I haven't yet found a good replacement outlet. have tinkered around with some stuff I thought might do it but haven't found one that sticks yet. I'll keep looking. Meanwhile, I'm spending a wee bit more time than I would like watching dumb nerdy youtube videos about spaceships.
-
Show this thread
-
it's also revealing something about myself that I suppose I always knew but didn't really admit openly before: I have a very have need for a certain type of (austistic?) intellectual engagement. my brain is set up to crunch rules systems and make optimal strategies.
3 replies 0 retweets 35 likesShow this thread -
it's deeply satisfying and I'm extremely good at it. the decades of gaming was some kind of training program, despite its flaws and limitations. I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to be in a role where I can this all day every day. Would be a dream job.
1 reply 0 retweets 23 likesShow this thread -
my current role (software engineering/devops) has _some_ of that but not enough for my taste. I want to do more of the strategy and analysis stuff and less of the code-monkey stuff. how does that career transition work? what do?
8 replies 0 retweets 28 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @danlistensto
You want to get into product basically? Or management of people on the software side? If product is the target you want to find opportunities to plan and direct the growth of things within the context of your current role and use that experience to talk your way into it
1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes -
Replying to @liminal_warmth @danlistensto
Also tell everyone you’re interested in that and read as much as you can about the skills and mental models to build Having someone trust you on the strategy side basically comes down to persuading them you can be good at strategy
1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @liminal_warmth @danlistensto
And that people will trust your advice and follow your lead because you can build a compelling vision and get people behind it Any leadership oppprtunities are great to draw on as practice and for examples in the interview process
1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @liminal_warmth @danlistensto
Even better if you can spin up and organize a small project with friends in your free time and get some success because it’s clearly demonstrated through that work you have the necessary skills and can translate them
1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @liminal_warmth @danlistensto
Bad news is that in many firms even once you have the role you won’t get to apply as much of your skill or strategy as you might like and it can be very frustrating... or upline will be unclear or inconsistent in their aims. Pros and cons depending on your work environment
2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @liminal_warmth @danlistensto
@eigenrobot It's so interesting to hear people talk about this semi-openly — i'm coming from outside tech/US, and it's tricky to see from the outside how different roles/sections actually work.1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
Yeah its murky until you get your hands dirty But when executed well v effective (I think)
-
-
gonna work out how the hell this whole scene works as soon as SF leave their houses again - timed my visit perfectly
0 replies 0 retweets 2 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.