If you are a JavaScript developer this should terrify you.
Because when I work with developers, the first thing I realize is how underpaid they a...
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Great article. You have articulated what I have been thinking but unable to put into words. I am an underpaid Js dev, and the thought of simply getting multiple other gigs to supplement my income is not really a viable option in my view. Your time is limited. Burn out is real. Better to concentrate your forces, become an expert and look for a fat dino to help you level up your income.
glad it helped :)
I really agree on the selling the sh**t of yourself part. I've known this for the past four years but only recently have been able to make my mind to apply it.
It either feels like I'm making some massive flex out of pure arrogance or that building some sort of portfolio is working for free, but it really pains me to have my job opportunities limited by how much of my skill I can prove.
time to take action Fen :) keep it up!
I agree with you on the fact that most "influencers" are prone to the Survivorship bias, thinking their path is like a recipe to get the Golden Goose.
While most are honnest and do it to give back to the community (while still making some money), you might have touched a sore point for some of them. It reminds me the YouTube videos of so-called millionaires who live the "vanlife," and say that's the next level in existence.
Don't get me wrong. If you live that life and enjoy it, that's cool, but don't tell me it's the ultimate mindset to get rich.
I'm a bit skeptical on the "free time," though. Being ultra-busy so that you cannot or do not want to have some open-source projects is not a proof of anything, to me. I think the GitHub profile can be good, especially for junior devs who do not have much to write in their CV.
If a recruiter judges candidates according to this criterion only (whether it's good or bad for him/her), like making assumptions based on public activities, I don't think it's a good approach.
Besides, having free time is not necessarily bad in itself. Some people are well-organized.
+1 jmau11 :)
Exactly the cheeky kind post I like. Feel-good career advice doesn't pay the bills.
not in this galaxy lol :)
93 percent how you calculated?
Hey Dragos, you caught my eyes. Nice one!
Looking at the data from the calls i've done in the last 12 months :)
Nice and motivating :) glad to have found this.
you awesome have a gud day
great article love it :)