> I can't stay attached to a single project for too long and I lose interest.
I'm the same way. I'm good for about 5 years, tops, before I just need to do something different. But I've known lots of people who were the opposite of me. They prefer not to change projects and would be thrilled to stay on the same one forever.
Different people have different needs, and I think that's a wonderful thing. Especially when I see people happily doing important work that would have me wanting to slit my wrists in no time.
Re:“I’m leaving my job at meta”
by danabramov on Thursday July 20, 2023 @03:28PM
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There's a wide range of mini-projects within the project. I've been able to practice very different skills over these years so it didn't get boring for a long time. But like I mention in the thread, I'd like to try something new :)
Re:“I’m leaving my job at meta”
by kitchenfloor on Friday July 21, 2023 @11:41PM
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> don't get tired / jaded / bored of working on the same thing for many years
It's called golden handcuffs, it's hard to end yourself a FAANG compensation and working on React is more prestigious than writing the docs of some internal ad system.
Is it that there are two extremes of this type of thing? One extreme are people who are always flip flopping, never getting good at anything and the other is people who dedicate their lives to one thing. I wonder what causes someone to be on a particular level in that spectrum? Is it personality? Is it just that the "master" has found their calling and the "jacks" have not yet? Or is it that both have found their calling? The jack loves to be a jack. The master loves to be a master.