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    Resume Advice Thread - August 28, 2018 CS Career Questions

    Resume Advice Thread - August 28, 2018

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 12:07 AM PDT

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    Daily Chat Thread - August 28, 2018

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 12:07 AM PDT

    Please use this thread to chat, have casual discussions, and ask casual questions. Moderation will be light, but don't be a jerk.

    This thread is posted every day at midnight PST. Previous Daily Chat Threads can be found here.

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    Let go without pay after giving my 2 weeks, wtf?

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 03:47 PM PDT

    This happened today, I'm pretty angry about it. Is this normal? This makes me never want to give two weeks notice again. I obviously have a job I'm starting, but still it's frustrating.

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    Edit: Just so people know, I'm leaving government contracting for a non profit. It's not like I'm going to a direct competitor and stabbing them in the back.

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    First software engineering job out of college is awful for all the reasons I didn't expect

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 03:29 PM PDT

    Hi reddit.

    I'm sorry if these kinds of questions get boring, but I just feel absolutely at a loss at what to do. I'm sorry if this kind of rambles on, I'm honestly feeling pretty bad about the day.

    I graduated from a good school in december 2017 with a cs degree and, by the end of march, I had scored and started a job. Everything was great. I was getting paid what I considered to be a good amount for the area I live in, and my boss and coworkers seemed really nice. It was a small company, but I didn't mind because at the time I was enthusiastic about programming and treating this as a time to really hone my skill.

    Yeah, about that.

    I'm currently 5 months in and absolutely regret EVERYTHING and it's all due to one person.

    My QA lady at this small company seems to hate me.

    My first month at the company I did not come into contact with her at all (she works in a different office building than I do), and everything was swell. Then, I was assigned to the project that she does QA for. I treated this as any other project, and for the first week or so I figured I would be getting used to the new project, spending a little bit of extra time to make sure I was understanding everything correctly. Within the first week she called my manager to complain that I was too slow at solving issues that I was assigned. I know this because my office is extremely open concept and I got to hear the entire conversation about how I am too slow. I assume all my coworkers heard as well, though I never actually asked them.

    This continued. There were actually multiple occasions in the first two months of working with her where the subject of me came up of me being too slow at my issues, and not doing things right. At this point I had been with the company about 3 months. And yes, the complaints about me could be heard by the entire office every single time.

    As time has gone on, nothing has improved. In fact, it's only gotten much, much worse. To give you an example, today our qa sites were down. I messaged her to tell her that "hey, things are messed up now but they'll be back up shortly!" and then a few minutes later another message of - "everything is fixed now!". She then sent 6 paragraphs scolding me for using the word "everything" because it's too unclear, and perhaps it meant that I had rebooted every single environment that the company has. This, or something similar to this, happens during every interaction we have. I

    Not to mention, when a bug is found in my code, she calls another developer on the phone and tells them to immediately go talk to me about the "issues" I've created. So I get scolded by my fellow developers too, as they are always annoyed that they have to do this and, honestly, it's embarrassing. Even if I know the issue that has happened and try to explain, they will basically make me erase all my code and then rewrite it (sometimes the exact same things) while they watch over my shoulder. It's honestly just embarrassing and I hate turning in code at this point.

    That leads us to today. Today, QA lady yelled at me pretty much nonstop, 8 hours, sending multiple people to yell at me. and responded to every single update I put on Jira, etc, with passive aggressive messages telling me what I am doing wrong. I always apologize, and never ever argue. But before I leave work, I get an IM from the CTO of the company to come talk to him. :( Basically she complained so much that I've gotten a warning and, I think it was implied, if things don't change I won't have a job anymore. I thanked him for his time and left.

    Reddit, I don't know what to do. This woman has made my job feel so toxic and I dread going every day because I fully expect to get yelled at and talked down to daily. It seems like none of the other devs in this office have ever had this issue, though it's well known that this woman is…. not well liked. I feel like I can't leave without it looking bad because it has only been 5 months, but I dread going to work everyday and I can honestly say I despise my job, for every reason except the work that I do.

    Am I being to dramatic, or would you guys agree that this is toxic? What would you guys do?

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    How long did you stay at your first job out of college?

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 04:53 AM PDT

    One year in and I've finally come to terms with not wanting to keep this job. It's a F500 company and the benefits are amazing, but the work I'm doing is extremely dull and the workplace culture borders on toxic. My team is composed of workaholics who stay past 7 every day, and my boss is unfriendly and loves to publicly lecture employees for their mistakes and rarely praises a job well done. To top it all off, I'm not learning any useful skills that'll help my hireability in the future, it's all company-specific procedure over here.

