On: Ask HN: How do you motivate yourself at a boring c...

[kjhughes]

1. Appreciate the reliable paycheck and stability you're bringing to yourself or your family.

2. Enjoy side projects.

3. Learn new techniques/tools/languages/skills along the way.

4. Seek more direct interaction with beneficiaries of your work.

5. Take pride in getting shit done for any value of shit.

6. Introduce new, advantageous tech to project.

7. Request employer sponsored training.

8. Represent employer in standards efforts.

9. Request different assignment.

10. Shift entirely or partially to management/sales/marketing/support/operations/research or another tech group.

11. Mentor junior developers.

12. Begin to plan to leave (for new a corporate job / consulting gig / startup).

[jinushaun → kjhughes]

Best advice. The common theme here is to focus on personal growth, whether learning new tech or taking on more responsibilities. Use this opportunity to make yourself more attractive for the next job.

[CmonDev → kjhughes]

"2. Enjoy side projects." - check the contract before doing them, especially in USA.