> Studies are always falling behind real world needs.
That's very very true. Not gonna deny that.
> Also, your words could be rephrased as "I don't expect to learn at work".
I like to learn technical things. Studing whether Mary like red button or green, I don't find it appealing. Likewise, I don't like to see where or who is gonna use my product. I know, a lot of people "hate" this attitude. But, I know where I'm good and where I'm less stressed yet still provide engineering service for my salary :).
> Or a mindset of an engineer that wants a higher salary. You seem to recognize that shareholders have a demand for those types of engineers. And trust me, the supply is extremely scarce.
I know, but this is my experience. I value more free time. Money should be just enough to sustain my lifestyle. And doing all thing not related to software engineering takes more time and leave unhappy. That's just me. And I just hope people don't silenty expect more from me and then be unsatisfied.
We've gone from "IT IS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY NOR THE JOB OF THE SOFTWARE ENGINEER TO DELIVER OR PRODUCE VALUE" to "As a software engineer I like/prefer/value other things". I'm not going to challenge your preferences as long as you don't enforce them on the whole industry.
I knew that phrase in caps would bite me at the end. I studied comp sci because I liked the field and expected that in my job I would learn and expand my knowledge about it. But the reality was completely opposite of all my expectation. The whole industry wanted me to provide service for things I was not prepared nor have an innate attitude/willingness/mindset to grasp and formulate a valuable opinion that other people can use without disappointment. It is hard for me to see disappointment from clients when they expected something I don't have the competency to provide. As software engineer I like to build things independently from their value in the market.
That's very very true. Not gonna deny that.
> Also, your words could be rephrased as "I don't expect to learn at work".
I like to learn technical things. Studing whether Mary like red button or green, I don't find it appealing. Likewise, I don't like to see where or who is gonna use my product. I know, a lot of people "hate" this attitude. But, I know where I'm good and where I'm less stressed yet still provide engineering service for my salary :).
> Or a mindset of an engineer that wants a higher salary. You seem to recognize that shareholders have a demand for those types of engineers. And trust me, the supply is extremely scarce.
I know, but this is my experience. I value more free time. Money should be just enough to sustain my lifestyle. And doing all thing not related to software engineering takes more time and leave unhappy. That's just me. And I just hope people don't silenty expect more from me and then be unsatisfied.