Ask HN: I don't want to be a founder anymore

Re:Ask HN: I don't want to be a founder anymore by creepydata on Thursday May 25, 2017 @05:33PM (#14420298)

You're describing a poor work environment which can occur in tech, especially in startup. There's also thousands upon thousands of blue collar work that don't have a poor work environment.

I felt much better after a day of unloading trucks in a wearhouse than I do now coming home from a day of sitting in an office chair programming. Sitting all day is terrible for your body and it's exausting to boot. One of the biggest shocks of my entire life was the first day I got home from my first programming gig and being more tired than coming home from the job I was working a week before (food service) (1)

(1) https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/stand-up-wh...

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Re:Ask HN: I don't want to be a founder anymore by vacri on Thursday May 25, 2017 @05:51PM (#14420422)

And yet you still choose to be a programmer rather than a cargo handler? It's not just the physical toll as to why unskilled labour jobs suck.

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Re:Ask HN: I don't want to be a founder anymore by creepydata on Thursday May 25, 2017 @06:07PM (#14420539)

I only choose to be a programmer because of the pay. I don't intend to program forever, only until I can afford not to.

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