Re:Why you should have a side project
by Grangar on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @05:47AM
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When I'm done for the day I don't want to sit in front of a computer any longer. I can understand why a cook would come home and just throw down a microwave meal. The issue here isn't getting paid, it's doing the same when you get home. My current employer won't renew my contract because I oppose this mentality, it's toxic and making me debate leaving IT altogether. He considers me lazy for that. Is some balance really too much to ask?
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> My current employer won't renew my contract because I oppose this mentality
That's crazy. Everyone should be free to do whatever they want in their own free time.
>it's doing the same when you get home
That's what my colleague answered me when I asked him "why don't you have side projects?". Everyone should be able to choose whatever they want to do with their own free time.
I don't consider a side project as "the same thing I do at work", and I don't consider myself special.