• adthrawn@lemmy.world
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    Man I feel this all the time. I can’t count the number of times I’m talking to my boss about something and I think “oh yeah, should be easy” and something will trip me up for a day

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      Yep, and the the more you work on it, thee more issues and problems you run into that you need to figure out.

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      I hear you… it’s a killer isn’t it.

      The number of times I have made a rod for my own back with clients… “Yea, I’ll add that I’m for you no problem”…

      The famous last words.

      The can of worms opens and a few rounds of crisis of confidence and tears later, eventually get there and think, I’m keeping my mouth shut from here on in.

      Rinse and repeat :)

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          Those were definitely on the list. As was moving to a hut in the woods and living of the land. :)

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              Yeah. Don’t burn yourself out on the job. No one will thank you for it. It can be hard, I still have problems saying no. Go figure.

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                In my time as a sound engineer, I learned to say no. Compared to sound engineering (as in, live sound engineer), being a dev is a walk in the park.

                No more 16 hour work days, no more tours with getting only 6 hours of sleep each night. No stressing out over a technical issue 15 minutes before show time. I could go on and on :P

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                  Coming from a job where dev work feels like vacation. Sheesh. Good on you, man.

                  Edit: if you are a man. Shouldn’t assume really.

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              I saw a documentary of a dude who moved to Alaska and built a hut and lived there for basically the rest of his life. Think he moved up there in like 1930-50 or something. He filmed his life as well. But not everyone will have the skills to do something like that. Inspiring stuff though.

              Edit: don’t try and find it, though. It is too powerful for mere mortals.

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        First biomedical engineer at a hospital and now tech service for medical diagnostics and automation.

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            No, you don’t actually have to be a biomed to work as one in Sweden. I have engineering background and I guess I’m pretty technical overall. I actually didn’t know there were biomeds at hospitals. I got sort of a test employment through a government program and they liked me so I got to stay.

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        I pretty much had to. Burned out completely. Took years to even think about working again. But enough about me, what’s up with you these days? :D

        Right, your question. First BioMed at a hospital and then tech service for analytics and automation. See my answers elswere in the thread as well.

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          Ahhh gotcha and understandable.

          I’m fortunate that I work for myself and kind of pick and choose the clients and jobs I work with. It’s nothing too taxing and I generally build higher level functionality into websites that sort of thing :)

          Keeps the wolves from the door and food on the table !

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    Sometimes I wonder if I am crazy for programming as a hobby.

    Wouldn’t crochet be easier?