Comments on: On doing stuff, not teaching it. http://schinckel.net/2007/08/29/on-doing-stuff-not-teaching-it/ Like a fortune cookie, only without the fortune, and not a cookie. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:13:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Matt http://schinckel.net/2007/08/29/on-doing-stuff-not-teaching-it/#comment-2335 Matt Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:45:04 +0000 http://schinckel.net/2007/08/29/on-doing-stuff-not-teaching-it/#comment-2335 Yeah, that is my fear too. But I'd rather do that than spend my whole life saying "I wish I'd become a Computer Programmer". Besides, it may work out. I'm sure there are people out there who actually love their jobs. Somewhere. Yeah, that is my fear too. But I’d rather do that than spend my whole life saying “I wish I’d become a Computer Programmer”.

Besides, it may work out. I’m sure there are people out there who actually love their jobs. Somewhere.

]]> By: Cameron http://schinckel.net/2007/08/29/on-doing-stuff-not-teaching-it/#comment-2329 Cameron Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:39:43 +0000 http://schinckel.net/2007/08/29/on-doing-stuff-not-teaching-it/#comment-2329 You remind me of very good friend I had school who, like you, make a decision that didn't make him happy. Like you he is extremely bright and yearned for challenges to entertain him. From school he jumped straight into a double science/computing degree at uni. With little less than a year to completion (of the degree) he began working in his chosen field. At work he performed the tasks he'd always enjoyed doing at home for personal projects (coding and design). Once employed though, once he relied on his code to pay his bills things started changing for him. Meeting the deadlines, working for other people on their projects turned him off what he was doing. At the time he was working for a MAJOR defence contractor with rigid policy, procedure and work practices - also a turn off. He soon found that the hobby he loved so much, he soon despised. Not sure if any of that made sense - just taken 3 Phenergan... You remind me of very good friend I had school who, like you, make a decision that didn’t make him happy.

Like you he is extremely bright and yearned for challenges to entertain him. From school he jumped straight into a double science/computing degree at uni. With little less than a year to completion (of the degree) he began working in his chosen field.

At work he performed the tasks he’d always enjoyed doing at home for personal projects (coding and design). Once employed though, once he relied on his code to pay his bills things started changing for him.

Meeting the deadlines, working for other people on their projects turned him off what he was doing. At the time he was working for a MAJOR defence contractor with rigid policy, procedure and work practices - also a turn off.

He soon found that the hobby he loved so much, he soon despised.

Not sure if any of that made sense - just taken 3 Phenergan…

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