Re:When users never use the features they asked for
by ed_elliott_asc on Thursday September 30, 2021 @01:42AM
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I be also had a job early in my career where I was basically allowed to work on anything that interests me and 20 years later I’m still relying on that experience.
Maybe this is something every junior should do - try a bit of everything and see what you like.
Re:When users never use the features they asked for
by distances on Thursday September 30, 2021 @09:45AM
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That's why I think a good consulting agency can be a great first place to work. Lots of projects, hopefully different technologies, perhaps international clients with travel. Then once you know what you like and specialize a bit in it, it's easier to step to some product company as a senior.
Plus, in my experience consulting companies are more focused in employee well-being as it's their only asset.
But I did get a lot out of the few years I worked there, even though a lot of it sucked. It was my first proper job and they’d basically let me work on anything I wanted to, even though I was incredibly green and was just figuring it all out as I went. I definitely fit a lot more experience and learning into those years than you’d reasonably expect a person to. I think a lot of my success today came from turning their incompetence into opportunities.