You want some advice from a 16 years-in-industry person? Not so long, but long enough: software, as all industries, are driven by metrics.
Metrics we understand, but that managers miss to understand sometimes. You are a means to produce. With the advent of AI, some very hyped people think and wish they could get rid of programmers.
You know what I am doing in the meantime? I built a business. I am just finishing the beta deploymet test now. It can go wrong? Yes.
But otherwise, be faced to be a number, a production chain thing in the future. Besides that, when they can get rid of you, you are going to be in a bad positio to move at that time. Invest time now in an alternative strategy, if you can.
Of course, I know nothing about you so I might be totally wrong. If you already have financial safety for the rest of your life, this does not apply as hard.
I am trying to buy more freedom on my side. I already had some, but not enough. You will not be free with a manager to report to, even if you are thinking you are doing a better job than he thinks. Or even if you are objetively doing it.
They will care about delivery in a rush, politics, self-interest (this is not different from any human, but you will depend on them), etc.
Metrics we understand, but that managers miss to understand sometimes. You are a means to produce. With the advent of AI, some very hyped people think and wish they could get rid of programmers.
You know what I am doing in the meantime? I built a business. I am just finishing the beta deploymet test now. It can go wrong? Yes.
But otherwise, be faced to be a number, a production chain thing in the future. Besides that, when they can get rid of you, you are going to be in a bad positio to move at that time. Invest time now in an alternative strategy, if you can.
Of course, I know nothing about you so I might be totally wrong. If you already have financial safety for the rest of your life, this does not apply as hard.
I am trying to buy more freedom on my side. I already had some, but not enough. You will not be free with a manager to report to, even if you are thinking you are doing a better job than he thinks. Or even if you are objetively doing it.
They will care about delivery in a rush, politics, self-interest (this is not different from any human, but you will depend on them), etc.
Just choose freedom :D