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Last month I quit my job. There were several reasons for my decision but it mainly boiled down to me turning 30 this year, having an existential crisis questioning wtf I’m doing with my life and ultimately, realising I wasn’t having fun programming professionally anymore. I concluded that I needed some time away to fall back “in love” with programming, as a hobby with no financial strings attached to it. Obviously, I recognise this is an incredibly privileged thing to do, not working is something that many people can only dream of. So here I am, in my PJs after waking up at 12pm on a Tuesday, reflecting on my time working as a “professional” programmer, a career I’ve largely fallen into by accident. I was never one of those kids that got into programming at 10 yrs old. When I was 10 I was at the cage in the estate next to my nan’s house shouting ”top bins!” as I did my best Bend it Like Beckham impression (I’m still bitter I could never get the spiky hair going). Throughout my school l

Software Development Learning Work Reflections on quitting my job. Programming lessons I’ve learnt over the last 7 years. MooseyAnon 14 min read · Aug 22, 2023 -- 2 Listen Share We made it out boii! Last month I quit my job. There were several reasons for my decision but it mainly boiled down to me turning 30 this year, having an existential crisis questioning wtf I’m doing with my life and ultimately, realising I wasn’t having fun programming professionally anymore. I concluded that I needed some time away to fall back “in love” with programming, as a hobby with no financial strings attached

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