Negative Programmer, Negative Code, Negative Impact
When the real world and the stressful coding world collide, what are the consequences for your emotions, job, and society?
Coding is a brutal machine. As rewarding as it can be, and as fun as it can be to learn in both an institutional and home environment, coding as a career whether it be freelance or for a company such as Google, is harsh AF.
Depending on where you live, it is not badly paid. Some coders say after around 5 years, they can expect to earn around 50k, which can continually go up. Companies such as Google generally treat their employees well too, with health benefits, free food, free gym membership and more. But all these little niceties do not help to water down the fact that coding is a brutal career to take, and very few people can hold up.
Not to mention, the real world can be very stressful. You go to a stressful, high-demand, high-skill workplace, and then must go home and help with family, cook meals, and maybe even continue coding a side-project. The inanities of the real world as well as the stresses of your job collide, and this turns into depression and anxiety quick.
And when you come to work feeling run down, you do not operate at your full potential. This can harbor…
