I second this, there's no right time and having children will be a pretty big shock to the system no matter how much you prepare yourself mentally or financially. I must say though if you could take day care out of the…
I've made a conscious effort to let my 18 month old do this, even if it does mean the odd grazed knee or bump on the forehead I'd rather her learn from doing and making mistakes than wrap her in cotton wool, she gets…
I think most people are both, I certainly notice it as a developer, times when my head is in the right place and my productivity goes through the roof and then the downtimes where it can be half that. I think it does…
The biggest problem with this is quiet often public transport is poor quality and expensive and bike lanes non existent. I'm lucky enough to cycle to work which takes 15 minutes, due to where I live taking a bus would…
This is a great point and I completely agree, as guff as the internet may have been 10/15 years ago I certainly enjoyed it more
I found the original post entirely depressing and sad. I could never imagine putting my own children through the level of stress that would cause them to do this. I am glad to read the fathers reaction in that last link…
Good for him, I'd be surprised if he didn't end up back in the tech industry at some point in the future but the guy obviously needs a break/change of scene. Hope it works out for him
Great article, and a common sense approach to it at last. I can't believe this myth NK is behind it is being perpetuated when facts point to someone with insider knowledge and an agenda.
No extra advice here but didn't want to read and run, good luck to you on finding something new. Like others have said, I'm sure there are a few doors still open if you're willing to get back in contact
Bloody hell, that is horrible, do you mind me asking, if there were performance issues bad enough to pick up on in the first few weeks how were they not picked up on in the interview?
I'm glad I'm not the only one that gets this sometimes. I can completely identify with some of the points made, my particular frustration is working with appalling specifications that are 9 times out of 10…
I second this, there's no right time and having children will be a pretty big shock to the system no matter how much you prepare yourself mentally or financially. I must say though if you could take day care out of the…
I've made a conscious effort to let my 18 month old do this, even if it does mean the odd grazed knee or bump on the forehead I'd rather her learn from doing and making mistakes than wrap her in cotton wool, she gets…
I think most people are both, I certainly notice it as a developer, times when my head is in the right place and my productivity goes through the roof and then the downtimes where it can be half that. I think it does…
The biggest problem with this is quiet often public transport is poor quality and expensive and bike lanes non existent. I'm lucky enough to cycle to work which takes 15 minutes, due to where I live taking a bus would…
This is a great point and I completely agree, as guff as the internet may have been 10/15 years ago I certainly enjoyed it more
I found the original post entirely depressing and sad. I could never imagine putting my own children through the level of stress that would cause them to do this. I am glad to read the fathers reaction in that last link…
Good for him, I'd be surprised if he didn't end up back in the tech industry at some point in the future but the guy obviously needs a break/change of scene. Hope it works out for him
Great article, and a common sense approach to it at last. I can't believe this myth NK is behind it is being perpetuated when facts point to someone with insider knowledge and an agenda.
No extra advice here but didn't want to read and run, good luck to you on finding something new. Like others have said, I'm sure there are a few doors still open if you're willing to get back in contact
Bloody hell, that is horrible, do you mind me asking, if there were performance issues bad enough to pick up on in the first few weeks how were they not picked up on in the interview?
I'm glad I'm not the only one that gets this sometimes. I can completely identify with some of the points made, my particular frustration is working with appalling specifications that are 9 times out of 10…