8 Hard truths I learned when I got laid off from my SWE job

Re:8 Hard truths I learned when I got laid off from my SWE job by ignoramous on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @12:25PM (#34163322)

> This is terrible, possibly toxic advice.

There are two sides to every coin. Possibly toxic advice for some, but why should anyone give up platforms or avenues that make them standout from the crowd? OP's suggestion is a perfectly valid piece of advice for anyone who has the energy, time, resources, ability, will, and integrity to keep chopping at a meaningful side project. It is not easy, sure. But I don't think we can say it is toxic, either.

> The open source contribution/project would have to have a sufficiently high bar for it to be even considered.

We'd do well to not write this advice off by subjecting it to the most extreme possible treatment?

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Re:8 Hard truths I learned when I got laid off from my SWE job by drewcoo on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @12:39PM (#34163498)

> There are two sides to every coin

And there are six sides to every cube. In a world of tortured dichotomies, nobody ever mentions those.

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Re:8 Hard truths I learned when I got laid off from my SWE job by undreren on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @01:26PM (#34164012)

I couldn’t have said it better myself.

With three kids, my current side project is my day job, at least if measuring by workload. Talking on more work, voluntarily or not, will be at a significant personal cost for me.

I don’t get the constant peddling of hussle porn in SWE circles.

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