u/illichosky

I am going to stay in NYC for a week. I ride a bicycle in my city in a daily basis, so quite used to heavy traffic.

I want something slightly more agile than a Citi Bike. I was planning on getting a second-hand single gear to use during my 9 day stay in the city, and probably sell it again (most likely for less than I paid for). I wonder if there are any shops in town I can try to get a deal like that, or at least somewhere willing to buy the bike before I go back to Brazil.

Any ideas?

Do nada, alerta da defesa civil no celular com misantropia. O que foi isso?

Faço 33 anos em 2 meses. Nos ultimos 15 anos, meu guarda-roupa foi composto por apenas:

- 2 calça jeans
- 10 camisetas pretas
- 2 shorts (desses boardshorts, cor única)
- 1 tênis Nike SB
- cuecas e meias
- jaqueta puffer
- 2 calças de moletom
- casaco moletom

Gosto da simplicidade (como deve-se notar), mas queria poder dar uma variada. Ter pelo menos uma ou duas opções bacanas para sair a noite ou algo assim. Mas não faço ideia do que/como. Eu não consigo ir em uma loja de roupas, já que não consigo entender como as peças se encaixam. Ou não consigo ver como uma peça de roupa poderia fazer sentido comigo.

Não acho roupa social/terno ou coisas do tipo bacana. Meu estilo é DEFINITIVAMENTE mais casual. Também tenho preferencia por peças/estilos mais perenes, não sou entusiasta de seguir tendencias (isso vale para tudo na vida).

E é tudo o que eu sei sobre moda/meus gostos sobre isso.

Como fazer para sair dessa situação?

É isso. Estarei na cidade nos próximos dias, ficarei hospedado no Copan. Queria alguma indicação de lugar pra abrir meu laptop e escrever meu código sossegado. Pinheiros eu sei que tem vários lugares assim, mas no centro não conheço nenhum

I fought really hard to get into software development without a CS degree or experience. Ever since, Sunday evenings were filled with enthusiasm with the challenges to come on the next day, things to learn, code to ship, problems to solve.

I didn't have much experience when I started in my current company, about 5 years ago. As a fast learner, I put in extra effort to learn the messy codebase and improve my skill set. I also put in a lot of hard work, which got recognized, leading me to successive promotions over time.

Turns out the portion of the codebase I work on does not relate to flashy customer-facing features that lead to sales. It is more on the 'no one cares about it as long as it is not slow and it doesn't break' kind of thing. It has a decade's worth of technical debt that no one seems to be willing to pay.

I've tried HARD to make my best effort to improve the situation. Did some refactors in my spare time, reducing the number of issues reported by customers. I crafted proposals to perform bigger changes that would make the system more performant and easier to maintain. Things that are actually needed right now for implementing some new business requirements.

No one really gave a shit about it. And I just got tired of fighting, of taking the Sisyphean task of trying to improve things from one side while someone else would mess up on the other. I became a 'yes man'. They request something, and I deliver it. Not as fast — or with the same attention to the craft. With AI, that got even worse.

And this is absolutely killing me. I miss the challenge, being proud of my work, feeling that I am growing and becoming a better professional. I feel my skills are degrading.

Not sure what to do, maybe this is a flame that faded forever? Or put some focus on a personal challenging project to keep me sharp? Push through and go back to the fight, try to find challenging and meaningful work inside the job? I feel lost, and wonder if someone has experienced the same and has any advice for me.

PS: I worked at 3 companies throughout my career, and all of them I had the same frustration eventually.