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Does job change things?
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:09 am
by dc0d32
Hi,
Today was the first day of my first ever full time job, and something tells me that this hobby OSDeving, Compiler construction, Game development that i used to devote a lot of time to, is gone. I know it sounds childish, but since most of us here are employed somewhere and they still pursue the hobby, i'm sure this must have crossed someone's mind before me. Is that normal, i mean how does the job affect the hobby projects (i know u'd probably say it all depends on me n my attitude). College is different thing, but job is alltogether a different ballgame.
Did it cross your minds too? Or is it that I am too much sensitive/dumb.
[forgive me if i sound a little confused, since i really am.]
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:12 am
by Colonel Kernel
My job was never enough to completely kill my hobby. My job plus my personal life (once I got a life) finished it off almost for good.
If your job takes so many hours out of your day that you can't have a life, get another job. If your job is so much fun that you no longer feel the need to have a programming-related hobby, then stop worrying about it.
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:37 am
by os64dev
well maybe you can remember a poll about that age of the osdev'ers in this forum and most of them were < 18. guess why
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:55 am
by AndrewAPrice
Or get a job at a software development company that allows time for individual projects. Unfortunately, you have to sign a contract which gives them exclusive rights to anything you develop during office hours.
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 2:47 am
by Kevin McGuire
HAHA (I got to laugh at someone.)
It is just twiddling away right now. Like Colonel Kernel said once I actually get a personal life this will disappear as a whole new set of responsibilities will demolish it. Wierd, huh? I think people reference this strange and confusing point in life by saying, "Life is not fair."
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:49 am
by distantvoices
Life cares s_h_i_t about fairness.
Life happens.
Deal with it.
Besides I'm doing OS Deving, Studying AND Working and I'm en liaison flambe, so, there's no point in whining about life is not fair, at least not for me.
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:00 am
by os64dev
Life is a b*tch, hence life is female. Life sucks. I rest my case.
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:34 pm
by Combuster
I have
two jobs, colleges and still I manage to find time to "waste". Its just a matter of finding it
Yea...............
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:13 am
by DeletedAccount
I am in a similar dilema too.......... I got a job in the worlds largest software company and i am worried i will be able carry out my hobby
projects .. Still decision is somewhat forced i am seriously out of cash..
and i am working in on Pentim -2 with 64 mb ram and 2 gb hard disk....
Re: Yea...............
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:19 am
by AndrewAPrice
SandeepMathew wrote:I got a job in the worlds largest software company
He works at Microsoft?
LET'S GET HIM!
