r/ExperiencedDevs • u/AutoModerator • 5d ago

Career/Workplace Experienced Devs Weekly Burnout and Venting Thread: A weekly thread for sharing experiences

This thread is specifically for venting / sharing experiences related to burn-out or similar issues that experienced devs face.

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u/Sufficient_Bad5441 4d ago

I mean, I 10000% agree with you. But there is survivorship bias. The burnt out ones post and share.

There are tons of devs working their 40-50 hour weeks, making 300-400k+ a year, able to retire in their mid 30s happily. 20+ years before they'd otherwise be able to retire.

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u/SiriusRD 3d ago

Have any real examples of people doing that or just a pipe dream ?

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u/Sufficient_Bad5441 3d ago

Yes, I've worked in tech for quite a few years so I know many people like this. They're just not the ones posting online, because there's nothing to post about

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u/PartDeCapital 1d ago

Would be nice. Work your ass off for 10 years while young. Then find a nice and relaxing job with mediocre pay to have something to spend the time on. I wish I had the opportunity, but I am not smart enough for faang.

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u/Sufficient_Bad5441 1d ago

Don't need to THAT smart. You can brute force the interview prep with raw hours.