    I wanted to do at least two years with my first company but I'm ready to jump ship at a moment's notice. I have no idea how I even lasted a year here. How long did you stay at your first job?

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    Dude, this is just beyond disheartening.

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 02:31 PM PDT

    For the life of me... I cannot get a job.

    Here's how I got here:

    Since December of 2017 I have both actively and inactively been applying to positions; some I of course didn't fit perfectly for, but that was definitely the minority.

    I have over 10 years of experience in information technology with an emphasis on cyber security and network administration. 8 of those years was earned while serving active duty where I was honorably discharged due to medical reasons.

    I have earned my CISSP, CCNA, Security+, Network+, and Juniper certifications.

    I have tried custom tailoring resumes to specific positions, broadening the scope of resumes, and reformatting them dramatically. Right now I have well over 30 different resumes that can be used for a number of positions.

    At the time of writing this I have over 874 applications I have submitted. In this time I have not received a single offer.

    I just received another rejection letter today and I am just... done. I am so completely tired of logging into dozens of websites, creating accounts, filling out forms that ask the same information that is covered on my resume and then holding my breath for weeks while I wait for yet another rejection letter because I didn't know some specific piece of software or whatever reason is thrown out there.

    I can only assume the biggest reason I am not making reasonable progress is simply because I do not have a bachelor's degree. Mind you, I am sitting at 94 semester hours but it's still not that little piece of paper that states "This guy knows the basics!".

    I'm not really looking for any advice here, unless one of you have some magic formula; but I wanted to rant a bit and can't do so on LinkedIn or Facebook.

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    Where do you all find legit tech-related job fairs? I went to my first job fair today and it was falsely advertised and extremely underwhelming. (Name and shame: JobFairX)

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 03:41 PM PDT

    I was tipped off to a job fair by a company called JobFairX in Orange County. Although they do job fairs all across the U.S. On their website, before you register it says under "featured employers" companies like Amazon, Disney, HP, AT&T, Nestle, etc. After you register that list changes to "Job Fair Sponsors". On the Facebook event it also says "Live interviews in Orange County with..." then lists the aforementioned companies.

    When I got to the hotel, in the long line it took to get in (about 30 minutes), they passed around a piece of paper that had the list of companies. It was extremely underwhelming and even more so once I got in where I found out there was even less than what was mentioned on that piece of paper. Sheriff departments, a college, YMCA, a local Mexican restaurant, some local accounting firms, and nothing notable. I'd say about 10 booths. None of the ones mentioned in the Facebook event description were there. The only ones that were there that were mentioned on the website was Cafe Rio (a local Mexican chain) and the local sheriff department. I wasted about 3 hours of my day spending an hour both ways in traffic, paid for parking (which was a nightmare), and waited in lines to get in and to pay the parking fee.

    All in all, really underwhelming experience. I know this is completely a privilege and I do appreciate the service of someone putting together a job fair, but I don't think it's entitlement to wish it wasn't falsely advertised. If I knew the real list that was going to be there, I wouldn't have bothered.

    I'm out of college now, so where do you guys find decent job fairs? And where can I find tech related ones? I tried searching for them but I couldn't find anything. How many of you guys actually got a job from a job fair? Any advice is appreciated.

    EDIT: Just checked out JobFairX's Facebook visitor's posts and it looks like my experience wasn't out of the ordinary at all.

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    Start a new job, very unhappy with the work I'm doing

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 01:23 PM PDT

    I started a new job about a month ago. The company is not a tech company, but they want to start a new product development team to create some apps for their clients. The reason I joined was because the clients are all in the non-profit sector, and I want to feel like I can support the company and the work they're doing.

    I joined as the first hire to the product development team. I'm a full stack developer with about 4-5 years of professional experience. When I was going through the interview process, I was told that the VP of Product, let's call him Jimmy, "wasn't a coder" and needed someone to be brought on who really knew what they were doing. I thought it would be a great opportunity for professional growth and a chance to build something from the ground up.

    However, once I started, I realized the software he built is a complete and utter mess. It is very obvious that Jimmy had never created production code, or worked with on a development team. I have been compiling a list of technical debt and design issues that I believe need to be addressed before we move forward.

    The issue is, every time I bring stuff up, Jimmy dismisses it. For example, Jimmy wrote some data access code for getting records from the database. There are no tests written for it and it will return undefined when there are no records found. I brought this up and said, maybe we should use an ORM? Then we won't have to write and test our own data access code as much. He basically said no, and that according to a Java class he took back in the day, he learned about getters and setters and that an ORM gives too much control over the database. At that point I was like WTF...

