Some interesting observations in this. As much as agile/lean practices have suffered from semantic diffusion to the point that they’re meaningless in most companies, reading this and thinking about the places I’ve worked that do those things properly is kinda :thinkin-lenin:
TW = ThoughtWorks, a software consultancy.
Tech is filled with folks who lack any semblance of class consciousness and a belief that they are living in a just world, coupled with liberal brainworms.
I can’t really explain the purpose for being alive sadly.
If you’re enjoying it, go for it, but I will say that my career hasn’t been satisfying due to ever growing alienation :deeper-sadness:
I'm from a poor immigrant family (:so-true: WOW PROUD IMMIGRANT STORY LEARNED TO CODE THE SYSTEM WORKS) so the money alone would transform my entire families life but I honestly never even think about this stuff outside of class
I do more or less enioy it, but I can tell I'm really not like the other nerds in my classes. TBH I'm realizing my thing is just being super well rounded, but employers don't give a shit about some dude who has like a gajillion interests
Yeah, I hear you on being well rounded…like I have so many interests outside of work that aren’t tech, and then even within tech I’m a major generalist as I get bored of different tech stacks quickly. I’ve found it make me a better engineer overall though, as I’ve seen a wider range of problems tackled in different ways…but it’s not always easy to find an employer that recognises that rather than “oh you’ve only got 2 years of experience with technology X, we’re gonna ignore your other years of experience as they can’t possibly help you grow as an engineer”.