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My Dream Job

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I’ve been thinking about this lately. I’m currently four months into being laid off and unemployed. My full-time job has become searching for something new, and while I’m in the process of interviewing with a couple of companies I’d really love to work for, the broader landscape looks a bit bleak. I’ve also turned down some interviewing opportunities that perhaps I shouldn’t have, and I’m starting to regret those decisions – after all, who knows what might happen in this market?

But what do I want to do?

I was recently asked what my perfect and or dream job would be… and honestly, I had a little trouble answering that at the time.

My thoughts since

I’ve thought about it though!

I’ve thought about how I love to spin up a new project. Hell, it could be a tutorial app (I love a good tutorial) that I’m looking to learn one piece of, or a dumbass idea I had, or a new contract job. Whatever it might be I’ve realized that what I really like about this is figuring things out and learning something new.

I like to figure out the best design and UX.

I like to worry about state management… and component libraries.

I like to figure out the best folder structure for this application.

I like to figure out the right framework, front-end and back-end, or what this should be built in.

I want to take your ideas and make them a for-honest-to-God working prototype. Something you can show off and maybe sell to make money off of.

Can I learn some new technology? Some new library? or framework in the process? Hopefully!!

From nuts to bolts, or concept to mostly completion 😬. I really like building POC’s. It’s fun.

Just Because

I also know that I am completely happy and at-ease with the world being an IC (individual contributor) on a longstanding application, working for the powers at be, or whatever.

But shoot, if I could have my dream? It would be this.

My Dream

I would love to build concept apps, full-time. Applications that are just a thought, or need a proof of concept (POC) first. I would love to be an experimental developer… I guess?

I don’t know, I’m unsure what this position is, or would be titled, or if it even exists?! I do know that I’ve thought of this often and would definitely love the potential opportunity. The closest I can think of is a developer advocate… that maybe doesn’t have to fully “advocate”? Hah.

Maybe this is possible, maybe it’s not. But it sure seems like a dream!