56 posts tagged with "career"

Eight Dimensions of burnout​

Everyone experiences burnout at least once during their career. What many people don't realize is that it can be felt in many forms[^1], and manifest in different ways.

Eight tips for becoming more productive as a developer​

10 months ago I transitioned to full-time remote work. First to help my medically fragile son, and then again for Covid-19 lockdown. This is a list of things that have helped me cope, and still have a good work-life balance.

What to do when you no longer love your work​

Burnout is a common, yet serious, mental health issue that plagues the dev industry. Devs often feel stuck working long hard hours with little reward or reprieve.

It can manifest as mental or physical stress and can be debilitating if not dealt with.

What do you do when you finish a tutorial​

So you've finally got around to watching that YouTube video or Udemy course? If you are like me, you need to apply the knowledge that you've learned as soon as you can, or you'll lose everything. Here are few things you can do to keep things fresh.

Quick Career Assessment​

This is a quiz about career success. It is a short quiz that will help you understand where you are at in your career and some things that you can do to define your definition of success. If you would like to share your results with me: you can take the online version at SurveyMonkey.

What does career success look like to me​

• The ability to love the work that I do
• The ability to work on interesting problems that provide a challenge.
• The ability to surround myself with people I respect and admire
• The ability to respect my employer
• A fair trade between the hours I put in, and the compensation for those hours
• The ability to make that choice myself

Find your routine​

In a typical office, you are naturally forced into a routine. I need to wake up early, shower, and drive to the office in order to ensure that I am at my desk from "9-5".

Without a forced schedule a typical day can become much less regimented, and you can find yourself working odd–longer hours to overcompensate. That little voice in your head starts whispering, "Since you're saving commute time, shouldn't you be working more hours?" Ignore that voice. It's lying to you.

Surviving Remote Work​

I have been a developer for almost 20 years. During that time I've wandered through countless office environments—from sterile corporate skyscrapers to chaotic startup lofts. I've navigated cubicle labyrinths that would make Daedalus proud and fought for "hot-desks" like they were the last lifeboat on a sinking ship. But starting in December 2019, I began a new chapter—100% remote work. Not by choice, but by necessity. And sometimes, the most profound changes in our lives come from circumstances we never anticipated.