💸 Quitting a $450,000 job

🤣 by Chukwuebuka Sunday

Today I bring to you a story, an event, and what to do if you are felling burned out.

1. Why I Quit a $450,000 Engineering Job at Netflix

💸 Well, not me, Aderson, another guy🙂. I love stories like that which reveal the thought process and decision making of a fellow tech professional.

Why would someone quite a $450K job? Crazy? Maybe - Check it for yourself why Michael Lin made this decision and whether he regrets it.

1. Online Event: Blazor

🤝 Want to write an App targeting all Web, Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and …? And you know C#? Blazor is your magic wand.

Using Blazor you can design an architecture to maximize code sharing between all major platforms at its highest level.

In this talk, you will see a real-world example of a project and its solution structure, demonstrating the power of Blazor.

BTW, this is the Meetup that I’m part of. Great organizing team!

1. Developer Burnout

😫 Whether is from work or college demands, I’m sure that you have felt being close to giving up. Maybe giving up on a project, maybe on your work, maybe on college.

Last time I felt I was burning out was when I started my fulltime job. Everything was new. I was overloaded with demands. I was trying to keep up, but I wasn’t able. I knew it would eventually pass as this is normal with new jobs. So, I just focus on getting by one day at a time.

This article brings this conversation to the main stage and provides some strategies to combat or better yet, avoid, burnout.

My personal update:

• 🧳 I skipped last Saturday because I traveled to visit friends in Ottawa, and I needed the break! Great time in Ottawa, but a lot of snow and very cold there. It was worth spending time with friends.

• 🍨 Do you like sweet stuff? If so, I would like to share my “ice cream mix calorie bonanza” recipe: French Vanilla + Unsalted Roasted Cajun Nuts + Nutella - So good.

• ✍️ I have not been writing lately. I feel a bit discouraged and demotivated. It’s on me. I have been thinking about writing articles and publishing them here in the newsletter.

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The value of small contributions: “May I be the tiniest nail in the house of the universe, tiny but useful.” — Mary Oliver.

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Cheers, hasta la vista and bye!