It was a long time coming. My stint as a manager helped me to make some great relationships, and I know that I helped a lot of other ICs have great careers, and great personal lives. None of us got rich, and there wasn't a whole lot of crazy (until the last couple of years, when we worked with an American startup, and I couldn't shield my team from the dysfunction).
One of my dreams, was to be in a place, where I could create and craft my own work, without having others take steamers onto it. It's personally gratifying, to know that all the "I could do this better if..." stuff was absolutely right.
These days, I have to keep the scope small, and, still, no one is getting rich, but I am pretty chuffed with what I'm doing.
One of my dreams, was to be in a place, where I could create and craft my own work, without having others take steamers onto it. It's personally gratifying, to know that all the "I could do this better if..." stuff was absolutely right.
These days, I have to keep the scope small, and, still, no one is getting rich, but I am pretty chuffed with what I'm doing.
Can't put a price on that.