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Re:Ask HN: Tired of working for startups, what are my options without ... on Monday June 18, 2018 @11:19AM (#17338857)

> What's the thing that keeps your interest? What's the change that makes you uninterested?

I think it's the routine of it all. Yet another CRUD app, yet another meaningless "emergency", yet another client/stakeholder tantrum, yet another power play in which I'm a pawn. It's interesting in the first 3-4 months because everything is new (company, software, people) but then it fades away.

> Or... start your own thing that is aligned with your interests?

I've thought about this many times, but I don't think I have what it takes.

Ask HN: Tired of working for startups, what are my options without a CS degree?

Posted by dojineb on Monday June 18, 2018 @11:00AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm in my thirties, been a developer for 5 years and didn't study computer science. I know JS pretty well, Ruby, Docker, some sysadmin, Ansible, did some backend (preferred) and some frontend (meh)... I'm an ok developer, I write tests and publish everything I do on the side on GitHub.I have only ever worked at startups. I usually stay 6-9 months: that's how long it takes for the company to...

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