Loved the article Nicola. I think many enginners are in-between - may be suited for both worlds, and are tempted by both :)
At least I am.
My recommendation to every engineer who considers the solo journey is to take a few months break and just see where it leads. I’m currently in my 3rd month, and I understood the I miss many things about the full time job (mainly working with other people and have financial stability). Still, I’ll probably spend 3-4 more months on building a long term project, and I may do the switch later.
Elena Verna had a great article about it - she called it career optionality. Highly recommended!
Thanks Anton! Will check out your recommended article and yes, I can understand how you or other engineers might feel tempted by both. In the end, there's no one size fits all. Oftentimes is the answer to find you instead of vice versa!
Actually I was a bit wary of using the term "generalist" in this context, because to be fair being a generalist in general is more of a handicap than an asset. What I meant by "generalist" is more "specialist of more than one thing".
Regarding the video etc, I'll think about it! I think for now I prefer to work solo. But thanks for offering :)
Loved the article Nicola. I think many enginners are in-between - may be suited for both worlds, and are tempted by both :)
At least I am.
My recommendation to every engineer who considers the solo journey is to take a few months break and just see where it leads. I’m currently in my 3rd month, and I understood the I miss many things about the full time job (mainly working with other people and have financial stability). Still, I’ll probably spend 3-4 more months on building a long term project, and I may do the switch later.
Elena Verna had a great article about it - she called it career optionality. Highly recommended!
https://www.elenaverna.com/p/the-future-of-full-time-employment?source=queue
Thanks Anton! Will check out your recommended article and yes, I can understand how you or other engineers might feel tempted by both. In the end, there's no one size fits all. Oftentimes is the answer to find you instead of vice versa!
Thanks for the kind words Jordan!
Actually I was a bit wary of using the term "generalist" in this context, because to be fair being a generalist in general is more of a handicap than an asset. What I meant by "generalist" is more "specialist of more than one thing".
Regarding the video etc, I'll think about it! I think for now I prefer to work solo. But thanks for offering :)