Ask HN: I'm 23, and I dislike my job as a software engineer

Re:Ask HN: I'm 23, and I dislike my job as a software engineer by informatimago on Monday September 12, 2016 @05:01AM (#12478153)

Try to work for a startup. There you might encounter more challenges, both in diversity of work you will have to do (in smaller startups), and in the technology and sophistication of the programming required.

Another alternative would be to switch to being smartphone developper, eventually to an independent smartphone developper, where you'll be able to find more interesting and technically-challenging projects.

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Re:Ask HN: I'm 23, and I dislike my job as a software engineer by sk14 on Monday September 12, 2016 @09:08AM (#12479313)

Money? https://80000hours.org/2015/10/startup-salaries-and-equity-c...

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Re:Ask HN: I'm 23, and I dislike my job as a software engineer by lucidz on Monday September 12, 2016 @10:09AM (#12479778)

Startups are a great way to "passionately work in a fast paced environment that's going to change the world"

Translation: "Passionately" - we will underpay you "Fast paced" - 7 days a week "Change the world" - we won't ipo but sell out to a company for a few hundred million which you won't see a dime of.

GL!

(Source: too much time interviewing in silicon valley)

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