    Other issues include terrible coding style (using "funny" variable names and single letter variable names), and having a single folder of code with no modules. I could really go on an on.

    On top of all this, he is pushing for aggressive deadlines, saying he wants an "MVP" within the next couple weeks, and that he will charge clients $2 to use so he can get feedback. And then have a "beta" out by October/November. I personally think these deadlines are absolutely insane. The code is nowhere near production ready. I'm pretty sure test coverage is abysmally low despite the fact that he touts TDD.

    He's been on vacation for the past week and I've found that I've completely given up. I really don't know what to do at this point. I'd be down to start from scratch and rewrite the whole project but I doubt that will fly based on the deadlines he is pushing for. At this point I'm at the end of my rope and it's only been a month. I can't bring myself to work on the code because it is an absolute nightmare to work on and I'm miserable.

    So what should I do? Just look for a new job? Or try to say, hey your code needs to be thrown in the bin? I've tried bringing up issues one by one and it doesn't seem like that strategy is working.

    One last thing, he was supposed to hire a Director of Engineering, which I was looking forward to so that someone would have my back, but that never happened. I think it's a bad sign.

    Thanks for reading.

    TLDR - started a new job, code is written by one guy and is spaghetti straight from italy, he is pushing for aggressive deadlines and doesn't want to fix the code, I am miserable working on it and don't know what to do.

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    Anyone in Minneapolis/St Paul willing to let me buy them a cup of coffee and pick their brain?

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 09:10 AM PDT

    Hello again, cscareerquestions!

    I've posted a few times in the past, first here, and then here. Everyone has been wonderful, but alas, I'm still finding myself so very stuck. I'm trying to upload a scrubbed resume to the resume advice thread, but imgur seems to be having issues today, and I can't share through my work drive.

    Would anyone in the general MSP area or near-ish suburbs be willing to meet up with me? I'm more than happy to buy coffee or lunch, I need some serious, dedicated input before I tear literally all of my hair out.

    I have a pretty flexible schedule, and would ideally be able to meet this week or next. Please let me know!

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    Salary for Junior Developer in San Antonio

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 03:45 PM PDT

    Hi all! I've applied to a Junior Developer position in San Antonio, TX. It's for Ruby on Rails at a company with 50+ employees.

    I've had several interviews with the company and they seem to love me. They let slip that they've been having trouble finding developers that live in SA or are willing to move here.

    I'm a female with 3 years contracting experience, but no CS degree. They've seen my code and have complemented me again and again on how it's written. It's clear they like my attitude and approach to coding.

    I believe I'll soon be getting into the conversation about salary. I want to be happy in my position and I don't want to feel as if I've been undercut in salary because I'm not well-informed or because I don't hold my ground during negotiations.

    Based on this information, what do you think I should ask for initially? And what range do you think I should ultimately hope for?

    Additionally, if you have any tips for the negotiation process, I would be extremely grateful as this is my first time truly negotiating.

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    Edit: I do have a BA, but it's in an unrelated field.

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    Anyone have experience working in Japan?

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 06:32 PM PDT

    I am a recent grad and I am looking for a job. I have just started applying to jobs after going over the fundamentals of my language of choice, C++. I'll get straight to the point though.

    How is working in Japan? I am well aware of possible long hours or overtime and the work culture. I am a Japanese American who can speak both fluent English and Japanese. I heard the bar for getting an entry level job is easier in Japan, but the pay is significantly lower than the west coast of the United States.

    I am considering applying to Japanese companies for job security. Most of my friends from university who were one year older than me haven't found a job in cs yet after searching for over 1 year. There was also a recent post about a recession coming and recent grads will get screwed really really badly. Even if I do miraculously land a job in a couple months, I might get laid off in less than 6 months and get stuck in unemployment for who knows how long if I have to compete with veteran developers. Of course, no one knows if a recession is even going to happen and I don't expect anyone to know whether to take that gamble or not. I just want to keep my options open and would like to know what the process of getting a job and working there is like. Thank you in advance.

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    Just bombed my second coding challenge this week. Feeling discouraged, guidance appreciated

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 08:53 AM PDT

    Hi everyone.

    I'm a senior CS major starting to apply for new grad / jr. dev positions, but I'm having a lot of trouble with coding challenges. I've never done well on a coding challenge. I just took (and bombed) one for a startup, because I was stuck trying to get the input in the right format, then switched from Java to JS (simpler for me, but terrible decision in retrospect) and ran out of time with nothing. As soon as the clock starts ticking, I forget how to code, and I can't stop thinking about how bad my result will be. I have another that's due in 5 days, but I feel like i'd just be wasting my time.

