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I've been programming for over 20 years now. And I found this article and the discussion in the comments very interesting.
One overlooked issue here is the idea of hiring for "fit". A very wise man once told me that you can get into a romantic relationship with just about anybody. However, the effort to keep that relationship going will be inversely proportional to how good of a "fit" it is. The better the "fit" the less effort required.
I think it's a mistake to think that your relationships with your co-workers and supervisors would be any different.
That same wise man also told me that there's someone out there for almost everyone. You just have to figure out what you actually want/need and then go find it.
Again, the same is true about jobs. I've heard of shops that specialize in hiring people with autism and shops that are pulling old Cobol programmers out of retirement to work on old mainframe apps during the pandemic. And everything in between.
The right job for you now almost certainly won't be the right job for you 20 years ago. But the right job (or at least a job that's a better fit) is likely out there.
Is there any chance that your current job just isn't the right job for you, Adam?
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I've been programming for over 20 years now. And I found this article and the discussion in the comments very interesting.
One overlooked issue here is the idea of hiring for "fit". A very wise man once told me that you can get into a romantic relationship with just about anybody. However, the effort to keep that relationship going will be inversely proportional to how good of a "fit" it is. The better the "fit" the less effort required.
I think it's a mistake to think that your relationships with your co-workers and supervisors would be any different.
That same wise man also told me that there's someone out there for almost everyone. You just have to figure out what you actually want/need and then go find it.
Again, the same is true about jobs. I've heard of shops that specialize in hiring people with autism and shops that are pulling old Cobol programmers out of retirement to work on old mainframe apps during the pandemic. And everything in between.
The right job for you now almost certainly won't be the right job for you 20 years ago. But the right job (or at least a job that's a better fit) is likely out there.
Is there any chance that your current job just isn't the right job for you, Adam?