Re:Ask HN: How do I get the spark back for working with comp...
by giantg2 on Sunday June 21, 2020 @07:22AM
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If you're like me, the spark is gone forever.
The spark comes from believing that by learning these technologies you can build awesome stuff as a respected part of a team. In reality, we are subject to the whims of management and assigned boring/impactless work. Our expert opinions are not respected, not because they are wrong but simply because they do not fit with management's ideas. You might have big ideas and want to make great products, but instead you are told to think like everyone else and take shortcuts.
Even working on projects at home can lose their appeal if they aren't original.
The spark comes from believing that by learning these technologies you can build awesome stuff as a respected part of a team. In reality, we are subject to the whims of management and assigned boring/impactless work. Our expert opinions are not respected, not because they are wrong but simply because they do not fit with management's ideas. You might have big ideas and want to make great products, but instead you are told to think like everyone else and take shortcuts.
Even working on projects at home can lose their appeal if they aren't original.