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Re:Ask HN: If you had 5 years of uninterrupted time, what wo... by gpjt on Thursday February 28, 2013 @03:56AM (#5297798)
You can do that, but it might not be fun. I spent 4 years in tech at A Big Financial Company and the one thing I learned was that I didn't want to work at a company where my work wasn't a core part of the business. I've heard that at Oracle they say (used to say?) that you build [stuff], you sell [stuff], or you are [stuff].
Re:Ask HN: If you had 5 years of uninterrupted time, what wo... by paulsamways on Thursday February 28, 2013 @07:47PM (#5302109)
Won't disagree with you there! Though sometimes going outside your comfort zone can be a good thing.