Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software...
by jameshart on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @10:24AM
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An ‘age thing’?
Curious how old you think I would have to be to have this noncynical perspective.
Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software...
by FrustratedMonky on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @11:43AM
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Like, young enough to still be enjoying things. Sure, I felt the same way for first decade. This is all fun.
But later. Not old enough yet to have done 24x7 support for a few decades, sleepless nights, 80 hour weeks, working on Christmas Morning, to be ground down by angry and demanding users. ( no fault of their own because of their own turnover. ).
Lack of sleep and stress takes a toll on health. So 'age' becomes a factor, because the body gets ground down. Seems like the 'optimistic' takes remind me of just starting out.
But, it is probably more of which industry you are in. Results vary.
Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software...
by fragmede on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @11:56AM
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eg video games sound like such fun to work on, but every report I've heard of from people who actually work in that industry make me run away screaming that I've never had a programming job in that sector.
But the stress does eat away at health. It can be fun, but it is not 'comfortable'.
Maybe it is different if you are writing some mission critical code. It can be fun when you are dabbling with web sites, but not so fun if a bug will cause someone to die. So stress levels, and having a blast levels, can very a lot.
And thus the stress levels over time, can cause health problems.