Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

>> I completed a pretty complex project. I was there for two years and it felt like a stressful meat grinder.

For years I was doing high pressure projects and getting them launched. I loved it. I hated the part after, where I stopped giving a fuck about work.

I moved to consulting. I only do the crazy parts (and get paid for it), take my praise, and my check, and go home. I dont stick around to do the part I hate.

Give me the high pressure replatforms, the years late projects the burning fires where you need a fix.... I'll grind that to dust. I dont want to be there to ad PM feature 247 so they can get a better gig, for bug fix 80072 cause a customer has some odd behavior from a tool bar they installed... Do call me back if 80073 is data corruption and a rebuild it over the weekend project.



I'm becoming more and more this way as the years go by, not less. My thirties are going to be interesting if my brain can keep up with my newfound stress tolerance.




Consider applying for YC's Winter 2026 batch! Applications are open till Nov 10

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: