Ask HN: New engineer, already burnt out, what now?

Re:Ask HN: New engineer, already burnt out, what now? by epberry on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @01:41PM (#32653001)

You could join a startup. It won't solve the always-on problem but it will certainly solve the bits with legacy code and not creating new things. You can also look for a place that is in-person which could give you some highs of working with a designer, working with senior engineers, and in general feeling part of a problem solving team.

Some of these might be good - https://www.workatastartup.com/. I also think Turing is placing engineers well. Not sure about TripleByte.

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Re:Ask HN: New engineer, already burnt out, what now? by CodeSgt on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @02:13PM (#32653322)

I thought about it but I feel like applying after ~3 months at my first job in the industry would look horrible and I'd be wasting my time sending applications. I also applied to a few startups prior to this job and it seems most want more Sr. developers.

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Re:Ask HN: New engineer, already burnt out, what now? by nathants on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @03:23PM (#32653993)

not at all. it’s called “fit”.

if you hadn’t taken this first job, you wouldn’t know you’re a bad fit for large organizations, slow pace, and maintenance heavy work. now you know.

apply to interesting posts from hn who’s hiring every month. you’ll eventually find one that fits.

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