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Re:Ask HN: Burnt out developer trying to move out of Iran, a... by ehnto on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @10:28AM (#32001522)
> I'd work for a non-profit or a university if I were you. Work/life balance is great.

I guess it depends, because I did not feel balanced at the University I worked at. Everyone was wildly stressed, taking on n+1 roles and responsibilities, and all of your work time was stolen by meetings and trying to get humans to manually do the bureaucracy between you and achieving your assigned tasks.

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Re:Ask HN: Burnt out developer trying to move out of Iran, a... by soco on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @10:58AM (#32001970)
It's probably more like a lottery. My experience working as a developer for a university was lower pay but relaxed environment. I also didn't notice any bureaucracy - I was developing software, not pushing projects.
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