Changing Occupation
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:11 am
I'm the type of person that likes diversity I suppose. I'll normally work very hard and intensely on one thing until I get really good at it and then I get bored and move onto something else. This process normally takes around 1 to 1.5 years.
I think I started programming because I wanted to conquer it. I stayed with it after I started to get good because of the money. I now realize this is something you can't really conquer and I want to move onto something else.
Becoming very good at PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS and learning all the nuances of Apache, PHP and MySQL took quite a bit longer than that. I'm by no means the best but I'm to the point where getting a job making six figures is easily obtainable. I did in fact work in Chicago for a while on a large social networking site. I didn't really mind living in Chicago so much but I couldn't stand the boss I had so when I combined that with missing my friends and family I decided to leave.
So now I'm home again -Missouri-, and I'm finding it incredibly difficult to get myself to sit down and write code. It seems as if I am no longer interested in it.
Programming has been challenging, rewarding and a lot of fun. I've enjoyed learning, helping and arguing with a lot of you on this forum. I still pop in a lot to see what everyone is going on about, but I don't really post as much as I used to.
I saw this coming, probably well over a year ago. I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do next. Working at a job really isn't my cup of tea for various reasons, but I know I needed to do something. One day, about three months ago I suddenly had the desire to build stuff. So much so that I started buying tools. Lots of tools. Woodworking tools. Router, router table, circular saw, table saw, drill, nail guns, router bits, planer, clamps etc. I am in the process of turning a large two car into a micro-woodmill, to the point of building an addition onto it.
I didn't even really know what I was going to build until about a month ago. At first I thought I would make doors, but that really didn't fit right. I now know what I am going to build. I'm not going to mention it yet but I'll post some pictures once a few batches have been made.
I'll pop in every now and again, but I think 2008 marks the end and a new beginning for me.
I think I started programming because I wanted to conquer it. I stayed with it after I started to get good because of the money. I now realize this is something you can't really conquer and I want to move onto something else.
Becoming very good at PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS and learning all the nuances of Apache, PHP and MySQL took quite a bit longer than that. I'm by no means the best but I'm to the point where getting a job making six figures is easily obtainable. I did in fact work in Chicago for a while on a large social networking site. I didn't really mind living in Chicago so much but I couldn't stand the boss I had so when I combined that with missing my friends and family I decided to leave.
So now I'm home again -Missouri-, and I'm finding it incredibly difficult to get myself to sit down and write code. It seems as if I am no longer interested in it.
Programming has been challenging, rewarding and a lot of fun. I've enjoyed learning, helping and arguing with a lot of you on this forum. I still pop in a lot to see what everyone is going on about, but I don't really post as much as I used to.
I saw this coming, probably well over a year ago. I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do next. Working at a job really isn't my cup of tea for various reasons, but I know I needed to do something. One day, about three months ago I suddenly had the desire to build stuff. So much so that I started buying tools. Lots of tools. Woodworking tools. Router, router table, circular saw, table saw, drill, nail guns, router bits, planer, clamps etc. I am in the process of turning a large two car into a micro-woodmill, to the point of building an addition onto it.
I didn't even really know what I was going to build until about a month ago. At first I thought I would make doors, but that really didn't fit right. I now know what I am going to build. I'm not going to mention it yet but I'll post some pictures once a few batches have been made.
I'll pop in every now and again, but I think 2008 marks the end and a new beginning for me.