>24, 2nd year of being software developer out of uni >fortune 500 company >£36k (not in Londonistan)
Ever since lockdown and permanently WFH I have just completely given up on my work, I've been doing the bare minimum and today my pajeet manager had a 1-2-1 with me and said I'm really behind on progress, he's pretty reasonable and he's right but at the same time I just don't give a shit about this company anymore, the work is dry, I spend every day on pointless zoom calls with pajeets about software projects that probably won't see the light of day and the company bureaucracy/politics/culture is unbearable.
Any tips to get back on the horse? I used to like this job fresh out of uni but it's chipped away at my optimism and confidence and just wanna move jobs early next year.
Sounds like it's time to look for a new job. I'm doing the same the way, similar boat
Owen Smith
I want to move, but I'm half holding on because covid lockdown is going to destroy UK economy and to see if I get a salary increase or (unlikely) promotion in January.
Samuel Turner
Find a (preferably good) startup. The work is much more rewarding and you get to make your own decisions.
Andrew Green
Isn't a start-up riskier though? So many of them go bust. How to filter through them for the good ones?
Robert Foster
Same here OP. I was getting paid to not work for 2 months, then my contract expired and I had a hard time getting back on the horse, but you just have to do it.. The year has been depressing for some
Jordan Fisher
>How to filter through them for the good ones?
That's the thing, most now just have the end goal of wanting to be bought or merged and don't care how they do it.
A lot of them in the UK just hire you on 6 Month probationary period then sack you at the end because "you don't fit the culture".
On top of that any decent tech startups are all in London, i.e. Monzo. And they have even worse work cultures.
Gabriel Lee
Where are you working that you're on 36k in your second year out of uni as a dev? I'm earning a similar amount on my third but I'm a fucking wizard at this shit.
Cooper Gray
Yeah, they do, but there are so many out here you can just move on to the next one if it happens. I just make sure I have enough in the emergency fund for a month or two. In my (UK) city good devs from a failed startup will be snapped up in a couple of weeks. Ask a lot of questions in your interview about the product and make a decision yourself if they are building something useful. Also ask about current runway.
Logan Rogers
Bank, I'll be honest I'm by no means a wizard but when I get into a project and it just "clicks" I love it.
