Similar experience here. “Trade Wars” was amazing for the time and place. I’ve often wondered what happened to it and why someone hasn’t ported it (has it been?!)
OP this is the way. I’ve landed on all these same things. Will add a few more that you can’t buy , but should do to stay healthy:
1. Immediately attend to discomfort. This is your body telling you it’s hurt. Trying to power through it is going to risk more injury. Once you’re hurt the road to recovery is long and prone to re-injury.
2. Take breaks. Do some light stretching before and while you work. Less intensive, but more frequent gentle stretching has worked better for me.
3. Drink water. Take it easy on caffeine and booze.
Inflammatory response is complex. Do everything you can to avoid it. In my experience, long term use of anti inflammatory drugs won’t heal you and will cause other problems.
Most of my employment contracts have typically contained a clause, where my employer gets to claim ownership of anything I’ve built or conceived while on their payroll that can be logically associated with the business.
If I was in this position I’d stop talking to my employer about this until having consulted with an attorney specializing in this field. Definitely do not sign anything between now and then.
I did sign a contract upon my promotion well after the new system was in consistent use, but not before. I was hired as an assistant due to the high workload of the previous process (to the extent you could call it a process). The company likely could not have expanded under the previous arrangement.
Full time remote here divorced 2 yrs. Also in Wisconsin. I share 50% full time custody of my 3yr & 7yr old. This is very solid advice. OP - be very skeptical of anything coming from people who don't have young children around. Even those who did, seem to forget how taxing it is. You may reason that the time that you don't have them is "free". It is not. You will need most of it just to properly care for yourself, the household and to recover.
Happy to talk more. Feel free to pm me.
My experience is similar to yours. I have an SE sitting right here (still works!).
Being good at interviews comes with work experience. You get better at evaluating/profiling employers, and responding accordingly.
What I've come to believe is that at many of the big names, unless you're very highly specialized or have a very valuable, unique skill-set (I don't) - then you can expect to be treated like a cog (tested for strength, then run around on rote tasks until you're replaced). I no longer move forward with technical interviews, unless it's a very special opportunity (cool, fun, meaningful). That said - I'm sure working at Apple you'd have to chance to learn from some really talented people.
My guess is a startup might be a better fit for you at this point. Pick one where you be working with good senior engineers (key that they're nice people, who'll make good mentors). Work there a year or so, then find something better. Repeat.
Are you actively coding? You should be. Get on Github and either find a project or start one.
I don't really follow the current thread this article seems to. It just sounds like the cool CS kids lamenting how the web used to be cool. The masses have discovered it and are contributing to it now. Wasn't that kinda the goal?
<quote>Eight months later it still bothers me, because I should have seen it coming, and because I wasn't able to change it, nor did I find a way to turn it to my advantage.</quote>
I'm dealing this due to a failed project (last year was spent on it).
I (and other team members) did see it coming though. I'm still sad/mad that our higher ups didn't heed credible guidance.
Well, more correctly, I did see it coming, but it was like seeing a train wreck happening in slow motion and not being able to stop it. Everyone else on the team found it a problem too, but they wouldn't really organize (or assert themselves in general). But c'est la vie, there are other good opportunities.
