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Complete shit. Being 100% honest here. Overweight from eating like crap, too many office snacks, drink 5+ cups of coffee a day, eat fast food, back pain from s

Complete shit. Being 100% honest here. Overweight from eating like crap, too many office snacks, drink 5+ cups of coffee a day, eat fast food, back pain from sitting too much, poor circulation, bad sleeping habits, carpal tunnel, high blood pressure, stressed out and depressed, think about ending life fairly often. 10 years into a career as a professional software developer, been writing software for 18 years though. 32 years old. Through these sacrifices I have managed to make an absolutely ridiculous income, more then I ever dreamed of to be honest. In one year I make what my father made in 5 working for the federal government. I recently put in my notice and I am retiring. I hope to never write a line of code again in my life. I love technology but being involved in software was not for me.

lastofus 9y ago
I hope you find some happiness post-software career.
ratsimihah 9y ago
Why not balance it out? I do yoga sometimes as often as 4 times a week and eat mostly organic as a vegetarian. What else is all that money for? XD Anyway, happy retirement!
k__ 9y ago
I'm also 32 and dev for over 10 years now. Somehow it's completely different for me. But I saw some good people go down in the business. Maybe I was lucky to meet someone in my early twenties who was like you and told me not to go down that road...
chatmasta 9y ago
> Through these sacrifices I have managed to make an absolutely ridiculous income Beware of attribution error. Were these "sacrifices" necessary to gain the income? I strongly disagree that healthy lifestyle and productivity/income are mutually exclusive.
OliviaLee 9y ago
I`ve just got rid off totally from all that unpleasant feelings after pregnancy. Constant sitting in my case wasn`t a good idea at all. I felt like a giant ballon with constant back pain. 6 months ago I was recommended to get a standing desk for work. With having the one I changed my body position freely and felt more relaxed and concentrated on my work. I also bought a desk riser https://www.primecables.com/p-357448-cab-mt101-all-primecables-sit-to-stand-adjustable-desk-riser-adr-for-monitor-26-35-wide-black#sku366013 https://www.primecables.com/p-357448-cab-mt101-all-primecabl... , it's the same construction in fact but only for moving the monitor. Now I feel like a human being without pains and full of energy. I`m glad that there are lots of tools that make our life easier.

lastofus 9y ago

I hope you find some happiness post-software career.

ratsimihah 9y ago

Why not balance it out? I do yoga sometimes as often as 4 times a week and eat mostly organic as a vegetarian. What else is all that money for? XD Anyway, happy retirement!

k__ 9y ago

I'm also 32 and dev for over 10 years now. Somehow it's completely different for me. But I saw some good people go down in the business. Maybe I was lucky to meet someone in my early twenties who was like you and told me not to go down that road...

chatmasta 9y ago

> Through these sacrifices I have managed to make an absolutely ridiculous income Beware of attribution error. Were these "sacrifices" necessary to gain the income? I strongly disagree that healthy lifestyle and productivity/income are mutually exclusive.

OliviaLee 9y ago

I`ve just got rid off totally from all that unpleasant feelings after pregnancy. Constant sitting in my case wasn`t a good idea at all. I felt like a giant ballon with constant back pain. 6 months ago I was recommended to get a standing desk for work. With having the one I changed my body position freely and felt more relaxed and concentrated on my work. I also bought a desk riser https://www.primecables.com/p-357448-cab-mt101-all-primecables-sit-to-stand-adjustable-desk-riser-adr-for-monitor-26-35-wide-black#sku366013 https://www.primecables.com/p-357448-cab-mt101-all-primecabl... , it's the same construction in fact but only for moving the monitor. Now I feel like a human being without pains and full of energy. I`m glad that there are lots of tools that make our life easier.