My Life After Being A Backend Engineer
So basically it all started out with my curiosity and me being good at maths and solving analytical and logical problems. Even though I like it doesn’t mean I should be used to do it for like everyday to get paid I mean like my brain literally feels like a 8-core CPU who is constantly working and throttling at 50-80% CPU usage to solve and understand problems that are not mine. Also it’s like I am a computing engine with a life of 20-30 years and completely replaceable with other computing engines like me, they can be better or worse than me I m not gonna be the judge for that. So I feel like I don’t think my life’s goal was to become a computing engine for someone else. This is a recent thought of mine, what do you guys think of it ?
Working in this field for almost 2 years , I have the same realisation.
Everyday I wake up, I keep on thinking how many years I am going to do the same. Sprint after sprints tasks are assigned , one gets completed you are handed over the other.
Thinking of doing the same for next 20-30 years worries my mind.
I feel like working in this domain is a complete rat race where you run after hikes , promo and what not every year.
Some might be happy with that but it’s not meant for everyone (especially for those who had another dream).
It’s up to you whether you are ready for chasing your dream and leave this domain or work here without being happy over next 25-30yrs.
Karilyn Gabriel
Stealth
6 months ago
I always recommend engineers to try solopreneurship. Y'all can learn the basics of business and marketing, but others can't learn coding easily. There's always plenty of good problems to solve in the world.
Nothing else motivates better than your own project. But also be prepared for failure 7-8 out of 10 times.
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