Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple

Re:Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple by samstave on Monday May 22, 2023 @12:23PM (#36033447)

I made the mistake of entering management WAY too early in my career.

I wish I had not. it relegated my time to many tasks other than tech implementation.

FN having to train CFOs on financially managing cloud environs, managing people, pestering people for status reports, c-level presentations on this that and the other thing, etc...

My biggest mistake in my career was thinking I was "climbing the ladder" when accepting a position as a manager, director etc...

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Re:Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple by blastro on Monday May 22, 2023 @04:25PM (#36036254)

gulp

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Re:Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple by ed_mercer on Monday May 22, 2023 @06:44PM (#36037641)

I'm not sure there's a better way to climb the ladder though.

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Re:Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple by samstave on Monday May 22, 2023 @08:45PM (#36038497)

i did it too early.

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Re:Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple by yCombLinks on Monday May 22, 2023 @08:56PM (#36038563)

The point being it's the wrong ladder. I'll stick to the enjoying life more ladder

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Re:Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple by hgsgm on Monday May 22, 2023 @10:08PM (#36038971)

Were you not climbing ? Was your pay not rising?

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