You make it sound like a bad thing?
You make it sound like a bad thing? Not at all. That's my attitude as well. I don't want to waste my life on Type-2 work. "I only want to do interesting work" sounds entitled after being conditioned by corporate mediocrity, but I think it's a reasonable attitude. Companies frown on self-assertion, preferring agreeable mediocrity, and I hate that. I tend to be honest about things. You can't say, "I leave bosses and companies that assign me crappy work" on a job interview. I wish people could be honest about such things, but it's just not socially acceptable to speak the truth about anything that matters (e.g. politics, religion, sex, money, power, careers). On HN, I try to be as honest as I can be. Sorry if it comes off as obnoxious. Despite the rah-rah I hear from programmers about how they are unique snowflakes, being only a programmer is like being a janitor. A prime way to get discarded at the age of 40. Agree. If I can make sure that I am valuable because I bring other things to the table (Math, Product vision, people skills), why on earth wouldn't I rebrand myself to better reflect that? That's absolutely what you should be doing. If it's not obvious, I'm on the same side with people who say "I know math, so use me for Type-1 work only". I am one of them. The reason the job distinction is toxic in many companies, however, is that software engineering should also be respected rather than commoditized. To me, the rush of people like you and me to get "superior" titles on our resumes is a sign that the business world doesn't respect "regular old" software engineering. That sucks, because the skills of a truly good software engineer are also quite important.
Posted by michaelochurch on May 11, 2014, 7:44 PM
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You make it sound like a bad thing?
You make it sound like a bad thing? Not at all. That's my attitude as well. I don't want to waste my life on Type-2 work. "I only want to do interesting work" sounds entitled after being conditioned by corporate mediocrity, but I think it's a reasonable attitude. Companies frown on self-assertion, preferring agreeable mediocrity, and I hate that. I tend to be honest about things. You can't say, "I leave bosses and companies that assign me crappy work" on a job interview. I wish people could be honest about such things, but it's just not socially acceptable to speak the truth about anything that matters (e.g. politics, religion, sex, money, power, careers). On HN, I try to be as honest as I can be. Sorry if it comes off as obnoxious. Despite the rah-rah I hear from programmers about how they are unique snowflakes, being only a programmer is like being a janitor. A prime way to get discarded at the age of 40. Agree. If I can make sure that I am valuable because I bring other things to the table (Math, Product vision, people skills), why on earth wouldn't I rebrand myself to better reflect that? That's absolutely what you should be doing. If it's not obvious, I'm on the same side with people who say "I know math, so use me for Type-1 work only". I am one of them. The reason the job distinction is toxic in many companies, however, is that software engineering should also be respected rather than commoditized. To me, the rush of people like you and me to get "superior" titles on our resumes is a sign that the business world doesn't respect "regular old" software engineering. That sucks, because the skills of a truly good software engineer are also quite important.
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