Re:Ask HN: 40+ Career Advice?
by azangru on Saturday October 13, 2018 @04:55PM
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That’s really interesting. Reading the OP's post:
> I <...> would like to be able to not be stressed and work overtime and solve hard technical problems and move towards a more rewarding job
I cannot tell whether he is saying he would like to be able to work overtime, or whether he doesn't want to <be stressed and> work overtime. I would assume, "work overtime" has a tighter coupling with the preceding "not" than with the preceding "would like to", but can't tell for sure.
> I <...> would like to be able to not be stressed and work overtime and solve hard technical problems and move towards a more rewarding job
I cannot tell whether he is saying he would like to be able to work overtime, or whether he doesn't want to <be stressed and> work overtime. I would assume, "work overtime" has a tighter coupling with the preceding "not" than with the preceding "would like to", but can't tell for sure.