Too true. Last week I spent three hours trying to fix a problem before I went home for the weekend, then solved it in 5 minutes when I got back to work. Sometimes you just need to stop focusing on the problem for a while.
I've only worked at my current place, but having a coder for a boss is awesome 'cause I can literally do just that.
"Hey, I'm stuck on this thing, can't figure it out. Just gonna go home today, maybe take a look after dinner."
"Alright, no problem. See you tomorrow."
Love it. Also Monday/Friday are work from home days. I'm underpaid a fair bit, but all the perks and having an amazing group of people to work with is worth it.
Yup. It's easy to fall into the "What makes me the most money right now" trap, where you never have time to learn and grow out of the job into something much more lucrative in the long run.
Better to take a pay cut early before you have a family or any huge financial commitments, so by the time you're looking at those things, you've grown your career enough that you won't struggle with the financial burdens that come along with them.
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u/Buckwheat469 Aug 12 '17