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0 pointsyahyaheee5y ago0 comments

This sounds a lot like toxic work culture, but unfortunately there’s a lot of that in tech

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To me, it sounds like their problem is they aren't introverted enough for the job (which is totally fine, but just an observation).

All jobs will have x% of nonsense and y% of what you actually really enjoy doing, and I think as long as y >= 10% then you'll do okay.

Honestly, I like sitting by myself and grappling with tech problems. It's nice that I'm allowed to sit inside my own head and think all day. Maybe it's because I'm young enough that the problems I'm facing still seem somewhat novel. But perhaps it's true that OP is more extroverted and doesn't enjoy that nearly as much.

Good on them for finding a better career fit. If I had to interact with people all day, I would die.

grillvogel5y ago

>If I had to interact with people all day, I would die.

I have some bad news for you. As you become a more senior developer you will spend most of your time interacting with people, and a lot less time just "sitting and thinking".

perl4ever5y ago

I don't think it's just a pattern that's imposed on people arbitrarily, but that most people find as they get older they want and need to do more of that sort of thing.

asdfman1235y ago

I'm happy to talk tech with people all day, and if it's over Slack it's great. I just don't like meetings and superficial interactions.

hackyhacky5y ago

You may be right. When I was younger, I was a lot more willing to focus on purely technical problems. I'm still an introvert, but let's say that I'm "extrovert-curious."

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asdfman1235y ago

To me, it sounds like their problem is they aren't introverted enough for the job (which is totally fine, but just an observation).

All jobs will have x% of nonsense and y% of what you actually really enjoy doing, and I think as long as y >= 10% then you'll do okay.

Good on them for finding a better career fit. If I had to interact with people all day, I would die.

grillvogel5y ago

>If I had to interact with people all day, I would die.

I have some bad news for you. As you become a more senior developer you will spend most of your time interacting with people, and a lot less time just "sitting and thinking".

perl4ever5y ago

I don't think it's just a pattern that's imposed on people arbitrarily, but that most people find as they get older they want and need to do more of that sort of thing.

asdfman1235y ago

I'm happy to talk tech with people all day, and if it's over Slack it's great. I just don't like meetings and superficial interactions.

hackyhacky5y ago

You may be right. When I was younger, I was a lot more willing to focus on purely technical problems. I'm still an introvert, but let's say that I'm "extrovert-curious."

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