I agree that you have to understand what you’re supporting. Most IT jobs are not critical whatsoever. If something goes down it can definitely wait till the morning when you get back in. You definitely need to set your boundaries early and that’s hard to know how to do when you’re just getting into the field. My jobs when I was younger would take advantage of me not knowing how to set boundaries and not being highly employable to make me work overtime for dumb shit. Now that I have sought after skills and i’m older, I set boundaries and management doesn’t try that shit with me. I disagree that IT isn’t 9-5 punch the clock. Nearly all of my roles have been just that. But like rob said, you HAVE to know what you’re supporting. Unless people are going to die or the company will crumble , it’s not an emergency enough for you to work a 20 hour shift for. People please have a backbone and say no. Companies will under pay you and over work you if you’re too weak to say no. When you are interviewing it’s imperative to let them know you have a life outside of work.
@ltnlabsАй бұрын
Love this. In my experience you have to make yourself essential before you can set your own boundaries.
@KazuhiraMiller-e7o5 күн бұрын
I'm at my first tech job and I have never seen anyone pull required over time in our dev division. Even in our devops infra team it is quite rare. This is an issue based on role/team/company. Working in tech already ruins your health due to the time commitment, sitting, etc. if they want to ruin your sleep and thus your health temporarily or long term I hope you are very highly compensated. I have no issue with occasional overtime but pulling all nighters repeatedly and being on call is totally different. It seems like you can pull overtime or treat yourself like shit or avoid taking care of yourself temporarily when you're young, but in my case (in a different industry) doing so lead to a chronic auto immune disease occurring much earlier than it otherwise would have. It's a lot better now that I have more control of my lifestyle and it's very consistent.
@interferonrecon8162Ай бұрын
Great story!
@JacksonLloyd952Ай бұрын
Good stuff
@mlgrizzy29 күн бұрын
It for sure depends on the job but I think in any field but mostly tech you'll have times where sprinting is the best option. I like to compare it to a business owner, imagine creating a business and your the only employee you'll have to be on-call for yourself 24/7 and fix any issue that arises through research or knowledge. I think that compares a little to programming not in the 24/7 on call type of thing but more or less that you'll be asked to stay if it's an emergency or maybe you put yourself on a sprint to get more knowledge to improve your skillset and grow your career. I don't support working more then 40 hours for a company unless like I said it's an emergency but my free time is a different story. I can easily learn more skills or learn to create stories like I'm doing now and easily push 80 hours. I never sacrifice sleep though so keep pushing lads and you'll have a beautiful career and an amazing life outside of work. Moral of the story find what you believe that's ideal for yourself and your family and ether find a job that fits that idea or create it yourself!
@JD-vj4goАй бұрын
More than once in my tech career I've seen people break down in tears from stress and exhaustion. It's a very unhealthy career mentally and physically.
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I agree that you have to understand what you’re supporting. Most IT jobs are not critical whatsoever. If something goes down it can definitely wait till the morning when you get back in. You definitely need to set your boundaries early and that’s hard to know how to do when you’re just getting into the field. My jobs when I was younger would take advantage of me not knowing how to set boundaries and not being highly employable to make me work overtime for dumb shit. Now that I have sought after skills and i’m older, I set boundaries and management doesn’t try that shit with me. I disagree that IT isn’t 9-5 punch the clock. Nearly all of my roles have been just that. But like rob said, you HAVE to know what you’re supporting. Unless people are going to die or the company will crumble , it’s not an emergency enough for you to work a 20 hour shift for. People please have a backbone and say no. Companies will under pay you and over work you if you’re too weak to say no. When you are interviewing it’s imperative to let them know you have a life outside of work.
Love this. In my experience you have to make yourself essential before you can set your own boundaries.
I'm at my first tech job and I have never seen anyone pull required over time in our dev division. Even in our devops infra team it is quite rare. This is an issue based on role/team/company. Working in tech already ruins your health due to the time commitment, sitting, etc. if they want to ruin your sleep and thus your health temporarily or long term I hope you are very highly compensated. I have no issue with occasional overtime but pulling all nighters repeatedly and being on call is totally different. It seems like you can pull overtime or treat yourself like shit or avoid taking care of yourself temporarily when you're young, but in my case (in a different industry) doing so lead to a chronic auto immune disease occurring much earlier than it otherwise would have. It's a lot better now that I have more control of my lifestyle and it's very consistent.
Great story!
Good stuff
It for sure depends on the job but I think in any field but mostly tech you'll have times where sprinting is the best option. I like to compare it to a business owner, imagine creating a business and your the only employee you'll have to be on-call for yourself 24/7 and fix any issue that arises through research or knowledge. I think that compares a little to programming not in the 24/7 on call type of thing but more or less that you'll be asked to stay if it's an emergency or maybe you put yourself on a sprint to get more knowledge to improve your skillset and grow your career. I don't support working more then 40 hours for a company unless like I said it's an emergency but my free time is a different story. I can easily learn more skills or learn to create stories like I'm doing now and easily push 80 hours. I never sacrifice sleep though so keep pushing lads and you'll have a beautiful career and an amazing life outside of work. Moral of the story find what you believe that's ideal for yourself and your family and ether find a job that fits that idea or create it yourself!
More than once in my tech career I've seen people break down in tears from stress and exhaustion. It's a very unhealthy career mentally and physically.