Man I feel this all the time. I can’t count the number of times I’m talking to my boss about something and I think “oh yeah, should be easy” and something will trip me up for a day
I hear you… it’s a killer isn’t it.
The number of times I have made a rod for my own back with clients… “Yea, I’ll add that I’m for you no problem”…
The famous last words.
The can of worms opens and a few rounds of crisis of confidence and tears later, eventually get there and think, I’m keeping my mouth shut from here on in.
Rinse and repeat :)
Yep, and the the more you work on it, the more issues and problems you run into that you need to figure out.
Not to mention the more things you see that you try to get fancy on. Which ends up taking even more time/effort, because you can’t let it beat you.
Good one. Made me smile and being thankful for not being a programmer anymore.
What did you switch to?
If I’d had to guess, woodworker or watermelon farmer.
Those were definitely on the list. As was moving to a hut in the woods and living of the land. :)
Oh man… For me, that would like #goals.
I saw a documentary of a dude who moved to Alaska and built a hut and lived there for basically the rest of his life. Think he moved up there in like 1930-50 or something. He filmed his life as well. But not everyone will have the skills to do something like that. Inspiring stuff though.
Edit: don’t try and find it, though. It is too powerful for mere mortals.
I am currently a Dev (used to be a sound engineer), but I can definitely understand that!
Yeah. Don’t burn yourself out on the job. No one will thank you for it. It can be hard, I still have problems saying no. Go figure.
In my time as a sound engineer, I learned to say no. Compared to sound engineering (as in, live sound engineer), being a dev is a walk in the park.
No more 16 hour work days, no more tours with getting only 6 hours of sleep each night. No stressing out over a technical issue 15 minutes before show time. I could go on and on :P
Coming from a job where dev work feels like vacation. Sheesh. Good on you, man.
Edit: if you are a man. Shouldn’t assume really.
This crosses my mind at least a few times a week. Programming is pain.
First biomedical engineer at a hospital and now tech service for medical diagnostics and automation.
How did you make the switch? Going back to uni?
No, you don’t actually have to be a biomed to work as one in Sweden. I have engineering background and I guess I’m pretty technical overall. I actually didn’t know there were biomeds at hospitals. I got sort of a test employment through a government program and they liked me so I got to stay.
You left the fold!! What did you move into if you don’t mind me asking :)
I pretty much had to. Burned out completely. Took years to even think about working again. But enough about me, what’s up with you these days? :D
Right, your question. First BioMed at a hospital and then tech service for analytics and automation. See my answers elswere in the thread as well.
Ahhh gotcha and understandable.
I’m fortunate that I work for myself and kind of pick and choose the clients and jobs I work with. It’s nothing too taxing and I generally build higher level functionality into websites that sort of thing :)
Keeps the wolves from the door and food on the table !
Good to hear. Keep it up!
Sometimes I wonder if I am crazy for programming as a hobby.
Wouldn’t crochet be easier?
I do both! Also the answer is yes.
this is one of those perfect, timeless comments.
As a hobby it’s probably fine. You shouldn’t let it consume you or it will turn you into Gollum and you will likely self-immolate when touched by the evil rays from the great fire in the sky.
Glad to see PH on lemmy
Fucking a, so much this.
I need to print this out and hang it on my door
