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Do You Want to Be Doing This When You're 50?

2 pointsby didizajaover 2 years ago

5 comments

metadatover 2 years ago
As I roll up on 40, I think it&#x27;s a bit late to ask this question.<p>Every day is a new day, though. Just because I did it yesterday doesn&#x27;t mean I have to continue with the same tomorrow!<p>... unless I want to keep my house ...
hotpotamusover 2 years ago
It would be nice to have that kind of job security.<p>The key is to write a program that steals fractions of pennies from the company over time so you can retire early. If a disgruntled employee burns the building down, covering your tracks in the process, so much the better.<p>I wonder if the person in the article was aware they were nearly quoting the protagonist of Office Space?
nikauover 2 years ago
Hopefully as you get older you naturally become less hands on and more &quot;bigger picture&quot; tech lead or architect.
fargleover 2 years ago
nope.<p>I used to say: &quot;40! ha, i&#x27;m going to buy motorcycles and fast cars and eat badly and drink too much and have dangerous hobbies and hopefully die young before i get old like you 40 year old geezers.&quot;<p>then I had kids and that kinda doesn&#x27;t work now. so now, sadly yes. I don&#x27;t want to be doing this at 50 or 60 or 70 or ...<p>now go give your dad a hug
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hindsightbiasover 2 years ago
Look at it this way, you can always be a manager.