the service of capitalism.
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I no longer go to tech meetups. I don't want an orange team. I don't enjoy interview lunches.
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There are still days I put in 16 hours on a problem. But I like being able to choose when that is.
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The reality is that the work I'm doing outside my job is 1000x more important and fulfilling.
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This is something I struggle with as a developer as well, there is a push in the industry to live and breath programming.
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Fucking amen. I like my job. I admire ppl trying to make the industry better. But at 6pm I am DONE. I have other commitments.
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I hate to say it, but that's life in a world that is not static. New safety procedures, new dangers, even flipping burgers changes.
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That said, they should compensate for work-related learning. That should be part of your job.
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My loftiest goals of who I want to be require a very wide skillset (and money) before I can *be* that person :(. So I have to keep learning
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Learning doesn't have to be about gaining skills for work. It can be for fun.
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