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I work remote and have plenty of time to work on side projects and learn programming. I still get excellent reviews from my peers and manager so the raises and
by mercnet 12y ago
I work remote and have plenty of time to work on side projects and learn programming. I still get excellent reviews from my peers and manager so the raises and yearly bonus have been decent. I want to make the switch to a developer role but I am insecure about my coding skills. In addition, I love working from home and I would have to replace my aging car with something more reliable if I commuted to a new job.
- fleitz 12y agoWhether your coding is up to par is for your employer to decide, you don't need to worry about it. Find a remote programming gig, or just do a few hours on elance. I had similar feelings when I was working tech support, now 13 years later I'm not coding so much anymore and am now managing devs.
- codezero 12y agoHow did you make the transition from tech support to coding to managing devs?
- codezero 12y agoQuite a few companies take full time remote devs, check the who's hiring threads each month. Off the top of my head Buffer and Heap (full disclosure I work there) accept full time remotes.
- davyjones 12y agoI mailed both of them. Got a reply from Buffer and it wasn't a template. The CTO had taken his time to look at what I had written and crafted an appropriate reply. I really really appreciated it. On the other hand, I didn't even receive an acknowledgement from Heap, template or otherwise. It is fine, really. But I just want to get this out there as an addendum to your comment.
- matm 12y agoReally sorry about this. We try to follow-up with every candidate, and you must have slipped through the cracks during the Thanksgiving holidays. I'll make sure we get back to you ASAP.