    It feels like leetcode easys usually take me a pretty long time, mediums take quite a bit more effort, without the pressure of the clock. I can come up with a viable solution most of the time, but I think actually putting them into code is my problem. I usually get hung up with compilation/syntax errors, etc, which is why I'm considering switching from Java to Python or JS for these problems.

    Do I just need more practice with leetcode or coding in general? Coding challenge strategies? Study strategies I can work around classes? If anyone's been in my position some advice would be fantastic, I feel helpless atm.

    Thanks.

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    Got a full time return offer where the response is due within a week. My school's career fair isn't until late September. I am thinking of accepting the return offer for the job security, but I would accept an offer from a more preferable company if I got one later. Is this bad?

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 02:25 PM PDT

    What would YOU do? Having an offer this early just feels great for the security, but there are companies that will be at the career fair that i would much rather work at, if given the option. One week is definitely not enough time to figure this shit out. I could probably get a 1 or 2 week extension, but even then that is not enough time.

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    To all retired software developers.

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 07:47 PM PDT

    Once you retire, do you still retain the knowledge of programming? Or is it "if you don't use it you lose it" kind of deal?

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    Would transition to public sector be a bad idea?

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 04:46 PM PDT

    I'm about 7 years in to my IT career and have worked only with the private sector, with about 5 years of that being with my current company. My focus has been enterprise system and application management (think Dynamics, SharePoint, Remedy, etc). I've been pushing hard for a new role for a couple months and it seems like an offer is on the horizon for me, a senior IT role for the Business Systems team and the offer is with the City government (around a 200k population, well-known-in-the-region, city). The particular Systems I'd be working with seem to be currently relevant, so I'm not concerned I'll be "missing out" and the responsibilities I'd be taking on would definitely be on a career-growth trajectory.

    Would working in the public sector have a negative impact on my future IT career options when I eventually want to go back to the private sector?

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    How is SAP in Canada?

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 03:32 PM PDT

    How much do they pay for a new grad software developer in Vancouver office? Also what kind of benefits do they provide? I heard they get free lunch.

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    Is there any way to get a new job that doesn't take months?

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 04:53 PM PDT

    Even something that isn't permanent while I look. I'm feeling like I'm going to fail at my interviews this week and next. I don't really know where to even try next. I desperately want to be out of here and I don't want it to take months longer. I've been trying to leave for 2 months already.

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    Are there any well established blockchain focused companies with competitive pay and benefits?

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 08:17 PM PDT

    I'm really interested in working for a company that is focused on blockchain tech but it seems like the majority of companies that do so are either risky startups or smaller less-established companies where you make comparatively less than you would working elsewhere.

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    Putting potentially unethical projects on your portfolio?

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 10:10 AM PDT

    Hello,

    I'll be looking for jobs soon, and am currently compiling past personal projects in a portfolio to show to potential employers. My problem is that I'm not sure if some of my work is ethically suitable to showcase, and whether making employers aware of them would help or hinder my chances of getting a job.

    What I mean by this is that the majority of my past projects are automated tools (read: outright bots) that grow profiles for different social media sites, and I made each of them for the express purpose of growing my passive income. They're all examples of great code (from my point of view, at least) but most of them directly violate the ToS of their respective platforms, and use pretty obvious detection-avoidance techniques that clearly imply I know I'm breaking some rules.

    Ideally I'd like to show these projects, since I spent a lot of time on them and I think they're pretty impressive. But I can't really get over the notion that some employers would automatically disqualify me on the basis of these somewhat morally grey-zone projects, hindering me more than helping me.

    Advice/ideas?

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    What are some cold hard truths about computer science or software engineers in general? Mainly in the work field.

    Posted: 27 Aug 2018 08:40 PM PDT

    Everyone seems to be talking about the money benefits and all the other stuff. But what are some cold hard truths I should know now?

    Edit 1: I think I am screwed.

    Edit 2: I appreciate all the responses, just trying to soak in as much as I can.

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    Jump from Data Engineer to Software Developer?

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 02:24 PM PDT

    I am currently a student at the moment, but my experience is more closely related to a data engineer. I am wondering if I did become a data engineer for a few years, would it be possible to jump to being a software developer later on?

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    Would like to hear from people working or have worked in NYC, Chicago, Seattle as I decide my job.

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 08:17 AM PDT

    I have worked as an intern in Chicago and Seattle (twice in Seattle actually).

    Now finally graduating from college I was lucky enough to land jobs with flexible locations and offers that I am all content with.

    • I see Seattle as something stable and safe because I know a lot of people there
    • I had bad time to work with the financial firm in Chicago as a programmer so that clouds my judgement about Chicago but this time I will be working with a tech company and my family is nearby.
    • I'm interested in NYC because it seems like an adventure, something new.

