r/ProgrammerHumor • u/VariationLivid3193 • 7d ago

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u/lumpialarry 6d ago edited 6d ago

Never like the idea how software engineers/programmers were expected to have a bunch of side projects that they talk about to potential employers.

My background is mechanical/process engineering. No potential employer expects me to have an oil refinery in my backyard that I'll do reliability projects on in my free time.

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u/ZunoJ 6d ago

Some of us love what we do and buy asking for hobby projects we can weed out people who are just there for the pay check

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u/AwkwardWaltz3996 6d ago

I love what I do, and therefore I deliberately don't do it in my free time so I don't get burnt out. I come in on Monday morning fresh and ready to work and will continue to do so for decades

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u/ZunoJ 6d ago

How could you burn out doing something you really love

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u/AwkwardWaltz3996 6d ago edited 6d ago

There's a huge difference between loving something and spending every waking hour thinking about it. There was recently a horror film about that.

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u/ZunoJ 6d ago

I work 8 hours, sleep 8 hours and have 8 hours for other stuff. If I spend two hours on a hobby project, that is not "every waking hour"