Follow-up to “The dystopian world of software engineering interviews”

Re:Follow-up to “The dystopian world of software engineering... by dahart on Sunday February 23, 2020 @07:27PM (#22400590)

You do sound like you're in a great spot, congrats! I've tried to do the same thing and haven't made it there yet. I did start my own company hoping it would turn into a lifetime of being able to always do exactly what I wanted, but it didn't end up working out that way. It was a ton of fun and a ton of work, and I had to sell it and take a job so I could feed my family.

Would love to hear a little about how you're making ends meet and still doing what you want on your own. Are you selling software, doing contract work, making money some other way and doing software on the side...?

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Re:Follow-up to “The dystopian world of software engineering... by ChrisMarshallNY on Sunday February 23, 2020 @08:26PM (#22400860)

Not especially a great spot; an acceptable one. I have enough invested and working for me that I don't need to work again, but I won't be flying in my private jet anytime soon.

I also have two corporations, one with restrictions, but decent assets, and one with few assets, but a lot of flexibility.

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