    I definitely want to work in the major big city as I'm in my early 20's and want to experience life and be challenged. I want to be constantly motivated to work harder and become a better person and I just see getting more experience as way to do this. Can I hear some pros and cons from you guys who is currently working or have worked in above mentioned ares to help broaden my view?

    Thank you.

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    Anyone here ever worked for Booz Allen as a software developer? If so, how was your experience working for them?

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 12:22 PM PDT

    How do I get off this treadmill?

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 08:59 AM PDT

    In my free I've been working on video game and HackerRank programming, as well as some 3d modeling/rigging - I have a full illustration portfolio that's basically gone cold since work consumed my existence.on some app or game side projects, but I'm averaging about 20 hours of overtime at work biweekly - progress has been slow.

    Is there a better way off of this treadmill? I get the feeling plugging away at these side projects for my portfolio is going to take far too long, and what little significance my degrees held will all but evaporate by then.

    Late Edit (had to get back to work): I've got a Bachelor's degree in 'New Media', which combines both tech and art disciplines. In my final year I actually got a game to an alpha level, received a grant to work on it. I have an Associates in Computer info systems as well. Spent most of the school time behind a cash register, and the current job is with the USPS. My official role is clerk - cash register jockey and cleaning up after carriers. Since I started there though, the entire building has started relying on me for 'please make it so I don't have to call the help desk' IT.

    In my free I've been working on video game and HackerRank programming, as well as some 3d modeling/rigging - I have a full illustration portfolio that's basically gone cold since work consumed my existence. I've been applying to government positions mostly, as I already have federal status. I'm concerned I might not be good enough to apply for private sector stuff yet.

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    How to look for a "hybrid" developer + product manager position?

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 03:46 PM PDT

    My degree is engineering, and I've been working for the past 3 years at a tech consultant firm implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. I have experience taking a product from early stages of design though post-deployment, and everything in-between except for actually writing code (analyzing clients' business, gathering technical requirements, writing functional specification/designs, testing, quality assurance, cutover/deployment).

    Recently, I've been placed in a "Project Management" position which turned out to be a glorified "status taker" and "status presenter" role. I automated half of my job with macros in MS Project/Excel, which made me realize that I want to do some actual coding (also that I need to leave my position because I'm stagnating).

    I've been studying hard in my free time the last few months, and have been picking it up fairly quickly - created a couple back-end applications with Flask (Python framework), a couple front-end applications with React (JS framework), and a Battleship game with online multiplayer. I've used various public APIs in these applications as well (Twitter, Spotify, Yelp, LastFM). By no means am I binding myself to web development, but it seemed to be a good starting point.

    This wasn't to brag, just to give background for my main questions - I believe I could get a Junior Developer position if I continue to study hard, but that might be too "narrow" and not a good fit for my capabilities/experience. I'm aware that the "jack of all trades" person is a myth/useless, but that's truly where I believe my strengths are.

    • How should I best look for a position that uses a broad skillset rather than a specialist?
    • What kinds of 'key words' or position titles should I be searching for?
    • Are some job search engines better than others for this?
    • Should I be looking for a smaller company rather than a larger company?

    I'm appreciative of any feedback, thank you for reading.

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    Let me ask a question I might have asked since day one: What are the chances of getting a tech job without a degree, or experience, in an area like South Florida?

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 05:31 PM PDT

    I feel like I've been going in circles with all the people who say different things, so I'd like to get a good general idea here. After all, this is a spot people come to get real answers. If the chances are bad, I may as well give up fast since I've been doing nothing for too long. What do you guys think?

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    Product Management to Software Engineering?

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 09:09 AM PDT

    After a few years I've completely burned out on product. I'm sick of the reporting, the quarterly exec reviews, the politicking, faking smiles and confidence when I'm down for the sake of the team, the incredibly inconsistent role expectations. I found the "Mini CEO" shtick to be untrue in the several jobs I had and maybe worse than just taking orders - it was the image of control and self determination but actually having none of it. It felt like being gaslighted.

    I was an OK product manager, and I liked the creative parts and many of my teammates, but I'm over it. Has anyone had this experience? I used to program and _loved_ it - that's how this whole thing started. I initially was so burned out I thought I wanted to quit tech altogether, but after a sabbatical, I think I want to be an engineer.

    Even given my experiences in product, I feel these unwanted pangs of guilt about quitting. Every article is about becoming a PM, not leaving it. There's such an image of power, the path to CEO-hood, and so many people who'd want to fill my shoes. I'm worried about crippling my career by starting over part way in. How should I deal with all these swirling feelings?

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