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Work is boring

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beyonddc

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To make it short, I am a recent graduate, and got hired as a software engineer. Just got hired and started working since 2 weeks ago.

Every single day, 8 hours per day, I just sit and read like programming books, and it's like that exactly everyday. This is worst than school!

Does that happen to everyone when you start a job?
 
This is why you plan ahead and pick a major that will have a fulfilling and entertaining job.

<--- will be an art major 🙂

`K
 
I take it you work in a corporate, cubicle-monkey setting? That's true for many programmers in such positions, and it really doens't get any better. IMO, you have two choices: work for Microsoft 🙂)), or work for a smaller company (this was my choice). You'll then learn to appreciate all the free time you have now.

I would take advantage of all this free time!
 
Originally posted by: Kauru
This is why you plan ahead and pick a major that will have a fulfilling and entertaining job.

<--- will be an art major 🙂

`K
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No, I do enjoy programming, but right now, everyday, I just sit and read and basically do nothing.

You know... I rather work than read.

 
I hear ya man. While it might not be as entertaining and fulfilling as hunting through garbage cans for your next meal while using your art degree as an umbrella, programming can be fun. Unfortunately, we're slow right now as well and I'm about 95% done with my projects through January. It's going to a be a slow 9 weeks.

And yes I'm in a cube farm in monstrous company.
 
Do what a few friends of mine (we all CS majors) are doing...

Work your day job, but in the meantime since you like programming, why not start a software company? Start out small, do contract work just based from people you know (you must know a few powerful people that might need software done) and that sort. Slowly build up till the point you no longer need your day job to supplement your income.

Then your running your own business full time and loving it cause YOU get to do all the analysis and design in addition to the coding.

Sure it will be time consuming for the first while till things get rolling, but the reward for owning your own business is worth it.
 
ya, i don't do much now because we are in between projects, but i get paid quite well and don't bitch about my fortune 😉
 
Not as bad as my job, all I do is put together spreadsheets.
I do electronic invoicing for our clients. There usually isn't even any math involved, I've got most files set up as macros. The biggest thing that I do is a little formatting for appearance sake.
Man, that's awesome!

It could be worse though. Pay is good. There is a gym in the building and great food. Plus, I usually have plenty of free time (hence I'm posting here!).


Cheers! :beer:
 
I'm heading off to work off site today,lol,volunteers to go to Cambridge for the day,no problem,lemmie grab my coat🙂
 
I get to stay home and go to the movies when I want to, go snowboarding when I want to, wake up and sleep when I want to. My work is called, "unemployment". Sometimes I get more exhausted than my folks who work 14 hour days.
 
Originally posted by: TheAudit
Not as bad as my job, all I do is put together spreadsheets.
I do electronic invoicing for our clients. There usually isn't even any math involved, I've got most files set up as macros. The biggest thing that I do is a little formatting for appearance sake.
Man, that's awesome!

It could be worse though. Pay is good. There is a gym in the building and great food. Plus, I usually have plenty of free time (hence I'm posting here!).

sounds cool to me..i like your job


Cheers! :beer:
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Originally posted by: Ernieb
Originally posted by: TheAudit
Not as bad as my job, all I do is put together spreadsheets.
I do electronic invoicing for our clients. There usually isn't even any math involved, I've got most files set up as macros. The biggest thing that I do is a little formatting for appearance sake.
Man, that's awesome!

It could be worse though. Pay is good. There is a gym in the building and great food. Plus, I usually have plenty of free time (hence I'm posting here!).

sounds cool to me..i like your job


Cheers! :beer:
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Thanks,
I know that it could be a whole lot worse.
But, in the theme of the thread, it does get boring. I like to keep myself occupied with emails to my buddies, surfing the web and long breaks and lunches.
Like I said, it could be a whole lot worse.

 
Originally posted by: Descartes
I take it you work in a corporate, cubicle-monkey setting? That's true for many programmers in such positions, and it really doens't get any better. IMO, you have two choices: work for Microsoft 🙂)), or work for a smaller company (this was my choice). You'll then learn to appreciate all the free time you have now.

I would take advantage of all this free time!
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That's not true... they threw me to the wolves my first day. Stress++ but I'm a better man for it in the long run...
 
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: Descartes
I take it you work in a corporate, cubicle-monkey setting? That's true for many programmers in such positions, and it really doens't get any better. IMO, you have two choices: work for Microsoft 🙂)), or work for a smaller company (this was my choice). You'll then learn to appreciate all the free time you have now.

I would take advantage of all this free time!
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That's not true... they threw me to the wolves my first day. Stress++ but I'm a better man for it in the long run...
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Really? I guess that's good for you! Atleast it kept you busy from sitting around like me.
 
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: Descartes
I take it you work in a corporate, cubicle-monkey setting? That's true for many programmers in such positions, and it really doens't get any better. IMO, you have two choices: work for Microsoft 🙂)), or work for a smaller company (this was my choice). You'll then learn to appreciate all the free time you have now.

I would take advantage of all this free time!
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That's not true... they threw me to the wolves my first day. Stress++ but I'm a better man for it in the long run...
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Note I said many, not all. I'd say this is very true for a great number of programmers working in a cube farm. I went through it myself, and I'll never go back to such an environment. I get thrown to the wolves everyday working independently, and I'm all the better for it.
 
Originally posted by: Descartes
Note I said many, not all. I'd say this is very true for a great number of programmers working in a cube farm. I went through it myself, and I'll never go back to such an environment. I get thrown to the wolves everyday working independently, and I'm all the better for it.
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Geez - you make it sound like working for corporate bigwigs allows for this expectation and the smaller companies are better places. My only point/opinion was that it makes no difference.
 
I was lucky.
My first job(and I'm still there) after my CS degree was developing software for Kodak. But I work at one of the manufacturing plants and we are a small team of 3 developers here. So I got to start actually working my first day. Started with some boring MS Access stuff, but within a month I was basically an equal member of the team and got to be involved in every phase of software dev. Planning, design, development, testing, debugging, documenting, training, launching, and maintenace. I've learned and improved my skills a lot more than I would have if I had started at a big shop with tons of programmers where all I did was convert flowcharts and pseudocode to actual code.

But hey, just be glad you actually got a job in software dev. They are not easy to come by right now.
 
Originally posted by: Shanti
I was lucky.
My first job(and I'm still there) after my CS degree was developing software for Kodak. But I work at one of the manufacturing plants and we are a small team of 3 developers here. So I got to start actually working my first day. Started with some boring MS Access stuff, but within a month I was basically an equal member of the team and got to be involved in every phase of software dev. Planning, design, development, testing, debugging, documenting, training, launching, and maintenace. I've learned and improved my skills a lot more than I would have if I had started at a big shop with tons of programmers where all I did was convert flowcharts and pseudocode to actual code.

But hey, just be glad you actually got a job in software dev. They are not easy to come by right now.
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thanks, that does made me feel a lot better. I know it's a tight job market out there. I should be glad that I have a job fresh out from college. 🙂

 
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