zekim

Re:Ask HN: Take low-stress job to learn web dev in free time? on Tuesday March 04, 2014 @12:45AM (#7338710)

It's stressful because I really don't enjoy the type of work that I do (I don't like the business domain/industry I've found). I actually work from home quite a bit, but that really isn't the cause of my misery.

I think the only way I'll ever be happy in a coding career is if I get to work on my own projects or if I work for a startup that I'm deeply passionate about.

Ask HN: Take low-stress job to learn web dev in free time?

Posted by zekim on Monday March 03, 2014 @10:54PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am currently teaching myself to be a full-stack web developer with the goal of developing my own apps and making it into a career eventually. I currently have a full-time job as a clinical programmer. It's boring and stressful but does have decent pay and benefits. I've just started applying to valet attendant jobs in my city so I can have a low-stress day job while I continue to learn how to...

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